United States: All aircraft must be equipped with ADS-B equipment
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Civil Aviation Resources Network, October 22, 2025: According to Reuters, a U.S. Senate committee passed an aviation safety bill on Tuesday (October 21) requiring the use of advanced aircraft tracking technology. The bill stems from the January collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people.
The bill mandates that all civilian aircraft and military helicopters operating near civilian aircraft must be equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology by the end of 2031. It would also strengthen regulations on mixed jet and helicopter traffic and routes near commercial airports.
The Army Black Hawk helicopter involved in the fatal American Airlines accident was not using ADS-B, an advanced surveillance technology that transmits aircraft position information.
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz said the bill "closes a dangerous loophole that has allowed military aircraft to operate in domestic airspace without having to communicate their positions to other aircraft as quickly and accurately as commercial aircraft."
This follows questions from both parties about why the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) failed to act for years to address dangerous close encounters involving military helicopters near Washington's Reagan National Airport.
The latest bill will require safety reviews of Reagan National Airport and other major airports and direct the Army Inspector General's Office to initiate a safety coordination audit.
In April, the FAA announced it would require government helicopters to use ADS-B near Reagan National Airport. In May, following a dangerous close encounter, the FAA banned Army helicopters from flying in the airspace around the Pentagon. It also took steps to strengthen separation between helicopters and jets.
National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy praised the bill, noting that the board has been calling for mandatory ADS-B for three decades. Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell is pushing for 2031 to be the mandatory installation date for ADS-B, saying it will "enhance situational awareness and provide traffic advisories and alerts for air and ground operations at airports."