NATO FINAS

Cdr Max Snow, Royal Navy

Chairman, NATO FINAS

EASA UAV Workshop

Paris, 1st February 2008

FINAS

Flight In Non-Segregated Air Space

Active Subgroups

Interoperable C2 Data Link

Specialist Team for STANAG 4660

Programme Support Team for HALE & MALE NATO Staff

Requirements

UAV Control System Specialist Team for STANAG

4586

Jt Capability Group UAVJt Capability Group UAV

Flight in Non-Segregated

Airspace Working Group

USAR Specialist Team

Conference of NationalArmaments Directors (CNAD)

Mission

• “To recommend and document NATO-wide guidelines to allow the cross-border operation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in non-segregated airspace”

FINAS - Members by Nation

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IT NL SP PO

FR

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US – USAR ST Chair

UK - Chair

TU

FINAS

Other NATO UAVSystem Documents

Medical

Standards

Study 7192

Airw

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Sense &

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STANAG 4670

Working Paper

STANAG 4671

Study 4685

Air Traffic Management

NATMC Working Paper

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STANAGs 4586 & 4660

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NC3 Board - Frequency Management Sub-Committee

STANAG 4670 - DUO Training Requirements

• Designated UAV Operator• Lists skills by

– Subject knowledge areas– Task knowledge– Task performance

• Tailored to UAV type and role• Undergoing Ratification• Being translated into French• Public domain

STANAG 4671 - USAR

• UAV Systems Airworthiness Requirements

• Fixed wing UAVs• 150 to 20,000 kg• Not stand alone – broad

equivalence with CS-23• US, UK, FR, NL Ratified with

Reservations so far• Public domain – always!

USAR - Rotary WingUSAR - Light

• FINAS intend to produce certification codes:

• USAR-RW – based on CS-27 – Italy lead

• USAR-Light– UAVs < 150kg– France lead

Study 4685 - Human Factors and UAV System Safety

• FINAS exploring new topic• Agree objectives and

deliverables• Agree approach

– analyse UAV accidents

– understand HF performance

– make recommendations

Sense & Avoid Functional Requirements

• Must consider separation provision & collision avoidance

• Critically dependent on CONOPS

• Ambient probability of collision

• Proposing TLOS = 5 x 10-9

collisions/flight hr • Safety validation needed

How can NATO help?

• NATO is NOT a “Regulator” but….. • Standardisation promotes:

– interoperability– economy of effort– mutual trust

• Why not use our USAR as basis for civil “CS-UAV” ?

Questions?

FINAS

Other NATO UAVSystem Documents

Medical

Standards

Study 7192

Airw

orthiness

Sense &

Avoid

De

sig

nate

d U

AV

Op

era

tor

Tra

inin

gHum

anFa

ctor

s

STANAG 4670

Working Paper

STANAG 4671

Study 4685

Air Traffic

Management

NATMC Working Paper

Syste

m A

rchit

ectu

re

& Dat

a Lin

ks

STANAGs 4586 & 4660

Spectrum

Managem

ent

NC3 Board - Frequency Management Sub-Committee