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WASHINGTON – Military officials are expressing strong opposition to aviation safety legislation scheduled for consideration by the House of Representatives today, warning the measure could impose “significant unresolved budgetary burdens and operational security risks affecting national defense activities.”<\/p>

The House is preparing to vote on the ROTOR Act, which received unanimous approval from the Senate in December. The legislation would mandate that aircraft operators install automatic-dependent-surveillance-broadcast systems, commonly known as ADS-B technology, across their fleets no later than the end of 2031.<\/p>

The proposed legislation comes in response to the tragic January 2025 crash between an American Airlines regional aircraft and an Army Black Hawk helicopter in the Washington area, which resulted in 67 fatalities.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Pentagon is voicing strong opposition to aviation safety legislation heading to the House floor today, citing potential budget and security issues for military operations. The bill would mandate safety technology on aircraft by 2031 following a deadly collision in Washington that killed 67 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[833],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771877826551.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-6Io","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42911,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/house-panels-back-major-flight-safety-changes-after-deadly-dc-crash\/","url_meta":{"origin":25816,"position":0},"title":"House Panels Back Major Flight Safety Changes After Deadly DC Crash","author":"Admin","date":"March 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Two House committees have unanimously approved comprehensive aviation safety legislation following a fatal January collision near Washington DC that claimed 67 lives. 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