Highly automated ATM for all airspace users

Significant advancement of IR-5-03 “Highly automated ATM for all airspace users” by delivering:
• Performance-based CNS enablers for assured navigation across all flight phases, resilient to jamming/spoofing leveraging Galileo
• Robust Alternative PNT (A-PNT) and complementary PNT (C-PNT) systems enhancing availability, continuity and integrity of navigation and timing
• Integrated non-cooperative Detect-and-Avoid architectures enabling safe mixed operations of crewed and uncrewed aircraft
• Enhanced airborne and ground automation tools for space-launch management and contingency operations
• Certified, low-SWaP DAA and IFR avionics solutions supporting full RPAS integration in controlled and uncontrolled airspace (classes A–G)
• Joint DFMC GNSS/SBAS/ABAS avionics architectures and high-altitude GNSS + inertial backup strategies supporting optimized approaches (CAT II/III), reduced noise, fuel burn, and emissions
• Operational procedures, safety cases, and prototype validations facilitating integration with IAM, future ATC platforms and U-space interfaces

All proposals must:
• Target the IR-5-03 expected outcomes defined in the SESAR 3 BAWP and the European ATM Master Plan
• Include one or more of the illustrative R&I elements below (or justify other elements) and demonstrate their direct contribution to highly automated ATM for all airspace users

1. On-board non-cooperative DAA sensors

• Define a multi-sensor DAA architecture and onboard processing capability

• Validate detection, tracking, alerting in dense mixed traffic

• Demonstrate interoperability with ACAS-Xu, EUDAAS, TCAS

• Integrate with existing collision-avoidance algorithms

• Develop pilot procedures for electronic conspicuity and DAA alerts

• Address military IFR RPAS scenarios and certification/regulatory pathways

2. Enhanced automation for space-launch management

• Integrate space-launch and re-entry data (LRO, LRSO, STM) with NM, ATFM, ATC

• Develop contingency/emergency management tools and procedures

• Specify interfaces with local ATM services, outer regions, space agencies

3. IFR RPAS integration classes D–E and F–G

• Assess ATC impact of DAA-equipped RPAS on separation standards

• Build safety cases comparing “work as done” crewed IFR/VFR vs. uncrewed IFR/VFR

• Quantify capacity/workload impacts

• Plan and execute air-ground integrated validation of ground and airborne prototypes

4. Safe integration of lower-performance certified RPAS

• Develop low-SWaP DAA systems and low-power IFR avionics

• Enhance encounter models for small non-cooperative targets

• Adapt IFR procedures and ATC clearances for low-performance vehicles

5. DFMC GNSS/SBAS/ABAS avionics

• Architect joint airborne receivers for L1/E1 & L5/E5 GPS + Galileo

• Ensure backward compatibility and integration with GBAS GAST-E

• Demonstrate resilience to jamming/spoofing and support CAT II/III

6. High-altitude GNSS + inertial backup

• Assess systems for HAPS, supersonic/hypersonic, space-launch profiles

• Develop inertial augmentation strategies for plasma- and radiation-induced GNSS outages

7. Airborne A-PNT solutions to TRL 6

• Radar/vision-based navigation aiding for approach (all-weather, GPS-outage tolerant)

• Multi-constellation GNSS + atomic-gyroscope IMU for small aircraft/RPAS

• Onboard C-PNT fusion (GNSS, INS, eDME, Mode N) with RFI detection/mitigation

• Time-synchronization methods during GNSS outages

• OSNMA-capable Galileo receivers and combined GNSS-inertial augmentations