The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability to fix their own equipment and a measure that could place restrictions on defense firms’ share buybacks. SASC voted 18-9 on Wednesday to send its fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to the full Senate for consideration, with the bill also granting multi-year procurement authority for a wider…
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