RP1 - People:
Health & Wellbeing

  • To improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, operators and communities in regional Australia through Air Mobility.

    • Incorporating a collaborative partnership approach to all research activities and engagement with individuals, operators and communities.

    • Develop and implement initiatives to improve the health and wellbeing of regional Australians.

    • Develop strategies to optimise human factors in Air Mobility (AM) operations.

    • Develop training and education pathways to meet future AM workforce capacity and capability.

Ensuring public trust, safety, and the general acceptance of AAM in Australian Society​

RP2 - Operations: Physical & Digital Infrastructure

Build physical and digital infrastructure to support an AAM network​

  • To develop the physical and digital infrastructure to support an AAM network including take off and landing infrastructure, charging or refuelling facilities and communication networks, navigation systems and flight management platforms.

    • Take-off and landing facilities in urban and rural areas for passenger and logistics use​

    • Refuelling or recharging systems and strategies to support green AAM vehicles​

    • Safe and secure passenger and freight handling systems​

    • Communication networks, navigation systems and autonomous flight control systems

RP3 - Technology: Air Vehicles & Clean Aviation

Advance the development, testing, and deployment of next-generation AAM vehicles​

  • To advance the design, testing, and deployment of next-generation AAM vehicles for passenger and logistics services through considerations of safety features, development of sustainable propulsion systems towards net zero emissions.​

    • High-Rate Manufacturing​ including prototyping, testing and certification

    • Operation-specific Air Vehicle Architectures

    • Avionics and fail-safe systems such as redundancy and collision avoidance

    • Propulsion systems​ that minimise environmental and social impact

RP4 - Airspace Integration: Regulation & Licencing

Develop the framework for integration of AAM into Australia’s existing airspace​

  • To enable the development of the regulatory, licensing and certification framework for crewed and uncrewed operations for integration of AAM into Australia’s existing airspace.​

    • Developing evidence base for Regulations and Standards​

    • Definition of certification criteria in collaborative approach​

    • Operational safety and communication: Establish protocols for crewed and uncrewed operations​

    • Trials and testing of new technologies including proof of concepts