Very Large-Scale Demonstration (VLD)
Large collaborative projects that bridge research and industrial implementation by testing mature technologies and operational concepts in real operational environments. VLDs validate solutions, demonstrate benefits, and involve key industry and institutional stakeholders to accelerate deployment.
Reviewer | Date | About the Reviewer |
|---|---|---|
Nikoleta Krousouloudi | 01/11/2025 | Researcher, Future Needs; Environmental & Transportation Engineer |
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Source: SESAR
The Very Large Scale Demonstrations (VLD) are designed to help fill the gap between the development and deployment phases and in particular, to:
• Generate further confidence to support buy-in from main stakeholders including regulators for future deployments;
• Significantly reduce the business risks for both operational stakeholders and industry, in particular for changes included in the Common Projects;
• Provide further inputs to related standardisation activities;
• Raise awareness regarding SESAR activities related to ATM performance issues and their results;
• Accompany SESAR pioneers all the way to pre-deployment; and
• Assess full-scale deployment readiness.