LETOVE PREVADZKOVE SLUZBY SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY, STATNY PODNIK

Their core work

LPS SR is Slovakia's national Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), the state enterprise responsible for managing all air traffic in Slovak airspace. Within the SESAR programme, they contribute operational expertise from a medium-sized European ANSP perspective — validating new ATM concepts, testing controller tools, and integrating communication/navigation/surveillance systems. Their role is to bring real-world operational requirements and validation capacity to pan-European air traffic modernization, covering everything from airport surface management to en-route trajectory optimization.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In the first SESAR wave (2016–2019), LPS SR focused broadly on foundational ATM capabilities: system engineering methodology, validation frameworks, master plan roadmapping, and core airport operations like runway throughput and surface management. In the second wave (2019–2023), their participation shifted toward more advanced and specialized topics — drone integration in controlled airspace, digital tower technologies, 4D trajectory-based operations, and integrated communication/navigation systems. This progression mirrors the overall SESAR maturation, but their sustained presence across both waves shows deepening engagement rather than passive participation.

LPS SR is moving toward digitalized air traffic services — remote towers, unmanned aircraft integration, and trajectory-based operations — positioning them as a validator for next-generation ATM concepts.

How they like to work

LPS SR participates exclusively as a consortium partner, never as coordinator — consistent with their role as a national ANSP contributing operational expertise rather than leading research. With 142 unique partners across 27 countries, they operate within the large SESAR consortia (typically 15–30 members), giving them one of the broadest collaboration networks in European ATM. This makes them a well-connected, reliable consortium member who knows the SESAR ecosystem and its key players intimately.

With 142 unique consortium partners spanning 27 countries, LPS SR has one of the most extensive collaboration networks among Central European ANSPs. Their partners include major European ANSPs, avionics manufacturers, research centers, and airport operators across the full SESAR community.

What sets them apart

As Slovakia's sole ANSP, LPS SR offers something that research institutes and technology companies cannot: direct operational authority over a national airspace. This means validation results from their participation carry real-world weight — they test concepts in the context of actual traffic flows, controller workflows, and regulatory constraints. For consortium builders, they represent a medium-sized Central European ANSP perspective, filling a gap between the dominant Western European service providers and ensuring geographic balance in SESAR validations.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PJ14 EECNS
  Highest-funded project (EUR 393K) focused on integrated communication, navigation and surveillance — a critical CNS modernization effort continued into Wave 2.
• PJ13-W2 ERICA
  Represents their emerging work on RPAS/drone integration in controlled airspace, one of the most commercially relevant ATM challenges for the coming decade.
• PJ05 Remote Tower
  Remote tower operations for multiple airports (EUR 171K) — directly relevant to smaller airports and a growing market for digital tower services.