NATO FINAS

Cdr Max Snow, Royal Navy

Chairman, NATO FINAS

EASA UAV Workshop

Paris, 1st February 2008
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Flight In Non-Segregated Air Space

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Active of National
Subgroups
Armaments Directors (CNAD)

Jt Capability Group UAV

Programme Support UAV Control Flight in Non- Interoperable C2

Team for HALE & System Specialist Segregated Data Link
MALE NATO Staff Team for STANAG Airspace Working Specialist Team
Requirements 4586 Group for STANAG 4660

USAR Specialist
Team
 Mission

• “To recommend and document NATO-wide

guidelines to allow the cross-border operation
of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in non-
segregated airspace”
 FINAS - Members by Nation

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 STANAG 4670 - DUO Training
Requirements
• Designated UAV Operator
• Lists skills by
– Subject knowledge areas
– Task knowledge
– Task performance
• Tailored to UAV type and role
• Undergoing Ratification
• Being translated into French
• Public domain
 STANAG 4671 - USAR
• UAV Systems Airworthiness
Requirements
• Fixed wing UAVs
• 150 to 20,000 kg
• Not stand alone – broad
equivalence with CS-23
• US, UK, FR, NL Ratified with
Reservations so far
• Public domain – always!
 USAR - Rotary Wing
USAR - Light

• FINAS intend to produce

certification codes:
• USAR-RW
– based on CS-27
– Italy lead
• USAR-Light
– UAVs < 150kg
– France lead
 Study 4685 - Human Factors and
UAV System Safety

• FINAS exploring new topic

• Agree objectives and
deliverables
• Agree approach
– analyse UAV accidents
– understand HF performance
– make recommendations
 Sense & Avoid Functional
Requirements
• Must consider separation
provision & collision
avoidance
• Critically dependent on
CONOPS
• Ambient probability of
collision
• Proposing TLOS = 5 x 10-9
collisions/flight hr
• Safety validation needed
 How can NATO help?

• NATO is NOT a “Regulator” but…..

• Standardisation promotes:
– interoperability
– economy of effort
– mutual trust
• Why not use our USAR as basis for civil “CS-
UAV” ?
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