Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research (“SESAR”) is a European initiative aiming at modernising and harmonising the European ATM systems ensuring sustainable, safe and efficient air transport development through a performance driven approach.

The purpose of this call for proposals is to select a number of ‘Demonstration Activities’ Projects, including integrated pre-operational flight trials activities, (the “Demonstration Projects”), which shall aim at:

• demonstrating how to integrate Remotely Piloted Air Systems (“RPAS”) into non-segregated airspace in a multi-aircraft and manned flight environment, in order to explore the feasibility of integration with the wider aviation community by 2016;
• focusing on concrete results filling the operational and technical gaps identified for Remotely Piloted Air Systems (“RPAS”) integration into non-segregated airspace; and
• capitalising on the SESAR delivery approach by providing synergies, risk and opportunities, with the overall SESAR programme.

The Demonstration Activities shall:

• be relevant at European scale;
• be performed in European Union and/or Eurocontrol member States;
• cover various types and sizes of Remotely Piloted Air Systems (“RPAS”) integration, and
• be performed between the third quarter 2013 and first quarter 2015.

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• 4,00 Million EUR (Global Budget)

• 19 April 2013 - 11 years ago (Deadline for the presentation of proposals)

• Official page of the Call

• Call fiche SJU/LC/0087-CFP (Guidelines for applicants)

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

• Any legal organisation

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

• European Economic Area (EEA)
• European Union (EU)
• Candidate Countries
• European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
• Third countries

Directorate-General for Research

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