The limited interoperability between The Australian Advanced Air Traffic System and Australian Defence Air Traffic System increased the risk of error due to the need for a number of manual interventions or processes to facilitate the coordination and processing of traffic.
The ATSB is satisfied that the safety action, when fully implemented, will reduce the risk associated with this safety issue.
Airservices and the Department of Defence are currently working towards implementing a harmonised joint civil military air traffic service system via the OneSky Program. Once implemented, the new harmonised air traffic service system will increase the interoperability between both organisations and address the identified safety issue.
The ATSB is satisfied that the safety action, when fully implemented, will reduce the risk associated with this safety issue.