Defense Bill Adopts Measure Seeking Crash-Avoidance Systems for Military Choppers
Bogdan Hofbauer
WASHINGTON― The U.S. House this week adopted an amendment to the annual defense policy bill incorporating a measure put forward by Michigan Rep. Tom Barrett, directing the Pentagon to study the feasibility of installing collision-avoidance systems on all U.S. military helicopters. Barrett, a Charlotte Republican and former Army helicopter pilot, had introduced the legislation in March after the crash of an American Airlines flight and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National
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