Army Helicopter’s Tracking Technology Turned Off at Time of Crash
Senator Ted Cruz, the chairman of the committee with oversight of transportation, said there was no compelling reason for the technology not to have been in use when the helicopter collided with a commercial jet over the Potomac River.
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Ted Cruz says there was ‘no compelling national security reason’ for the advanced surveillance technology to be switched off
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Key safety system off in US Army helicopter that collided with American Airlines jet: Senator
The Black Hawk helicopter had turned off its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast. Read more at straitstimes.com.