17 hours 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.

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 ...

17 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 ...

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 ...

17 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 ...

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

6 days ago · The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington, DC, was flying nearly twice as high as it should have been. ... Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) ...

Jan 30, 2025 · An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided mid-air with a military Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, Jan. 29, as the plane was approaching Reagan National Airport outside of Washington D.C. The flight originated in Wichita, Kansas.

Airlines pilots changed their descent to land on runway thirty three. Now, simultaneously there was an Army black Hawk helicopter that was traveling.

Jan 30, 2025 · Sen. Ted Cruz, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez and others have shared their reactions and to the plane crash at Reagan National Airport.