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House Panel Advances NDAA to Preserve A-10 Readiness and Push Right-to-Repair and Low-Cost C‑UAS

The package raises congressional oversight by requiring sustainment of A-10 training and maintenance through 2030.

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A U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 357th Fighter Generation Squadron fires its GAU-8 30 mm Gatling gun at targets on a range in Gila Bend, Arizona, Jan. 23, 2026. (Image credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha Melecio)
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Overview

  • The House Armed Services Committee approved the tactical air and land forces package 44-12 late Thursday, sending measures on the A-10, right-to-repair and counter‑UAS to the full House.
  • One amendment requires the Air Force to keep A-10 training, depot maintenance, spare parts and contractor support sufficient to keep the fleet mission-ready through 2030.
  • Lawmakers ordered a plan for competitive experimentation and prototyping of autonomous, semi‑autonomous and adjunct aircraft tied to the A-10 mission while keeping a qualified pilot in command of weapons decisions.
  • The package strengthens Pentagon right-to-repair authority so depots and units can access technical data, tools and diagnostics to reduce contractor dependence and lower sustainment costs.
  • The bill prioritizes low-cost, attrition‑ready counter‑UAS interceptors and layered defenses to cheaply defeat mass drone attacks, and the measures do not categorically block A-10 retirements but could delay or condition them pending House, Senate and Pentagon actions.