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Fatal air ambulance crash caused by GPS failure: report

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Originally Published by: US Army offering defense firms 'concierge access' to test weapons at military ranges Trump says White House ballroom ruling jeopardizes lives of future presidents, vows Supreme Court appeal Duke Law's alleged race-based admissions accused of defying Supreme Court ruling: DOJ Federal investigators say a fatal New Mexico air ambulance crash unfolded after the crew lost GPS navigation while the US military was conducting a scheduled jamming exercise — a chain of events that is raising new questions about whether civilian aviation is prepared for an era of electronic warfare. The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report found the Beech King Air crew reported losing GPS capability minutes after departing Roswell, New Mexico, May 14 as the military conducted a planned GPS-denial exercise. Air traffic controllers twice asked officials to halt the jamming while assisting the flight, though investigators have not determined whether the interference caused or contributed to the crash.

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