Requires government aircraft to share location data more often for safety.
Current rules allow government planes to turn off location signals (ADS-B Out) for "sensitive missions." This bill would tighten those rules, limiting when government agencies, including the military, can operate without broadcasting their aircraft's location. It would require them to share location data more often, aiming to improve air safety and transparency.
Today, government aircraft can turn off their ADS-B Out location signals for "sensitive government missions," a term that is broadly interpreted. After this bill, the FAA would define "sensitive government mission" much more narrowly, limiting exceptions to only the specific part of a flight when sensitive activities occur. Agencies would also have to report quarterly on every instance they turn off these signals, and the FAA would report to Congress twice a year on this usage.
HR 7240 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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