1. Military Airworthiness Harmonisation Workshop Olomouc, CZ Republic
MAWA Forum Chairman
Jan Plevka,Ph.D. Armaments Directorate

2. Workshop presentation outline
Background information to Harmonised European Military Airworthiness Requirements (EMARs)
Current status of Military Airworthiness Authorities Forum activities within EDA
Comparable evolution to JAA-EASA (first airworthiness followed by total aviation approach)
Exploring internal and external cooperation
Civil-military relationship in airworthiness area

3. Involvement of EDA in Airworthiness and Aviation Safety
Number of international activities for coordination of military airworthiness started in 2004,
EMAAG, NSA Airworthiness group, FINAS, OCCAR, JMAAN, ETAP...
November 2008 an important milestone in EU military Airworthiness history
EU Ministers of Defence approved the establishment of Military AirWorthiness Authorities (MAWA) Forum and endorsed the European Military Airworthiness Roadmap 3 3

4. European Military Certification and Airworthiness Roadmap
EDA/MAWA’s Seven objectives
Common regulatory framework;
Common certification processes;
Common approach to organisational approvals;
Common certification/design codes;
Common approach to preservation of airworthiness;
Arrangements for mutual recognition;
Formation of a European Military Joint Airworthiness Authority.

5. Involvement of EDA in Airworthiness and Aviation Safety
European Defence Agency (EDA) was entrusted to facilitate associated activities
EDA was established under a Joint Action of the council of Ministers on 12 July, 2004, "to support the Member States and the Council in their effort to improve European defence capabilities in the field of crisis management and to sustain the European Security and Defence Policy as it stands now and develops in the future”.
What are the benefits for working together?
Military aviation safety,
Military-military & civil-military cooperation,
Reducing time & cost for new aircraft
Helping to improve competiveness of EDTIB 5 5

6. Involvement of EDA in Airworthiness and Aviation Safety
The priorities are different as nations have different perspectives and needs.
Thus the co-ordination between 26 pMS is very important to achieve consensus and to keep synergies.
EDA being aware of the scare resources in military airworthiness is ready to enforce the development by using OB, ER, and manning to achieve the expected benefits.
EDA with pMS is aiming to establish administrative and technical procedures which would require a single administrative action from the applicant (industry) valid under the national regulations and procedures of each Authority.
Work together towards a European Military Joint Airworthiness Authority. 6 6

7. MAWA European Military Airworthiness Requirements (EMARs) development
MAWA harmonization approach.
EMARs
National
Airworthiness app.
Project
harmo.
Set of harmonised
European MAWA
documents
European MAWA
Basic Framework
Basic Framework
EASA Part
21…
MAA remains national
EMAR
21, 145, M,
…….
STANAG
OCCAR
&
ETAP
JMAAN
…..
NATO
FINAS
USARS

8. MAWA current structure
EDA SB MODs
MAWA Forum
MAWA TF1
Basic Framework
MAWA TF2
EMAR Part 21
MAWA TF3
EMAR Maintenance
MAWA TF4
Certification criteria
Definitions
Functions of MAWA
Commitments of Authori.
Organization and proced.
Membership
Record of Parties
Amendment to Arranents.
Appendices and Annexes
Withdrawal
Signatures of all nations
Airworthiness req.
Military type-cert.
Restricted type-cert.
Supp. type-cert.
Changes to those cert.
Design approvals.
Cert. of parts and app.
Cert. of design org.
Issue of airw. direc.
General
Certification req.
Housing, Facilities
Equipment, Materials
Data, Personnel
Operating rules
Training
Training org.
Quality
Define the new air
systems airworthiness
certification basis.

9. MAWA current structure
MAWA TF1
Basic Framework
Chairman Mr. John Allan
The Basic Framework of MAWA is exploring the JAA Cyprus agreement with main goals,
That the 26 nations commit themselves work together on the field of harmonisation of military airworthiness
To define the whole set and scope of EMARs so that each Authority can adopt this structure and remove national regulatory differences with the aim that EMAR becomes a uniform code for all European countries and minimal further national regulatory differences will be applied.
To establish procedures that will:
allow the use of only one set of technical findings in the field of design, manufacture and maintenance for the benefit of all and in a manner acceptable to Military Authorities;
include practical measures for making the technical findings only once including acceptance of technical findings made by industry, where industry conforms to agreed approval standards;
cover the initial certification (of products, services, organisations or people) as well as the continuation of safety standards in service.

10. MAWA current structure
MAWA TF2
EMAR Part 21
LtCol Rik van Zwol
Based on JMAAN & EASA Documents : PART 21
EMAR 21
Subpart A General provisions
Subpart B Military type-certificates & Military restricted-type certificates
Subpart J Military design organisation approval
Subpart D Changes to Military type-certificates & Military restricted-type certificates
Subpart E Military supplemental type-certificates
Subpart H Airworthiness certificates
Subpart K Parts and appliances
Subpart Q Identification of specific parts and appliances
Section “B”
For the Regulator

11. MAWA current structure
MAWA TF3
EMAR Maintenance
Col Dominique COLIN
Based EASA Documents : PART M; PART 145; PART 147;PART 66
The taskforce is developing the following common EMARs on the field of continuing Airworthiness. Basically EMARs will cover the certification of maintenance organisations and personnel including educational requirements and licensing:
• EMAR Part 145 (Maintenance)
• EMAR Part M (Continuing AW)
• EMAR Part 147 (Tech training)
• EMAR Part 66 (a/c maintenance licences)

12. MAWA current structure
MAWA TF4
Certification codes
LtCol Alessio GRASSO
Based on existing national documents (Mil Hdbk. 516B, DEF std…)
The taskforce is focusing on the development of military certification codes/standards and safety requirements for future military aircraft programmes.
Furthermore platform unique criteria (special conditions) need to be added to fully address the safety aspects of unique military configurations.
This document establishes the airworthiness certification criteria to be used in the determination of airworthiness of all manned and unmanned, fixed and rotary wing air vehicle systems.
This document should cross reference relevant military and civil requirements.
These documents should be used to define the technical specification and should be the result of harmonization efforts across the MAWA pMS.

13. Coherence with other relevant intergovernmental organisations
pMS
NATO FINAS and
USARs groups
EDA SB MODs
MAWA
database
for sharing
national
and IO
regulations
MAWA Forum
MAWA
Common
EMARs
Basic Framework
MAWA TF1
EMAR Part 21
MAWA TF2
EMAR Maintenance
MAWA TF3
Certification crit.
MAWA TF4
TBD
Monitoring
Operating rules
Mutual recognitions
Certification criteria
General
Quality
Audits
Definitions
Functions of MAWA
Record of Parties
Amendment to Arranents.
Membership
Organization and proced.
Commitments of Authori.
Signatures of all nations
Appendices and Annexes
Withdrawal
TBD:
Airworthiness req.
Changes to those cert.
Supp. type-cert.
Restricted type-cert.
Military type-cert.
Cert. of design org.
Design approvals.
Issue of airwort direc.
Cert. of parts and app.
TBD
General
Data, Personnel
Operating rules
Equipment, Materials
Housing, Facilities
Certification req.
Quality
Training
Training org.
JMAAN

14. Conclusive remarks
EDA/MAWA is committed to developing the regulatory framework (EMARS) for military/state aircraft including UAS.
EMARS shall be ready for future European aircraft programmes, but all existing military aircraft may benefit from continuing airworthiness also.
EDA/MAWA will develop links to actively contribute to this goals in cooperation with other stakeholders and regulatory bodies.
We expect to discuss this goals with all our stakeholders (industry, regulatory organisations, national authorities) in specific panel sessions and to give us your feedback for the MAWA Forum as guidance for the way forward.
How to continue with UAS airworthiness harmonisation?

15. FOR YOUR ATTENTION THANK YOU Jan Plevka,Ph.D. Armaments Directorate