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with sustainable costs. This project is 50% financed by the SESAR Joint
Undertaking for a total value of about ¤6.5 million.

ENAV also coordinates the FREE Solutions demonstration project (2014-
2016), which will conduct a series of tests in cross-FAB environment
aimed at demonstrating the feasibility and applicability of more efficient
solutions in the use of the European air space involved.

Coflight

Coflight, in line with SESAR, is the latest-generation flight data processing
(FDP) system created by a collaboration among ENAV, DSNA, and
Skyguide. The European ATC community considers it the first concrete
step toward a Single European Sky and SESAR has identified it as one of
the fundamental building blocks for the creation of the 2014 baseline due
to the benefits it provides. In 2014, version V2 of Coflight was installed in
the new Rome Ciampino structure, where it was commissioned as part of
the SESAR exercises. Versions V2R1 and V3 will be completed in the near
future for integration with 4-Flight.

Based on EUROCONTROL eFDP specifications, Coflight is a real step
forward at both the operative and technological levels. It provides highly
advanced functions such as 4D trajectory prediction (calculated by
considering aircraft weight at takeoff, airline company routes, and the
pilot’s intentions), a new interoperability mechanism based on Flight Object
exchange with other ATSU (Air Traffic Service Units), and integration with
datalink services.

Its open and modular architecture, based on standardized middleware,
guarantees long-term product scalability and the ability to innovate by
adding new services, with the aim of providing air space users the best
performance and supporting future operating concepts defined by SESAR.

4-Flight

Based on the excellent results obtained with Coflight, ENAV and DSNA
have expanded their cooperation by launching a long-term program called
4-Flight, whose aim is to jointly develop a new ATM technology platform
based on SESAR operating concepts. They will share know-how and
the investment required, and adopt Coflight as a basic component. This
cooperation is based on a feasibility study, including a business plan and
a cost-benefit analysis, which clearly demonstrated a significant reduction
in the overall cost of the French-Italian investment and a positive impact on
network users. After the 2013 European tender for a framework agreement
to implement 4-Flight was awarded, the first application letter for the
design of the system was issued in 2014.