Military flight data reportedly caused UK air-traffic outage
A military aircraft entering spurious flight information reportedly triggered the air-traffic control failure that grounded thousands of UK flights earlier in the week. The Ministry of Defence reportedly sees no evidence of an error by military personnel. RSS reports do not identify the aircraft, explain the data fault or provide the investigation’s final findings.
Why it matters
Identifying the trigger is central to preventing another nationwide disruption of civilian aviation.
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Part of the September 12, 2026 brief.