The Pentagon is launching a last-minute assault on bipartisan aviation safety legislation designed to prevent another deadly midair collision like the one that shocked the nation near Washington in January 2025.
Despite overwhelming support from victims' families and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, the military-industrial complex is now trying to torpedo the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Act just as the House prepares to vote.
The legislation would require both civilian and military aircraft operating in congested airspace to use Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology - a common-sense safety measure that could have prevented the tragic loss of life we witnessed last month.
Deep State Resistance to Basic Safety
Why is the Pentagon suddenly objecting to measures that would save American lives? The same bloated bureaucracy that gave us the Afghanistan withdrawal disaster is now prioritizing their operational secrecy over the safety of everyday Americans flying in our nation's busiest airspace.
This is exactly the kind of administrative state arrogance that President Trump has been fighting his entire political career. While grieving families are literally begging Congress to act, faceless Pentagon officials are more concerned about protecting their turf than protecting lives.
"These families deserve answers and action, not more bureaucratic stonewalling from unelected officials who think they know better than Congress," one House Republican told reporters.
The timing of this Pentagon pushback is particularly suspect. Where were these objections during the months of hearings and committee work? Why wait until the final moment to try derailing legislation that has broad bipartisan support?
Americans Deserve Better
This fight perfectly encapsulates everything wrong with the swamp mentality that still infects too many corners of our government. Real people died in that January collision, yet the Pentagon seems more interested in protecting their operational flexibility than implementing basic safety protocols.
Patriots should be asking their representatives one simple question: Are you going to stand with grieving American families demanding accountability, or are you going to cave to last-minute pressure from Deep State bureaucrats who think they're above oversight?