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Senate Commerce Committee demands Army ADS‑B memo after near‑misses near DCA
Summary
Committee chairmen say the Army has refused repeated requests for an internal memo on turning off Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS‑B) Out equipment and warned of subpoenas after reported near‑misses around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
Chairman Crews, chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, said the committee has given the Army 24 hours to produce an internal memo describing when military helicopters are permitted to disable Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS‑B) Out in the national airspace and warned that the panel will use its subpoena power if the Army continues to withhold the document.
The committee opened its hearing with a review of recent aviation safety concerns stemming from a January mid‑air incident near DCA and subsequent reported close calls. Crews said the memo — described in committee exchanges as the Army's ADS‑B Out operations guidance — was requested after Brig. Gen. Matthew Grama, director of the Office of Army Aviation, testified at the earlier hearing. "It begs the question, what doesn't the Army want…
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