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Elizabeth Warren: “Lockheed Martin charged the Air Force $900 per page just to…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

Right to Repair: Air Force Secretary Supports Warren, Sheehy Plan to Get Military Right to Repair

Published May 21, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:56

And it's a module that keeps the big contractors in, in control. The Air Force knows how unsustainable that model is. When it wanted to access the repair manual for the AC130J, Lockheed Martin charged the Air Force $900 per page just to look at the repair manual for the AC130J. broken contracting around sustainment and pricing would be transformative for our readiness. The. The GAO has found that obtaining needed technical data could save billions of dollars just for ship sustainment. (04:56–05:10)

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Asserts that Lockheed Martin charged excessively for access to a repair manual.

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