Congress must act on aviation safety before more lives are lost | Opinion
Congress must act to prevent another deadly midair collision.
Morning Overview on MSN
US military and FAA to test lasers built to shoot drones out of the sky
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and the Federal Aviation Administration plan to test a high-energy laser designed to destroy rogue drones at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on March 6, 2026.
WDSU
US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say
The U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, members of Congress said Thursday, and the Federal Aviation Administration responded by closing more airspace near ...
The Baltimore Sun
NTSB: US Army, FAA systemic failures led to deadly Potomac midair collision
Systemic failures in airspace design, safety oversight and risk management by the U.S. Army and the Federal Aviation Administration contributed to the midair crash that killed 67 people in 2025, ...
These 3 failures contributed to the deadly DC midair collision, NTSB says
A new National Transportation Safety Board report outlines how flight paths near DCA put military helicopters and jets on a collision course.