Mission Trajectory

Francois CERVO

Civil-Military ATM expert

Beijing 19 September 2014

Mission Trajectory (MT)

Vision Statement:

1. To enable military operations and special operations in an

increasingly complex environment

2. To increase the overall network performance and the mission

effectiveness for military and other State aircraft operators.

Definition: The Mission Trajectory is a 4D trajectory

addressing the specific requirements of Airspace Users

which cannot be accommodated by the Business

Trajectory

Objective: Integration of military operations into the

Network operations

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The Mission Trajectory concept

A partnership approach that will:

…and improve Network performance

Enhance

Flight Efficiency

Better accommodate

operational needs

Improve

Mission effectiveness

Merge

Training Area

Split

Entry

Point

Exit

Point

One trajectory

Two trajectories

Reserved Area

Entry

Point

Exit

Point

Trajectory shared with ATC

Trajectory not shared with ATC

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MT Example

MT in SESAR (I)

Step 1

New airspace design principle, offering more modularity (VPA - Variable

Profile Area)

Sharing the initial trajectory information (iSMT) with the Network and the

other AUs - early flight intents and iOAT FPLs

Participation to the CDM process – airspace booking,

Real-time sharing of airspace activation/deactivation status among all

interested ATM stakeholders,

Automated support for ASM and Mission Planning processes

Synchronisation of ASM with ATFCM

Predefined Airspace Configuration scenarios at the local, sub-regional

and regional level

SESAR Mission Trajectory demonstration 5

MT in SESAR (II)

Step 2/3

New airspace design principle, offering more flexibility (DMA – Dynamic

Mobile Area) and reducing the impact on the Network

Integration of ARES into the MT description

Splits and merges of MTs for formation flights

MT integrated in the Trajectory Management process

Trajectory synchronisation for complex missions (COMAO) –

TTOs/CTOs

ASM is part of the NM function at all levels (local, sub-regional and

regional) and it is integrated in Advanced Management of Airspace –

implementation of Dynamic Airspace Configurations

SESAR Mission Trajectory demonstration 6

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MT Lifecycle

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LIFECYCLE OF

THE MISSION

TRAJECTORY

Mission

Development

Trajectory

Shared

Mission

Trajectory

Planned

Airspace

Demand

Airspace

Demand

Reference

Mission

Trajectory

Airspace

Allocation

MDT SMT SMT SMT RMT QRA

Quick

Response

Alert

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Advanced Flexible Use of Airspace

• Flexible Airspace shapes

• Dynamic Airspace Configuration

• CDM approach Network Impact

Airspace

Configuration

up to real time

Improved ASM/ATFCM/ATC Integration

Network

Mgnt

Airspace

Manager

Airspace

User

ARES Request (SMT)

Allocated ARES (RMT)

Enhanced air situation awareness

Harmonised procedures for cross-border transits

Automated support for planning and negotiation processes

Coordination with the Network Manager

Leading to :

Improving airspace capacity for everyone

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Military operations will be facilitated

Continuous information exchange on airspace and trajectory needs

Confidentiality and security rules to limit access to information

Military specific operational needs and constraints coordinated by the

network manager and local civil actors

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In details

How to achieve Mission

Trajectory?

Civil-Military Cooperation

Civil operations Military operations

Collaborative

Process

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Wing Operation Center

Mission Planning System

Network Manager

ATFCM Flight Planning

Airspace Management System

Negotiation based on Mission requests

Conceptual Approach /Network collaboration

Air Traffic Control

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Wing Operation Center

Mission Planning System

Network Manager

ATFCM Flight Planning

Meteo

Flight plan

Aircraft

Airspace Management System

Negotiation based on Mission requests

Air Traffic Control

Flight intent

Conceptual approach

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Wing Operation Center

Mission Planning System

Network Manager

ATFCM Flight Planning

Meteo

Flight plan

Aircraft

Airspace Management System

Negotiation based on Mission requests

Air Traffic Control

Flight intent

OPTARION

LARA

CIMACT

IFPS

System approach

Setup Demo Room …

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CIMACT LARA OPTARION

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OPTARION: Mission planning system

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LARA: Local And sub-Regional Airspace management system

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CIMACT: Civil-military ATM co-ordination tool

OATTS Workshop 17 June 2014

MT Implementation - Potential Benefits

Transparency of military demand – overall network capacity

Integration at the network level - predictability and sharing

Common situational awareness for civil and military ATM actors,

facilitating Network operations

Enhanced military-military cooperation (e.g. interoperability of

automated systems, OATTS, CBOs)

Enhanced civil-military cooperation (e.g. OAT/GAT interface, exchange

and sharing of G/G and A/G data)

Enhanced flight efficiency and flight safety

Potential cost reduction opportunities (use of network level solutions):

Simplification of national military infrastructures supporting ATM

Shared ATM infrastructure

Avoiding adaptation of legacy systems

Enhanced data consistency for all ATM actors (civil and military)

Infrastructure sharing