New unmanned aircraft system project addresses drone use in airport vicinities
The CORUS five project will launch a pan-European consortium focusing on the challenges of safely integrated uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) into the same airspace as traditional aviation. The project, funded by the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking’s most recent Exploratory Research call, will deliver the fifth edition of the European U-space Concept of Operations (ConOps) – Europe’s traffic management system for UAS.
The project will address airspace that is not covered in previous editions of the ConOps, including above very low level and within the vicinity of controlled airports. Over 24 months (with an additional 6 months for dissemination), the project team will work with an Advisory Board and relevant stakeholders to create a safe, feasible ConOps that has consensus and alignment within both the drone and ATM communities.
The CORUS five consortium is led by EUROCONTROL and includes AIRBUS, AME – Alliance for New Mobility Europe, Austro Control, Aviant, CRIDA, ENAIRE, Frequentis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, VTT – Technical Research Centre of Finland, Acubed by Airbus LLC United States, ANRA Technologies and Collins Aerospace.
