IRINA SESAR3 project

IRINA is a project that spans over three years and builds upon research projects conducted on RPAS insertion, the most recent being SESAR 2020 PJ13 ERICA. The project aims to finalize the ATM infrastructure and services, as well as the Detect And Avoid capability required on RPAS. The scope covers the integration of military and civil IFR RPAS operations in Airspace Class A to C. Additionally, it seeks to address a fast-track early flight accommodation of civil and military RPAS in Airspace Class D to G which have a different traffic mix and separation responsibility. The project comprises of three WP packages, with WP 2 (scoped for airspace classes A-C) and WP 3 (scoped for airspace classes D-G) being the primary ones. These packages not only focus on the full integration of RPAS into European Airspace, but also on the transition between ATM and UTM (U-space in Europe) airspaces.