New details revealed by The Times show that the failures on Jan. 29 before an Army helicopter crashed into a jet near Reagan National Airport were far more complex than previously known.
Category: Military Aircraft
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After Crash, F.A.A. Change Requires All Aircraft at Reagan to Broadcast Positions
The agency’s acting director told senators of the new policy after it was revealed that tracking technology had been disabled before a deadly midair collision in January.
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Family Files Claims Against U.S. for Washington Plane Crash
The filings over the collision of an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter last month appear to be the first such claim and signal the start of a long legal fight.
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Airline Pilots in the DC Plane Crash Acted as Expected, Experts Say
The pilots of the American Airlines regional jet in the Washington airport collision acted as expected, aviation safety experts and other pilots said.
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Conditions May Have Stymied Black Hawk Crew Before Fatal Crash
The Army pilots were juggling dark skies, low altitude, a busy airspace and a cockpit without certain traffic detectors before the helicopter’s midair crash with a regional passenger jet.
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Metal From a Military Plane Is Featured in a New Watch
The Swiss brand Urwerk says its new timepiece is just as precise and technically advanced as the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft was.
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Biden Administration Chooses Military Supplier for First Chips Act Grant
The award, which will go to BAE Systems, is part of a new government program aimed at creating a more secure supply of semiconductors.
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The Nonstop Work of Ukrainian Air Defenses: ‘We Have No Days Off’
Russian air attacks on Kyiv have come in relentless waves. Yet very little has penetrated the patched-together but increasingly sophisticated air defense network. Here’s why.