PANSA is actively involved in research and development (R&D) activities for the new generation of aviation – Aviation 4.0. The digitalisation, virtualisation and automation of operations that lead to the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution are introducing such new technologies as the Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud Computing (CC), Augmented Reality (AR), Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) also to aviation and air navigation.
As an institution whose competences and resources are unique in Poland, PANSA consolidates them in the area of aviation by initiating and co-creating R&D Centre – NaviHub – a project which is comprised of a network of organisations, sites and equipment (Centre of Competence) as well as data, knowledge and laboratory for digital simulations (NaviLab) and test airfield (NaviSpot). NaviHub represents cooperation of people and institutions that provides for designing, deploying and testing innovative aviation projects in field conditions.