Army choosing ‘to protect its bureaucratic a**’ rather than providing collision avoidance report, Sen. Ted Cruz says
- A midair collision in January killed 67 people, prompting a Senate hearing.
- The Army's policy of turning off Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast technology is under scrutiny.
- ADS-B, used by civilian and military aircraft, broadcasts location and altitude, updating more frequently than radar.
- Senator Cruz quoted, "If another Black Hawk strikes...those deaths will be on the Army’s hands."
- The Army faces a potential subpoena for withholding an August 9, 2024, memo on ADS-B operations, hindering investigations.
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Senate Committee Threatens to Subpoena Army If It Doesn’t Release Helicopter Safety Memo
The Senate Commerce Committee may subpoena the Army for a report that explains why it repeatedly failed to utilize a safety system called ADS-B on helicopter flights near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, its chair, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), said on April 2. When an Army Black Hawk helicopter on a routine training mission collided midair with an American Airlines regional jet descending for a landing on Jan. 29, killing 67 people, it did…
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Army choosing ‘to protect its bureaucratic a**’ rather than providing collision avoidance report, Sen. Ted Cruz says
The Army has not yet provided congress records showing when they use a collision avoidance technology that was turned off during January’s midair collision that killed 67 people, Sen. Ted Cruz, chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation said during a hearing Wednesday.
Ted Cruz Warns Army About Stonewalling DC Black Hawk Crash
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