The European air traffic management (ATM) system faces growing complexity due to increased traffic, evolving civil-military needs, environmental constraints, and new entrants. This demands a shift towards a more dynamic, resilient, and performance-based system with greater automation, interoperability, and flexibility.
The project proposes solutions to deploy next-generation ATM capabilities, enhancing operational efficiency, scalability, sustainability, and secure access to airspace. Key objectives include:
- Advanced air taffic control (ATC) platforms with integrated communication, navigation, surveillance, and meteorological services.
- Dynamic airspace management through real-time dynamic airspace configuration and demand-capacity balancing.
- Increased automation in demand-capacity balancing at local and network levels.
- Trajectory-based operations with automated cross-border clearances to optimise flight paths.
- Flexible and secure civil-military coordination.
- Capacity-on-demand services through automated, collaborative processes.
- Improved environmental performance via dynamic performance-based navigation routes.
- Digitalisation and automation of civil-military collaborative decision-making for airspace management and traffic flow.
- Secure cross-border mission trajectory management and deployment of dynamic mobile areas.
- Optimised airspace usage, operational efficiency, and enhanced safety for all airspace users.
The project is structured around seven integrated solutions, each targeting specific challenges with defined objectives and success criteria.