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Top Democrat on HASC Readiness Panel Adds F-35 Data Rights Report Requirement to Bill

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024

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Top Democrat on HASC Readiness Panel Adds F-35 Data Rights Report Requirement to Bill

Pictured is an F-35A at Hill AFB, Utah on Feb. 22 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The House Armed Services Committee's (HASC) version of the fiscal 2025 defense authorization bill would require DoD to submit a report on the impact of Lockheed Martin's [LMT] ownership of data rights for the F-35 fighter, according to an en bloc amendment by Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the HASC readiness panel. "The committee is concerned about the long-term sustainment and maintenance implications of commercial owned intellectual property and closed software system[s] on the F-35," Garamendi's amendment…

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Congress

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