Next generation ATS platforms for en-route and TMA operations
Funds industrial research building AI-enabled, cyber-resilient next-generation air traffic control platforms.
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This call funds industrial research building the next generation of en-route and terminal-area air traffic control platforms, targeting automation level 4 and a trustworthy-AI approach across separation management, demand-capacity balancing, and human-machine teaming. It wants these platforms to be cyber-resilient (including post-quantum cryptography where appropriate), to cut aviation's climate impact through climate-optimised trajectories and green procedures, and to support integrated air/ground trajectory management. Consortia must design for the specific needs of military users, innovative air mobility and U-space alongside conventional civil traffic.
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