The Japanese government has decided to help the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) of the Ministry of Transport in making the Master Plan Study on Development of the New Communication, Navigation, Surveillance and Air Traffic Management Systems" (the New CNS/ATM Systems) to the year 2025.

A document on the study was signed in Hanoi on June 20 by representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) preparatory study mission and the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam.

Under the document, the Study will include analysis of the existing systems; formulation of the Master Plan on the New CNS/ATM Systems to the year 2025; and feasibility Study on Priority Project Components in the roadmap for transition to the new systems.

The study will start in February next year and last for 13 months.

A Steering Committee will be established to monitor and evaluate the progress of the Study, discuss and advise JICA Study Team and Vietnamese counterparts on major issues arising during the implementation of the study, JICA said.