INTEGRATED AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT WILL BE THE MAIN TOPIC AT FOUR AIRSPACE INTEGRATION WEEK THEATRES

20th June 2023

During the four days, all the players operating, driving, and developing the Single Sky will analyze the challenges and opportunities of the coexistence of manned, unmanned and space-based aerial systems

More than 50 panels complete the first phase of the Airspace Integration Week program, which will take place at IFEMA (Madrid) and Cuatro Vientos airport from September 25th to 28th. The presentations will take place in four theatres: ENAIRE ATM Integration Theatre; Space Theatre; Expodrónica U- space / Civil UAVs Initiative Theatre and Spotlight Arena.

The event discusses the interrelation of ATM, UTM and STM concepts, the theatres will include panels and presentations on the three main areas in the event: traditional air traffic management, UAS and space operations, and, finally, a transversal area of civil- military cooperation.

Within traditional airspace the topics to be discussed include the necessary evolution of systems, procedures and infrastructures to integrate new players, automation and artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and civil-military cooperation in crisis management, among many others.

The program will bring together leading experts in the European Strategy 2.0 for the development of the drone industry, as well as the growing relevance of vertiports and infrastructures for the deployment of U-space and the integration of the new UAVs in the urban environment.

The theatres will also include topics on security, such as Counter-UAS operations and systems. And finally, the Spotlight Arena will be for topics on industry to include new technology developments, best practices, and shared solutions.

Finally, the great growth and popularization of space activity makes it necessary to talk about different concepts related to it, by addressing the opportunities and risks of space exploration and its consequences in relation to aspects such as control, security, and defense, sustainability, governance and legislation.

At the event the third Congress on Space Legislation will be held. Space Legislation is a demand driven strategy responding to the different initiatives of the United Nations and the European Union to establish an international regulation for outer space.

The four theatres will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at IFEMA from Monday, September 25 until Wednesday midday, September 27th. Just after the theatres ending the activity will start at Cuatro Vientos airport, which will host the presentations until the end of Airspace Integration Week, on the afternoon of Thursday, September 28.

Top panels and presentations will include the following:

  • Evolving ATM Systems & Procedures to Ensure Safe Management of a Busy Integrated Airspace
  • Developing ATM Automation, Challenges, and Opportunities
  • Integration of New Entrants in the European ATM Network
  • Space Operations and Traffic Management (STM) Integration with Conventional Airspace Management, Challenges and Opportunities
  • New Actors, New Space Threats, Regulation and Attribution on Space
  • Emerging Satellites Technologies, Applications for UAS Navigation & Positioning
  • National Space Agencies Symposium
  • Sovereignty and Responsibility for Traffic Management in an Integrated Airspace, the Blurred Boundaries
  • Impact of Current and Future Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on civil-military cooperation, new trends and opportunities
  • Launch, range, and reentry operations from the airspace integration perspective
  • How Will EU Drone Strategy 2.0 Help Build the European Drone Market?
  • Essential Communications in AAM for the Drone Industry
  • U-Space Concept in an Integrated Airspace, Challenges, and Opportunities
  • Enterprise Drone Solutions, UAS Operations
  • C-UAS Track composed of 4 panels

Information for the exhibition area and flight demonstrations at IFEMA and Cuatro Vientos airport, as well as the complete program for the four theatres is available at https://airspaceintegrationweekmadrid.com. On this website you can register to attend this free event.

Airspace Integration Week has the support of Madrid City Council and Spanish organizations such as the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA), the Center for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), the Spanish Air and Space Forces, the Spanish Aviation Safety Agency (AESA), and international organizations such as NASA, FAA, UN, IATA, ICAO, Eurocontrol, ESA, EUSPA, EU SatCen, European Defense Agency (EDA), NATO, EU External Action Service (EEAS), etc… And in the business field, with the support of the Association of Defense, Security, Aeronautics and Space Technology Companies (TEDAE), ISDEFE, ENAIRE, INDRA, Airbus DS, GMV, UMILES, SENASA, INECO, Raytheon, Frequentis, Hensoldt, and General Dynamics, among others.