Deployment Plans

Ground Based deployment of ADS-B and WAM in Europe

The ADS-B and WAM deployment in Europe is now ongoing, following three paths:

• Voluntary implementation of ADS-B sole means or with WAM in local Non Radar airspace of Europe (“pocket areas”), using currently existing (certified) equipment, from 2011 onwards
• Deployment of WAM and ADS-B systems in Radar Airspace, in which WAM is used first, followed by the use of “ADS-B out”. The latter requires enhanced avionics and is, therefore, driven by the Implementing Rule (SPI IR).
• Voluntary implementation of Airborne Traffic Situational Awareness (ATSAW) applications starts in oceanic areas in the course of 2011. 

WAM is already implemented in Armenia, Austria, Czech Republic, Spain and UK (N. Sea). WAM and ADS-B deployment is currently ongoing in Iceland (ADS-B by 2013), Germany (WAM by 2012 in Frankfurt, expected to be followed by Munich and Berlin, which could be then complemented by ADS-B from 2015), Latvia (WAM by 2011), Norway (N. Sea, ADS-B by 2013), Portugal (Azores by 2011, WAM/ADS-B), Romania (WAM by 2011) , Sweden (WAM/ADS-B by 2012).  the Netherlands (N. Sea by 2011, WAM/ADS-B). 

Other ANSPs have implementation plans with target dates of deployment from 2012-13 onwards: Bulgaria (WAM/ADS-B), Cyprus (ADS-B), France (overseas territory, ADS-B), Italy (ADS-B), Greece (WAM/ADS-B), Portugal (WAM/ADS-B) and UK (Scotland, WAM). In addition, UK NATS has included ADS-B with WAM in their Strategy (wider scale deployment, target date for ADS-B implementation is from 2018).

Implementation of ADS-B in aircraft

Airlines have started their certification and operational approval process for ADS-B. Several hundreds of aircraft are already operationally approved for ADS-B operations in Non-Radar Airspace. More than 500 aircraft of them have received their EASA airworthiness certification, in the context of the CASCADE ADS-B Pioneer airline project.

Regarding the second step, the implementation based on the European Commission Implementing Regulation number 1207/2011 covers SSR, Mode S and ADS-B Extended Squitter.  This will make airborne installations “future proof”, i.e. supporting all surveillance techniques currently used or planned to be used. The rulemaking requires full compliance with all “ADS-B out” requirements in support of Ground and Airborne Surveillance applications. In terms of the future ADS-B avionics requirements, it will necessitate a transponder upgrade to ED102A/DO260B and a direct GNSS receiver-transponder wiring. 

The number of aircraft which will be compliant with the Implementing Regulation will be increased in the next years driven by the mandate dates.

In parallel, from 2011 onwards, “ADS-B in” is introduced operationally by the ATSAW pioneer airlines (25 aircraft from British Airways, Delta, Swiss, US Airways, Virgin), driven by the benefits to be acquired and supported by the CASCADE ATSAW Pioneer project. The first applications are the ATSAW during Flight Operations (ATSAW AIRB) and the ATSAW In Trail Procedure (ITP) over N. Atlantic (supported by ISAVIA and UK NATS in Reykjavik FIR and Shanwick FIR respectively).

Implementation worldwide

ADS-B and/or WAM are currently being implemented also in other areas worldwide such as Asia, Australia, Canada and USA.