Coflight Programme: Version 1 of the European FDP accepted
Paris, Rome, Geneva – 14 June 2010 – The Industrial Consortium
Thales / SELEX Sistemi Integrati has recently delivered Version 1
of the new generation FDP (Flight Data Processing) software, after
successful acceptance by the three Air Navigation Service Providers
of France (DSNA), Italy (ENAV) and Switzerland (skyguide).
The new generation FDP system has been
developed in the frame of Coflight Programme Partnership. The aim
of this programme is to develop brand new FDP software and related
services, achieving top-of-the-range features and performances, and
incorporating the latest technology.
Acceptance of Version 1 is a major
achievement, incorporating a new SESAR-compliant service-oriented
architecture and its basic functions.
This acceptance is also a major stepping stone
with respect to the incremental Coflight roadmap started in 2006
and based on four major versions:
- Version V1, representing more than 50% of the
total system
- Version V2 will be the first fully-functional
FDP system for operational use, and will be delivered by the end of
2011
- Version V3 will provide the overall
interoperability services, and will be released by the end of
2012
- Finally, version V4 will implement the SESAR
target concept
Coflight FDP represents a genuine breakthrough
at both operational and technical levels. It provides highly
advanced functions in support of partners’ current and future
operational needs, delivering best performances to airspace
users.
Coflight implements an open architecture and
standardised middleware to guarantee the long-term upgradability
and scalability of the product, and takes into account future
services coming from SESAR.
To address safety and conformity requirements,
the Coflight partners and the Industrial Consortium have adopted,
as a strong axis from the beginning of the programme, the European
regulation-compliant development process.
The Coflight partners and the Industrial
Consortium have progressively built up the Coflight User Group
(CUG), around the founding members and with the arrival of
observers. The CUG will provide an innovative means of involving
new partners in the programme in order to jointly steer the
evolution of the product and share development costs.
About ENAV S.p.A.
ENAV is the Company to which the Italian State
delegates the management and control of civilian air traffic in
Italy. Entirely controlled by the Ministry of Economy and Finance
and supervised by the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport,
ENAV S.p.A. is a result of the transformation of the National
Agency for Flight Assistance into a joint-stock Company which
occurred in 2000, after the previous transformation into a
State-Controlled Enterprise in 1996. The organisational structure
has its legal headquarters in Rome and operating facilities
throughout the national territory. In addition, ENAV is present at
Forlì with a headquarters for its own Academy. ENAV is a member of
the international ATM (Air Traffic Management) system and therefore
participates in research and development activities in coordination
with the international control bodies for the sector such as ICAO,
EUROCONTROL and for the trade (CANSO). ENAV controls the management
and maintenance of flight assistance systems and their related
software through its company Techno Sky S.r.l.
About SELEX Sistemi Integrati
SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica
Company, designs and develops Large Systems for Homeland
Protection, systems and radars for air defence, battlefield
management, naval warfare, coastal and maritime surveillance, air
traffic control. With its fifty-year track record in system
integration and a customer base in no less than 150 countries,
SELEX Sistemi Integrati can rely on a huge capability in systems
integration, simulation, engineering, software design, and
production of advanced technology systems and components, a real
genetic code of the Company open to a great vanguard products and
solutions commercial offer, equipped with a modern logistic
support. The Company occupies about 4,200 employees with main
plants in Italy, UK, Germany, US. SELEX Sistemi Integrati is a
leader in Research and Development, thanks to annual investments
amounting to more than 20% of the revenue.
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