1 day ago · Cruz also noted the helicopter had a transponder so it would appear on radar but ADS-B is significantly more accurate. ... according to the office of Sen. Ted Cruz, chair of the Commerce, Science ...

Ted Cruz disclosed to the press that the helicopter was on a training mission when the collision occurred. He further clarified that there was no pressing national security justification for the ...

23 hours ago · Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz told reporters that the Black Hawk helicopter had turned off its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), which is permitted for military aircraft. "This was a training mission, so there was no compelling national security reason for ADS-B to be turned off," Cruz said after a briefing from the ...

23 hours ago · WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A key safety system was turned off on a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines regional jet last week near Washington Reagan Airport, killing 67. Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz told reporters the Black Hawk helicopter had turned off its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B ...

23 hours ago · Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz told media that the Black Hawk helicopter had turned off its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast, which is permitted for military helicopters, the ...

1 day ago · Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz told reporters the Black Hawk helicopter had turned off its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), which is permitted for military aircraft. “This was a training mission, so there was no compelling national security reason for ADS-B to be turned off,” Cruz said.

1 day ago · The Black Hawk helicopter had deactivated its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), a detail confirmed by Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz.

Jan 30, 2025 · Three soldiers were on board the helicopter, which was a routine training flight, Army officials say. Rescue crews are desperately searching the Potomac River for survivors, but none have been pulled from the water yet, according to a …

Jul 25, 2024 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) led a bipartisan coalition of Texas legislators in sending a bicameral letter to Secretary of the Army Wormuth expressing concern about the high number of recent Army Aviation accidents.

6 days ago · U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz cautioned Thursday against speculating about the cause of the fatal midair collision between a commercial jet and a military helicopter before the National Transportation...