us civil - military airspace sharing: collaboration tools and trials
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US Civil - Military Airspace Sharing: Collaboration Tools and Trials. April 2001. Outline. Background Need for Civil-Military Collaboration Special Use Airspace Collaboration Tools Special Use Airspace Trials Summary. Background. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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US Civil - Military Airspace Sharing:Collaboration Tools and Trials
April 2001
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Outline
• Background• Need for Civil-Military Collaboration• Special Use Airspace Collaboration Tools• Special Use Airspace Trials• Summary
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Background
1987 & 1988 - US General Accounting Office studies criticized the Military (DoD) and FAA for: Inefficient use of existing Special Use Airspace Lack of utilization data
1989 - DoD commits to develop a DoD-wide airspace scheduling system; FAA commits to develop a system
• 1995 - Joint-Government Industry Task Force Report– Recommendations made on Special Use Airspace (SUA)
• Establish coordination among the Military, FAA, and Users to improve civil use of SUA when not used by the military
• Conduct operational trials to test concepts for improved civil use; examine benefits, operational issues, and requirements
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Background (continued)
Develop and implement a real-time SUA notification system between the Military and FAA, and between FAA and Users
Form a Technical Working Group to examine SUA issues
• 1996 - SUA Technical Working Group met in August– Military, FAA, Airspace Users, Controllers Unions, Contract
Personnel– Technical Working Group met at Edwards AFB, California to
observe air traffic management at Restricted Area R-2508• Operational trial conducted in R-2508
• 1998 - Joint Government-Industry Working Group formed – Military, FAA, Airspace Users, MITRE/CAASD, and Contract
Personnel
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Background (concluded)
Made recommendations on Special Use Airspace (SUA) in the Redesign of the National Airspace System in document (RTCA Paper No. 192-00/SC192-031)
Examine & promote near-term initiatives for improving civil use of SUA when not in use by the military
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Need for Civil-Military Collaboration
• Increases in civil traffic• Richness of the airspace• Changes in military requirements
– Smaller force, but smarter and longer-range weapons and weapons systems actually increases need for airspace
• Shorter times but larger areas• Combined mission profiles = increasingly complicated training
demands and infrastructure– Increased domestic training resulting from reduced foreign
presence – Composite force training = more shared use
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Richness of the Airspace
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Special Use Airspace Collaboration Tools
• The Internet• MAMS• SAMS• Falconview• SUA/ISE
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The Internet
• The Air Force’s Special Use Airspace Information System (SUAIS) in Alaska uses the Internet
• The FAA’s Special Use Airspace Management System (SAMS) and the Military Airspace Management System (MAMS) also use the Internet
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• Web page– General information– Cope Thunder exercise
schedules (event, date, time,level of activity)
– Airspace/MOA maps
• Radio– Detailed schedule information– Real-time traffic advisories
• Telephone– Detailed schedule information
SUAIS Internet System: Information & Media
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FAA’s Special Use Airspace Management System (SAMS)
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FAA’s Special Use Airspace Management System (SAMS)
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Military Airspace Management System (MAMS)
• Provides schedule information on military airspace use for all services.
• Provides direct input into SAMS, the civil SUA system
MAMS SAMS
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Falconview
(Graphic to be provided by Pauline Kapoor)
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April 2001 Special Use Airspace/In-flight Service Enhancement Prototype System (SUA/ISE)
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April 2001 Special Use Airspace/In-flight Service Enhancement Prototype System (SUA/ISE)
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• Edwards AFB Complex R-2508 & Jet Route-110 (California)
• Buckeye Military Operations Area (Ohio)• CATO ATCAA & Dryheat Departure Procedure
(Arizona)• Palatka Complex (Florida)• Brownwood Military Operations Area (Texas)
Special Use Airspace Field Initiatives & Trials
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• Challenge– Historically available from
2200 - 0600 Hrs– Slow info dissemination
• Civil-Military Collaboration– Joint FAA, DoD Industry
Workgroup• Evaluated efficient use
• Action– Improved info dissemination– Improved automation for
issuing clearances
Edwards AFB Complex R-2508 & Jet Route-110 (California)
J-110
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• Challenge– Increased airline activity– Addition of new F-16 school
• Civil-Military Collaboration– FAA and DoD Task Force
• Accommodate increased traffic• Accommodate military training
requirements
• Action– Full-time Military Radar Unit established
for real-time control– Departure corridors NW & South– Tunnel through Buckeye for NE departures
Buckeye Military Operations Area (Ohio)
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• Challenge– Delays at Phoenix airport– DoD need for training
• Civil-Military Collaboration– FAA and 162nd & 150th Fighter
Wings• Excellent example of “win-win”
collaboration
• Action– Special high-altitude training area
created for DoD– CATO ATCAA modified for FAA
Departure Procedure– 30% reduction in delays
CATO ATCAA & Dryheat Departure Procedure (Arizona)
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Palatka Complex (Florida)
• Challenge– Increased activity along coast– Access 0100-0500 Hrs daily
• Civil-Military Collaboration– FAA and DoD Task Force
• Dissemination system • Increased access
• Action– Limited access trial
• Improved info dissemination• Saturday & Sunday access to select GA
population– Trial expanded-Fri., Sat.,& Sun
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Brownwood Military Operations Area (Texas)
• Challenge– Regional airlines costs $$: SUA
circumnavigation• Civil-Military Collaboration
– FAA and DoD kickoff meeting• Info dissemination system • Increased access
• Action– Trial will include
• Two regional airlines• Three automation systems
– Local prototype SUA system– FAA’s SUA automation system– DoD’s SUA automation system
208 NM
197 NM
To DFW
San Angelo
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Summary
• Several actions are ongoing in the US to increase collaboration between military and civil airspace users
• Many initiatives have started with small steps. . . the important thing, however, is that they were started!– Some involve simple procedural changes – Some involve simple automated scheduling solutions
• Changes associated with more efficient use of special use airspace appear to work best when joint civil-military work groups tackle the issues