R&D challenge

• Maximise the agility and flexibility of development and deployment activities to keep pace with a changing industry.
• Provide a working environment where our researchers feel able to be authentic at work, have autonomy and
  become masters of their skillset.

• Explore other sectors to identify potentially applicable technologies and concepts to address our research questions.
• Maximise our flexibility and agility, foster an innovation mindset, and permit greater exploration and prototyping.
• Build a digital representation of the ATM system to enable the development, validation and assurance of technologies and concepts, while reducing dependencies on simulation capability and operational personnel.
• Develop or exploit the next generation of technology advancements in operational concepts that will underpin our future products and services.
• Establish and nurture a collaborative network of strategic research partners to enhance and complement our expertise, and scale our research capability into a world-class thriving ATM research community.

Research & Development Challenges

Six R&D challenges to transform UK Air Traffic Management

This report sets out the six key challenges facing the industry today, to drive progress and innovation in Air Traffic Management (ATM).

It is also an invitation to organisations (in industry, academia or other) to partner with us in shaping our future skies, focusing on: sustainability, the role of people, and responding to the rapid pace of technology change.

Contact us using the form below if you are interested in partnering with us.

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