U.S. Air Force in European Airspace: Planning Future CNS/ATM Capabilities

This paper analyzes the impact on U.S. Air Force (USAF) capabilities in European airspace if current Communication Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) equipment is not available or compatible because of changes by European airspace operators. Two interactions are involved, the USAF’s internal fleet operations and the interaction between the USAF and civilian air traffic management (ATM). This work comes under the scope of the Global Access, Navigation, and Safety (GANS) program, which was established in the wake of a 1996 crash of an Air Force CT-43 that killed 35 people including Ronald H. Brown, U.S. Secretary of Commerce. The crash was blamed in part on poor navigational equipment at the site, which was in Dubrovnik, Croatia. GANS is intended to bridge the civilian and military communities to make sure military aircraft can operate safely under civilian ATM systems. The analysis here uses what is known as a “federation of models,” a loosely coupled set of models, each of which performs a specific task. In this instance, the authors are modeling a war-time scenario because of the importance that delays can have on life-and-death war-time operations. Initial impacts of CNS/ATM on operations were identified, and assumptions were described, along with problem definitions. Traffic will increase in Europe, and political considerations are likely to lead to an increasingly regulated environment. Four of the more than two dozen types of CNS/ATM were identified as most likely to be affected in the European environment. An analysis of the scenarios was carried out, with military routes generated, fights overlaid with civilian air traffic systems, and estimated times of arrivals for various aircraft. The scenarios were evaluated using the model-based framework, which can support enterprise decision processes. The method can be used in different settings.

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• Authors:
  • Altshein, Alexander
  • Connolly, Kelly
  • DeArmon, James
  • Hershey, William
  • James, John
  • Mahoney, Paula
  • Maurer, John
  • Morris, John
  • Otswald, Paul
  • St Peter, Melissa
  • Wigfield, Edward
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 285-312
• Serial:
  • Air Traffic Control Quarterly
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Air Traffic Control Association Institute, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1064-3818

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Aircraft pilotage; Airspace (Aeronautics); Compliance; Navigation; Surveillance
• Identifier Terms: United States Air Force
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01120259
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2009 7:38AM