This proposal is for a Permanent change to the notified airspace design, and the change level is M1.
The UK Academic Air Weapons Ranges (AAWRs) have needed to evolve since the infancy of military flying and the requirement to practice weaponry tactics. DIO Holbeach (EG D207) has barely altered since the cold-war; when training focused on high speed, low-level hit-and-run style attack profiles using dumb bombs. Modern air weaponry profiles using smart weapons and associated tactics are conducted in a significantly different fashion and often assume air-superiority; enabling modern Air Systems to loiter on station overhead the range for an extended period whilst working ground-based Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) for talk-ons to varied targets in Close Air Support (CAS) scenarios. To cater for these modern flight profiles, training and new weapons, the airspace needs to be enhanced. The principals of FUA will be considered throughout the ACP to ensure that, wherever possible, the minimum volume of airspace required to achieve the military mission is requested.
