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AOM-0304-A — Improved and Harmonised OAT Flight Plan

Military activities planned for the long term by military Authorities will be shared with the ATM network. These activities will be further detailed to the level of individual flights for the medium-short term planning phase. An improved and harmonised OAT flight plan will represent the first description of the Mission Trajectory (MT) and will be integrated into the ATM network systems for processing and distribution. Mission Trajectory in Step1 will be the specific representation of the military flights which vary from the requirements for Business Trajectory or when their needs exceed these requirements. Demand for airspace reservation/restriction (ARES) will become an integral part of MT. ASM support tools in conjunction with congruent protocols and procedures will facilitate the automation of the data sharing and Collaborative Decision Making process (CDM) triggered either by Airspace Users or by NM. The negotiation process may result in agreed configuration of the airspace volume along with associated target times over the entry/exit points into ARES (TTO) to improve the Network performance.
For the Mission Trajectories which will use airspace reservations/restrictions (ARES), this specific information will be reflected in the dedicated improved OAT flight plan fields. Description of MT will thus include the unique identification of the airspace volume and associated estimates, e.g. elapsed time in ARES or TTOs agreed upon CDM process. Improved OAT flight plans will be integrated at European network level in the short term planning phase. Typically they will be delivered at the day of operations. Input, validation, acceptance and distribution of the OAT flight plans will be performed through network level services. Once validated in NM system, Shared MT will be published in Network Operations Plan (NOP) and will become the initial Reference Mission Trajectory (iRMT).

Rationale
The integration of information on military flights in NM systems will increase predictability and efficiency of the ATM network planning and ensure better balance between civil and military demands.

The integration of information on military OAT flights in European IFPS shall allow for more accuracy in capacity and airspace planning and real time activation/deactivation of airspace reservation/restriction (ARES).

Step 1 develops the improvement of OAT flight plans including their harmonisation and centralised management at European level. Improved OAT flight plans will be integrated at European network level in the short term planning phase. Typically they will be delivered at the day of operations. Input, validation, acceptance and distribution of the OAT flight plans will be performed through network level services. For military air operations, the improved OAT flight plan will constitute the initial description of the Mission Trajectory and once delivered it would become the Shared Mission Trajectory made known to the NOP. The improved OAT flight plan is the initial step towards the Shared/Reference Mission Trajectory (iSMT/iRMT).

Any ARES, agreed in accordance with current policy and protocols, can be properly referenced in the flight plan. When available, ARES entry and exit points and associated estimated times over can support the management by the ATM system of a target time for a military flight i.e. TTO(ARES). A TTO (Target Time Over) is an ATM computed over-flight time that can be progressively refined until execution of the flight. If during flight execution the time tolerance needs to be made more stringent, then the TTO becomes a CTO (Controlled Time Over), which is a time constraint that has to be managed by the pilot interacting with the on-board FMS/MMS. CTOs can be communicated by voice or by data link when available.
Ultimately (Step 2), ARES planning will become an integral part of Mission Trajectory planning.
Military transport type aircraft operators are assumed, when operating exclusively under GAT, to provide Extended Flight Plan Messages as planned for BT.
Some types of military flights (e.g. Quick Response Alert) which cannot be planned in advance are likely to be excluded from Mission Trajectory processes and will need to be coordinated individually with civil ATM as today.
Forecast V3 end date
31-12-2020
Benefits start date (IOC)
31-12-2026
Full benefits date (FOC)
31-12-2030
Current Maturity Level
V2
Solution Data Quality Index
-
Current Maturity Phase
R&D
Scope
Network
Release
-
PCP Status
-

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AOM-0304-A
 
AIMS-06
AIMS-19b
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
AOC-ATM-14
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
CTE-C06d
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ER APP ATC 143
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ER APP ATC 168
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
MIL-0502
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
MIL-STD-03
NIMS-35
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
PRO-014
V5
IOC - FOC
PRO-015
IOC - FOC
SWIM-APS-01a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
SWIM-APS-02a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
SWIM-APS-03a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
SWIM-APS-04a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
SWIM-INFR-05a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
SWIM-NET-01a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
AOC-ATM-15
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
MIL-0501
SWIM-SUPT-01a
SWIM-SUPT-03a
IOC - FOC
SWIM-SUPT-05a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
Code Title Related Elements Analysis
AIMS-06 Ground-Ground AIS provision to ASM Analysis
AIMS-19b Aeronautical Information system is interfaced to receive and distribute aeronautical information electronically to military systems. Analysis
AOC-ATM-14 Upgrade of WOC system to handle improved OAT flight plans Analysis
CTE-C06d Gateway for CIV/MIL Interoperability Analysis
ER APP ATC 143 Upgrade of ATC System to handle Improved OAT Flight Plan Analysis
ER APP ATC 168 Enable ATC System to manage improved OAT flight plans with inherent ARES information (reservation restrictions) in accordance with VPA design principle. Analysis
MIL-0502 Upgrade of military ground systems to allow bi-directional exchanges with non-military IP networks Analysis
MIL-STD-03 Update of IFPS User Manual to include OAT Specificities in the Flight Plan (Improved OAT flight plan) Analysis
NIMS-35 Flight Planning management sub-system enhanced to process improved OAT flight plans Analysis
PRO-014 Procedures harmonised at pan-European level for the management of the Improved OAT FPL (flight plan filing, validation, acceptance and distribution) Analysis
PRO-015 Harmonised ATC Procedures for providing a standardized service to OAT flights at pan-European level Analysis
SWIM-APS-01a Provision of G/G Aeronautical Information services Analysis
SWIM-APS-02a Consumption of Aeronautical Information services Analysis
SWIM-APS-03a Provision of G/G ATFCM Information Services Analysis
SWIM-APS-04a Consumption of G/G ATFCM Information Services Analysis
SWIM-INFR-05a General SWIM Services infrastructure Support and Connectivity. Analysis
SWIM-NET-01a SWIM Network Point of Presence Analysis
AOC-ATM-15 Upgrade of Wing Ops System Technical Architecture to provide Military Mission Trajectory Services Analysis
MIL-0501 Specifications for the interoperability of military ground systems with SWIM Analysis
SWIM-SUPT-01a SWIM Supporting Registry Provisions Analysis
SWIM-SUPT-03a SWIM Supporting Security Provisions Analysis
SWIM-SUPT-05a SWIM Supporting IP Network Bridging Provisions Analysis

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