The RPAS and AAM Strategic Regulatory Roadmap

The Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Strategic Regulatory Roadmap outlines our approach for RPAS and AAM regulations over the next 10 to 15 years.

It sets out our long-term plan for safely integrating these technologies into Australia’s airspace and future regulatory system, alongside traditional aviation.

We will continue to evolve the roadmap to keep pace with new technologies and innovations to support the future of this rapidly growing industry.

 

 

 

We are committed to advancing these pioneering technologies and see this roadmap as a priority as we frame the future of Australian aviation.

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The RPAS and AAM Roadmap (PDF, 1.22 MB)

In this publication

• Introduction
  The roadmap sets out Australia’s future approach to aviation safety regulation and oversight for remotely piloted aircraft systems and advanced air mobility.
• Challenges and principles
  The remotely piloted aircraft systems and advanced air mobility sectors are rapidly evolving. While the roadmap charts a long-term vision for the safety regulation of these sectors, there remains challenges and uncertainty about the longer-term needs.
• Developing the roadmap
  The roadmap has been developed as an initiative under the National Emerging Aviation Technologies Policy Statement. To create the roadmap, our Aviation Safety Advisory Panel set up a technical working group to help the co-design process with industry.
• Reporting
  As this industry evolves, priorities are expected to change. For this reason, we are committed to regularly reviewing the roadmap in consultation with industry to make sure it continues to reflect the needs of industry.
• Roadmap activities
  The roadmap has been developed using 6 regulatory areas across 4 time horizons. These guide the activities set out in this roadmap.
  • Time horizons
    • Immediate term – 2022 to 2023
    • Near term – 2023 to 2026
    • Medium term – 2026 to 2031
    • Long term – 2031 to 2036
  • Use cases
  • Regulatory areas
    • Aircraft and aircraft systems
    • Airspace and traffic management
    • Operations
    • Infrastructure
    • People
    • Safety and security
• The RPAS and AAM Strategic Regulatory Roadmap Glossary
  This is a list of all the acronyms found in the roadmap.