Abstract
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) relies on Communication Navigation Surveillance / Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) equipment for capabilities that allow its aircraft to use civil airspace and interact with air traffic control services. The resulting ability to interoperate with air traffic control systems around the world is critical to support the USAF’s global, multifaceted mission, but entails large expenditures in equipment acquisition, integration, and training. It is important to understand the trade-offs that the USAF must make in assessing the value of specific CNS/ATM capabilities. In this paper, we describe a model-driven analysis to assess operational impacts related to CNS/ATM capability. The analysis accounts for planned USAF CNS/ATM capabilities by aircraft type vis-à-vis airspace regulations and operational restrictions that are expected to be encountered in specific geographic regions. Two layers of interactions are investigated: first, within the USAF enterprise: between the Combat Air Forces (CAF) assets and the Mobility Air Forces (MAF) assets and, second, between the USAF and civilian ATM. The content is unclassified.The model-based analysis framework can support enterprise decision processes. It provides a means for addressing specific issues as the CNS/ATM roadmap evolves. This framework can extend current models for the area of operations by providing added realism for what is now assumed to be unhindered aircraft availability.
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