ALERT Act (ADS-B Equipage & DCA Helicopter Safety)
Current understanding
House-passed aviation safety bill that would (1) require military helicopters to broadcast their location via ADS-B Out by default, (2) mandate ADS-B In receive capability on most civil and DOD aircraft by 2031, and (3) tighten FAA near-miss alerting procedures and helicopter routes around Reagan National Airport (DCA). Represents a concrete federal mandate extending ADS-B requirements into military rotorcraft and expanding traffic-awareness capability across the fleet.
Evidence log
- 2026-04-15 — ALERT Act: cross-connection with rotor-act: Both bills mandate ADS-B equipage on military rotorcraft and address military-FAA airspace coordination; ALERT Act adds a 2031 ADS-B In deadline and DCA-specific helicopter route tightening. (novelty: 3)