The involvement and commitment of the military is crucial to the success of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) program, but additional resources are needed, according to the Military ATM Board (MAB).
At an April 1 meeting at Eurocontrol in Brussels, the MAB agreed that a close relationship with the program at the strategic and technical levels is necessary, but that funding mechanisms must be found that would allow the military to invest resources beyond the national security mission.
The MAB was formed in November 2007 to provide high-level military advice regarding civil-military ATM issues to the director general of Eurocontrol. It presently consists of senior military officers from 31 member states, and is chaired by Maj. Gen. Peter Vorderman, of the Netherlands.