Reuters: Senator Warren wants US military to fix its own equipment

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren is proposing legislation that would make defense contractors give the U.S. military a "right to repair" its equipment, and require the Department of Defense to include cost-saving measures in plans to buy new weapons.

Proposed amid a cost-cutting push by President-elect Donald Trump, Warren's bill would make contractors give the military "fair and reasonable access" to parts, tools and repair instructions. 

Currently, the government is often required to pay contractors like Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N), Boeing Co (BA.N), RTX Corp (RTX.N), to use expensive original equipment and installers to service broken parts versus having trained military maintainers 3D print spares in the field and install them faster and cheaper.

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