The right-to-repair fight could make or break US troops’ robot-war plans

Pentagon policies that forbid troops from repairing and modifying their weapons and gear are hindering efforts to accelerate U.S. operations with ground and air robots, special operators and defense experts warn.

The problem stems from defense contracts that enable manufacturers to retain lucrative repair and data rights, Dara Massicot, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said at a Carnegie event on Wednesday. 

Massicot noted that Ukrainian forces can’t repair much of the U.S. gear they have been given.

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