ICAO Launches Integrated Safety, Navigation & Security Blueprint for Future Aviation Systems
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure | SDG 16: Peace, Justice & Institutions
Institutions: Ministry of Civil Aviation
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)recently unveiled an integrated update combining revisions to its Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP), Global Air Navigation Plan (GANP), and Global Aviation Security Plan (GASEP) - forming a cohesive safety-navigation-security framework for the decades ahead. (ICAO)
The updated GASP strengthens risk-based safety oversight, harmonises auditing mechanisms, emphasizes a “just culture” for reporting, and supports states with capacity-building. (ICAO)
GANP enhancements include harmonised airspace modernization, trajectory-based operations, unmanned aircraft integration, and performance-based navigation (PBN) protocols. (ICAO)
GASEP updates focus on counterterrorism risk, cybersecurity for avionics and ground operations, and streamlined cross-border coordination of security measures. (ICAO)
Together, the integration ensures these three fundamental pillars of civil aviation don’t evolve separately but reinforce each other, promoting unified standards, inter-operability, and systemic resilience.
What are GASP / GANP / GASEP? →
GASP (Global Aviation Safety Plan) — ICAO’s strategy for global safety regulation, oversight, and continuous safety improvement.
GANP (Global Air Navigation Plan) — roadmap for modernizing global air traffic management and navigation systems.
GASEP (Global Aviation Security Plan) — ICAO’s high-level framework for aviation security, including threat mitigation, standards, and global cooperation.
For India, which is rapidly expanding its aviation network, launching new airports, and promoting civil aviation in tier-2/3 cities, this consolidated framework offers a clear compliance roadmap.
DGCA and airports must align with new safety oversight, navigation modernization (PBN, UTM), and integrated security standards.
Indian aerospace firms and R&D labs have opportunities to contribute to GANP/technology panels (e.g. U-space, remote towers).
As India pushes connectivity (UDAN, regional aviation), adopting unified norms from safety to security helps avoid bottlenecks and regulatory fragmentation.
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