Right to repair: Why the US military can't fix much of its own equipment (taskandpurpose.com)

The article argues that U.S. service members often can’t repair their own ships and aircraft because Pentagon contracts restrict access to technical data, leaving contractors as the only authorized fixers. It cites cases like F-35 maintenance delays and Littoral Combat Ship repairs that required contractor crews even for routine tasks. While “right to repair” legislation gained bipartisan support, it stalled in the last defense authorization process.