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Army says ADS‑B off was authorized for some missions; committee presses for policy and data
Summary
Brigadier General Matthew Brahman told senators the Army approves some ADS‑B‑off operations for national security missions and upgraded the approval level after the Jan. 29 crash; senators demanded the Army's policy memo and clearer data on how often exemptions are used.
Brigadier General Matthew Brahman, director of Army Aviation, told the Senate subcommittee that the Army operates under FAA authority within the National Capital Region but that certain missions approved for continuity of government and national security can be authorized to operate without broadcasting ADS‑B Out. He said the crew of the Black Hawk involved in the Jan. 29 collision was qualified and that the unit paused operations immediately after the accident.
Brahman described the twelfth Aviation Battalion’s mission at Fort Belvoir and said roughly three‑quarters of that battalion’s flights support continuity‑of‑government rehearsal and readiness tasks. He told senators that the unit’s aircraft transponders were set to transmit required Mode 3/A and Mode S information while inside Class B airspace, but that ADS‑B…
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