The SESAR JU has published Release 2013 brochure detailing the main solutions that will be put through systematic validation processes and exercises in order to prepare them for industrialisation. In this context, the latest Release brochure introduces the 19 Release 3 exercises planned for 2013.

A Release comprises a selection of solutions that have been through a systematic validation process, reaching the stage in a concept’s lifecycle where a proposed solution has successfully passed through ‘pre-industrial development and integration’ testing, and is thus ready for industrialisation.

The SESAR Release approach includes one Release per year, starting with Release 1 in 2011, followed up by Release 2 in 2012. With the third Release, the SESAR programme clearly builds on the experience gained during Release 1 and 2, with Release 3 having a much longer term vision and closely linked to the European ATM Master Plan 2012.

The main benefits deriving from the Release approach is that it allows SESAR’s partners and stakeholders to validate new procedures and technologies in a timely and hands-on and in operational (or close to) environments. This means that solutions can be adapted according to genuine business requirements.

Through the Release process, SESAR’s members have proven that, by working together, real changes in the ATM domain are achievable. Together, SESAR and its partners have demonstrated their ability to deliver concrete benefits and deployable solutions to the community.