Control Navigation Surveillence
Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/ Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Conference 2010
Col Jimmie Schuman, Jr. Commander 853d Electronic Systems Group (853 ELSG) Mr. Michael Harrington Division Chief Global Air Traffic Management (853 ELSG/NT)
853 ELSG/NT
Table of Contents
What is CNS/ATM? CNS/ATM Services CNS/ATM Systems Communications Navigation Navigation Safety Surveillance CNS Capabilities, Airspace Applicability & Need Dates Appendix A – CNS/ATM Policy Appendix B - Acronyms and Abbreviations 853 ELSG Contact Information
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853 ELSG/NT
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What is CNS/ATM?
The tremendous growth in air traffic presents increasing challenges for air traffic service providers, air carriers, and the military. Such growth is straining airspace capacity and airport resources. The air traffic system requires significant upgrades to increase system capacity and flight efficiency while continuing to meet flight safety standards. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other civil aviation authorities (CAA) plan to implement a new air traffic architecture to meet this need. This new architecture takes advantage of emerging technologies in communication, navigation, and surveillance to improve air traffic management. Dynamic routing gives operators the freedom to choose their own routes, speeds, and altitudes in real-time, thus providing Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flexibility with Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) protection and separation and a shift from Air Traffic Control (ATC) to Air Traffic Management (ATM). The civil aviation community refers to these changes as Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM). The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has established the CNS/ATM program to modernize its aircraft. The ability to reduce aircraft separation and implement other new ATM procedures while maintaining or improving safety standards is
Col Jimmie Schuman, Jr. Commander 853d Electronic Systems Group (853 ELSG) Mr. Michael Harrington Division Chief Global Air Traffic Management (853 ELSG/NT)
853 ELSG/NT
Table of Contents
What is CNS/ATM? CNS/ATM Services CNS/ATM Systems Communications Navigation Navigation Safety Surveillance CNS Capabilities, Airspace Applicability & Need Dates Appendix A – CNS/ATM Policy Appendix B - Acronyms and Abbreviations 853 ELSG Contact Information
3 4 9 10 15 30 32
35 36 37
50
853 ELSG/NT
2
What is CNS/ATM?
The tremendous growth in air traffic presents increasing challenges for air traffic service providers, air carriers, and the military. Such growth is straining airspace capacity and airport resources. The air traffic system requires significant upgrades to increase system capacity and flight efficiency while continuing to meet flight safety standards. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other civil aviation authorities (CAA) plan to implement a new air traffic architecture to meet this need. This new architecture takes advantage of emerging technologies in communication, navigation, and surveillance to improve air traffic management. Dynamic routing gives operators the freedom to choose their own routes, speeds, and altitudes in real-time, thus providing Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flexibility with Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) protection and separation and a shift from Air Traffic Control (ATC) to Air Traffic Management (ATM). The civil aviation community refers to these changes as Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM). The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has established the CNS/ATM program to modernize its aircraft. The ability to reduce aircraft separation and implement other new ATM procedures while maintaining or improving safety standards is