Germany Integrates Civil, Military Air Traffic Management in its Airspace

Germany integrated civil and military air traffic management in its upper airspace

Germany: The north-west of Germany has been deployed with integrated civil and military air navigation services in the Hannover Upper Information Region (UIR) – the upper airspace (above 24,500ft) by the air traffic controllers at The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation Eurocontrol’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC).

The integration of the German Airspace has been done to facilitate the air traffic management system for both civil and military airspace users and also to attain economies of scale for all the involved parties.

The Defence Secretary of the Federal Republic of Germany, Gerd Hoofe said, “The civil-military integration of air navigation services has been a well-known feature of operations in the Federal Republic of Germany for more than 20 years. The integration of operational air traffic in the Hannover Upper Area Information Region continues the tradition of jointly managed air navigation services within Germany.”

According to Eurocontrol Director General Frank Brenner, the next vital step for MUAC would be to complete the integration of civil and military in the upper airspace of the Amsterdam FIR by the first half of 2017.

TechSci Research depicts that this implementation is a major step towards the successful civil-military integration project in the entire German airspace. As well, such initiates by various leading nations across the globe would greatly help in avoiding air traffic congestion and would facilitate air traffic management across the globe. 

According to the recent published by TechSci Research “Global Traffic Management Market By Transportation Mode, By System Type, By Region, Competition Forecast and Opportunities, 2011-2021”, global traffic management market is projected to surpass US $ 22 billion by 2021. In 2015, North America was the leading regional market for traffic management due to implementation of stringent government initiatives supporting use of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), growing need to reduce traffic congestion and accidents, coupled with increasing utilization of traffic data for traffic control in real-time. On account of rising population, growing demand for public transit vehicles, surging automobile sales, and rising demand for air travel, Asia-Pacific is expected to witness fastest growth in its traffic management market during the forecast period.