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ATM (Air Traffic Management) or system upgrades over four blocks of 5 years,
Automation is another layer of technology with block 0 started in 2013. ICAO Global Air
which processes data in a real time from the Navigation Plan under ASBU framework targets
different sources like radar sensors, flight data creating globally harmonized ANS system
received from other units and controller inputs; improvements based on the aircraft capability
presents an integrated air traffic information available today, and provides a roadmap for the
and control data on an interactive display along future modules/blocks for the development of
with variety of other relevant information for enabling technologies towards a seamless global
an effective management of air traffic in the ANS system. This framework will also guide the
given airspace. An effective ATM automation ICAO member states, aircraft manufacturer
system enhances the traffic handling capacity of and technology vendors to avoid unproductive
an air traffic control unit along with enhanced expenditures on disparate local systems.
safety.
3.2. INDIAN AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
Globally, the Air Traffic Management system The history of aerospace manufacturing in
is quite fragmented leading to inefficiencies in India dates back to 1940 when Hindustan
the system, inefficient and insufficient flow of Aircraft Ltd. was established, which was later
information between the various stakeholders on merged with Aeronautics India ltd. and
and adds further costs in the form of increased Aircraft Manufacturing Depot, Kanpur to form
emissions and airspace congestion. The lack of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), the largest
an end to end and real time flow of information aerospace company. National Aerospace
between the stakeholders creates challenges Laboratories (NAL) was established in 1959
for an efficient management of airport capacity under the Council of Scientific and Industrial
adding to the congestion. The coordination Research with a mandate of developing
needs to be augmented by creating an end aerospace technologies, design and build civil
to end information network between various aircraft. There are host of other institutions
stakeholders and creating applications for real like Defence Research and Development
time use of such information for an efficient Organization (DRDO), Bharat Electronics Ltd
utilization of airspace and ground infrastructure. (BEL). However, India has so far been lagging in
The present ATM system is not very flexible aircraft design and manufacturing, even though
and slow to meet any changes in the user Inspite of being a part of elite group of nations
requirements, and does not make best use with space capabilities.
of the advanced navigation capabilities and
performance of the modern aircraft. Indian public sector units (namely HAL, NAL,
and DRDO etc) have developed significant
This has been realized by the aviation capabilities across the value chain of aerospace
community the world-over, and is reflected manufacturing for defence sector. However,
in the vision for the NextGen system by there are gaps in some of the high end
US and SESAR(Single European Sky ) by technologies. Indigenous programmes like
Europe, which target to create a seamless and light combat aircraft (LCA) have suffered
scalable airspace system through deployment chronic delays. Some of the major gaps in
of integrated technology solutions so as to the critical technologies include propulsion
meet the ever-growing demand scenarios systems, avionics and flight control systems. The
from the different users of the airspace. ICAO sector was opened for private participation
has adopted ASBU (Aviation System Block in 2001, and with the growth and emerging
Upgrades) which proposes frame work for opportunities lot of private companies have
global harmonization of ATM concepts and also entered the fray in joint ventures and
modular implementation of system upgrades technical collaboration with established
for a defined operational improvement. The global and local players and are scaling up
ASBU framework establishes ANS system their capabilities. Almost all the major global
modules around the currently available aircraft aerospace companies have set up engineering
equipage; establishes a transition plan for and design centres in India, to take advantage
a global interoperability, and proposes the of the local talent, and also for the long term
development and deployment of such modules business interest.

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