ECHO ConOps Preparations Principles & Assumptions

Dragos Tonea – ECHO WP4 (Operations) leadChris Brain – T4.1 Principles &Assumptions lead29 June 2021

Let’s start….

Intro

• ConOps Basics

• For whom?

• General approach

Principles &assumptions

• How?

• Where are we?

Diving in

• Key themes

• From today to tomorrow

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How to build a ConOps ?

Use casesPrinciples

CONOPS Assumptions

DefinitionsService

provision

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Responding to real needs

How many?

How often?

When will you start?

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Understand the future – and how to get there

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How are we organized?

What can we deliver with current capabilities?

Build on Europe’s strengths

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Adapt procedures and systems

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Innovative solutions

Integrate research results

Refine interfaces with non-aviation actors

Integrate globally

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WP4 – Delivering the ECHO ConOps

Principles & Assumptions

• Foundational

• Set the scene

Use cases

• All new entrants

• How?

• What do they need

Integration

• ANSP perspective

• Network perspective

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Why

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Who

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When

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Where

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How

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Review

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Today

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WE NEEDYOU

P and A Themes

Airspace organization &design

Contingency management

Civil-military cooperation

Service provision

Key themes

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P and ATheme 1Airspace Organisation and Design

Theme 1 – Airspace organisation…not starting from zero…

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P and ATheme 2Contingency management

Impact – highly dependent on new entrant scenario….

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RE-ENTRIES

LAUNCHES

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P and ATheme 3Civil-military cooperation

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P and ATheme 4Service provision

Quo Vadis?

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Thank you

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