Congress has released the final version of the 2026 national defense authorization act (ndaa), and critics have been quick to point out that previously proposed rules giving the us military the right to repair its equipment without having to rely on contractors have gone missing. Congress quietly kills military “right to repair,” allowing corporations to cash in on fixing broken products both chambers included pentagon budget provisions for a right to repair, but they. This decision by leadership comes after an intensive lobbying push by defense contractors in recent weeks against the bipartisan right to repair provisions.
Washington — a defense policy bill expected to be voted on this week does not include provisions that would have ensured the military’s ability to purchase the technical data, parts and. Congress and the department of defense are advancing right to repair reforms that could redefine readiness, logistics, and innovation across the military. The final language of the annual bill that funds the us military is in
