Introduction
Integra Consult supports national and European military aviation authorities in navigating the complexities of the aviation sectors within the Single European Sky (SES) and its research and development context (SESAR, EUROCAE), as well as within the EUROCONTROL and ICAO context.
Our company facilitates compliance, interoperability, efficiency and safety for military aviation operations within the European airspace environment and beyond. By leveraging our specialised knowledge and experience, national and European military aviation authorities can enhance their capabilities, improve operational efficiency and maintain the highest safety and compliance standards in their aviation activities while preserving their particular interest when facing new challenges.
Integra Consult can provide an extensive palette of services fulfilling the needs of national and European military aviation authorities in various specialised areas related to Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Air Command and Control (AirC2) areas to enhance air operations, equipment strategies, system acquisition, airspace design and management, regulatory compliance and building of capability and knowledge.
Our areas of activity are:
Air Command & Control (Air C2) Systems
- Master planning: support identification of new needs, requirements and obligations, potential gaps and consequences, acquisition strategy, concepts of operation and cost benefit analysis for real and non-real time systems.
- Specific studies: definition and assessment of technical concepts, systems of systems architectures, market and technology survey, etc.
- Procurement process: terms of reference, specifications, proposal evaluation, questions and answers, selection of best offers.
- System implementation: supervision and oversight of contractual performance and compliance (respect of obligations, deliveries), liaison with contractors, risk evaluation, factory and site acceptance tests, obsolescence, etc.
Air Traffic Management & Airport Equipment
- ATM system modernisation: identify gaps and deficiencies, support upgrade systems and procedures to optimise service provision and airspace use and management while addressing specific military requirements, interests and concerns.
- Compliance and certification: with national/international aviation regulations & standards, including certification processes, establishment and implementation of safety management systems (SMS) and audits, and support to regulatory and legal adaptations.
- Support acquisition, enhancement and implementation: of new ATM systems supporting OAT & GAT services, including fixed and deployable controlling units, Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS).
- Infrastructure planning and development: assess infrastructure needs and requirements resulting from civil aviation activities, including feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses, infrastructure changes.
Support to Military Aviation Authorities
- Regulatory and standard compliance: with national/international aviation regulations & standards, including CIV/MIL interoperability requirements, certification processes, safety audits and regulatory updates.
- Compliance evaluation: to identify regulatory and technical gaps, and necessary corrective actions, and masterplan-required work and effort.
- Organisational enhancement: to adapt organisational structures, resource distribution and civil-military cooperation with national and international obligations, while respecting local specificities.
- Training and capacity building: for military personnel involved in civil aviation affairs at national/international levels (ICAO, Single European Sky (SES), etc.), to ensure appropriate preparation of military personnel with necessary knowledge and skills to understand potential impacts and effectively defend military interests.
- Impact study: of e.g. windfarms and civil drone deployment on military.
Airspace
- Operational analysis: civil aviation impact, airspace congestion, scheduling conflicts, CIV/MIL coordination, etc.
- Airspace optimisation: analysis of airspace use and air traffic patterns, enhanced airspace allocation & coordination between MIL and CIV users, including drone integration.
- Airspace design: location, boundary definition, flexibility and adaptability, etc.
- Safety & risk assessment: hazards & vulnerabilities, flight paths proximity, noise pollution, bird strikes, mid-air collisions and developing risk mitigation strategies to enhance safety and security.
- Flexible Use of Airspace: implementation according to published means of compliance.
- FAB cooperation: internal & external processes and structures.
