Terms of Reference (ToR) for TC ERM Working Group (WG) AERO: Aeronautical and related equipment

Approved at ERM#89, Date: June 2026

Scope

The main objectives of TC ERM WG AERO are: 

• Development of standards for aeronautical equipment, in particular for the European Air Traffic Management Network (EATMN);
• Development of Harmonised Standards under the Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU) for ground-based ATM equipment.

Areas of activity

The activities of TC ERM WG AERO include the following broad areas:

• aeronautical ATM equipment;
• meteorological aids and meteorological radar;
• Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)/Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) such as civil drones in cooperation and coordination with other ETSI groups (e.g. ERM WG UWB and ERM WG SRR) as appropriate.

Annex (informative): Collaboration with other bodies

TC ERM WG AERO will liaise with relevant bodies inside ETSI (e.g. TC MSG regarding aerial User Equipment or TC SES regarding satellite earth stations for aeronautical satellite services) and outside ETSI on matters concerning the development of the standards. Relevant bodies outside ETSI include but are not limited to EASA, Eurocae, Eurocontrol, ITU and ICAO.

Horizontal aspects related to EMC and radio spectrum matters will be deferred to TC ERM WG EMC and TC ERM WG RM respectively.