SESAR Studies & Demonstration Projects on RPAS & Cyber-Security

Brussels, May 20th 2014

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RPAS will generate the emergence of a new service sector

RPAS limited by flight authorisations not aligned one-another and limited to segregated airspace

Need to develop a seamless regulatory framework and enhance the coordination of various on-going R&D initiatives

A broad, safe and swift RPAS integration into the aviation system requires an enhanced coordination between the numerous actors and the different activities involved (regulatory, R&D and others)

RPAS insertion in airspace will be gradual and subsequently alleviated as soon as technology, regulation and societal acceptance progress

Rationale

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Requirements & Challenges

Requirements for RPAS integration are linked to the European ATM Master Plan and the ICAO Global Plan/ASBU timeline

RPAS will have to fit into the ATM system (and not the reverse), with required adaptations to enable the safe integration of unmanned systems

RPAS will have to prove to be as safe as current manned vehicle operations and, their behaviour in operations, to be equivalent to manned aviation, in particular for air traffic control

Thus, RPAS insertion into the Aviation System shall comply with: - existing and consider future regulations and procedures developments

- the SESAR CONOPS(trajectory management)

- ATC rules/procedures

- capability requirements applicable to the airspace within which they operate

And not to:

- impact negatively the operations of the current system and its performance

- compromise existing aviation safety levels nor increase risk levels.

The way RPAS operations will be conducted, as regard to ATM operations has to be equivalent to manned aircraft

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Demonstrating how to integrate RPAS into non-segregated airspace in a multi-aircraft

and manned flight environment

in order to explore the feasibility of integration with the wider aviation community by 2016

Providing concrete results, filling the operational and technical gaps identified for RPAS

integration into non-segregated airspace

Capitalising on the SESAR delivery approach by providing synergies, risk and

opportunities, with the overall SESAR programme

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09 “RPAS Demonstration Projects”, which include integrated

pre-operational flight trials activities, have been selected:

Airports

RPAS Flight

Operator

Industry ANSP

SESAR RPAS Demonstration Projects

Timeline and deliverables

Phase 1

" Definition "

Phase 2

" Implementation "

Demonstration Plan

Including a Communication Strategy

Final Report

Max. 24 Months from KO

KO Meeting

45 to 90 days from KO meeting

Oct. / Nov. 2013 Jan. / March 2013

Oct. / Nov. 2015

Deliverable

D.02

Today

Deliverable

D.01

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Refine the essential R&D activities for the integration in the EU Aviation System in the context of the SES initiative, as of 2016 and beyond

Identify globally interoperable and harmonised ATM requirements and enablers to meet the performance requirements

Produce a R&D and Validation programme - including planning, costs and priorities, as required by the different identified ATM requirements and enablers

Establish a high level implementation timeline, including costs and priorities

Provide material supporting the alignment of the legislative, financial and regulatory frameworks required for the deployment, including incentive mechanisms

Necessity of the RPAS Definition Phase

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The following high-level operational requirements are to be considered:

Comply with existing and consider future regulations and procedures developments

Comply with the SESAR concept of operations and in particular trajectory management

Comply with air traffic control rules/procedures

Comply with the capability requirements applicable to the airspace within which they are intended to operate

Not impact negatively the operations of the current system and its performance in particular for the current users of the airspace

Not compromise existing aviation safety levels nor increase risk levels. The way RPAS operations will be conducted, as regard to ATM operations shall be equivalent to manned aircraft, as far as possible

Integration principles

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The RPAS Definition Phase has to result in the following tree of activities:

Deliverable D.1: Regulatory and Business Framework

Deliverable D.2: Performance Requirements and Assessment

Deliverable D.3: Operational Changes in ATM

Deliverable D.4: Enabling Systems

Deliverable D.5: Validation Needs

Deliverable D.6: SESAR RPAS R&D Progr. requirements and outline

Deliverable D.7: Input to the EU ATM Master Plan

Evaluation in progress - Kick-off end of July - End in March 2015

Objective and Scope

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The ATM System has to be trusted by the general public and by Governmental Authorities: sufficiently secure, resilient and trustworthy

As ATM System relies on SWIM: effective protection is essential to guarantee the effectiveness, efficiency and economy

Not only a technological change but also a cultural change due to its existing architecture, components and reliance on human operators

A systemic approach to cyber-security for SWIM, considering in particular best practices implemented in other sectors

An opportunity with regard to operational and cross-border interoperability (needs for international cooperation to ensure interoperability, standards definition...)

Need to understand the economic implications of any proposed investments in this area, for an accepted level of risk

Why a Cyber-Security Study?

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Introduce a holistic approach to cyber-security which complement the SESAR ATM security approach

Provide a scalable approach and applicable across different stakeholders in different Member States at different levels of security maturity

Support the SESAR next developments, in particular SWIM

Be the grounds of a cyber-security strategy to participate to the effective deployment of the new ATM systems and to their interoperability

Consider the interoperability dimension, the definition of standards agreed at international level

Provide: Deliverable D.1: an ATM Cyber-Security Threat and Vulnerability Assessment

Deliverable D.2: a SESAR Target ATM Cyber-Security Framework

Deliverable D.3: a SESAR Cyber-Security Maturity Assessment

Deliverable D.4: a SESAR Cyber-Security Strategy

Study kick-off in May 2014 – foreseen end March 2015

Objective and Scope of the Study

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