ATC Level Tactical Manoeuvring during Descent for Mitigating Impact of ADS-B Message Injection Cyber Attack

To reduce delays caused by an ADS-B Message Injection attack, we propose an Air Traffic Control (ATC) level tactical manoeuvring framework for maintaining safe flight trajectories while reducing diversion from the original trajectory during the descent phase. This framework is formed based on three key elements: a high impact attack scenario, the consideration of the standard ATC incidence response, and safety manoeuvring with reduced diversion for the affected aircraft. Simulation results showed that the tactical manoeuvring records a faster time to return to the original path prior to the attack incident compared to a conventional simplified safe diversion instructed by the ATC.