{"id":81350,"date":"2026-07-20T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/07\/20\/us-air-force-seeking-air-defense-missile-system-to-protect-air-bases\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:24:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:24:04","slug":"us-air-force-seeking-air-defense-missile-system-to-protect-air-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/07\/20\/us-air-force-seeking-air-defense-missile-system-to-protect-air-bases\/","title":{"rendered":"US Air Force seeking air defense missile system to protect air bases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Air Force is out to find an air defense missile system to defend the service\u2019s installations against cruise missiles and drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is to \u201cidentify industry partners capable of providing a Ground-Based Launcher solution to protect United States Air Force assets,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/workspace\/contract\/opp\/253ba249cff34951a7f7ee5829b1f594\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"><u>Request for Information<\/u><\/a> submitted by the service. The request has a response deadline of Aug. 6. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The RFI lists requirements that suggest an air defense system that can handle a variety of threats. In addition to intercepting cruise missiles, the Air Force wants missiles that can destroy drones ranging in size from Group 1 (maximum gross takeoff weight of less than 21 pounds) to Group 5 (maximum weight of more than 1,320 pounds). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This would mean a single system that could stop everything from a small kamikaze drone to a giant Global Hawk-sized UAV. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The query comes as U.S. and allied military bases in the Middle East have been struck hard by Iranian drones and missiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian weapons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/04\/06\/calls-for-tougher-us-bunkers-hangars-go-back-years-analysts-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/04\/06\/calls-for-tougher-us-bunkers-hangars-go-back-years-analysts-say\/\">destroyed<\/a> a valuable U.S. E-3 Sentry AWACS, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/16\/iran-missile-strike-damages-five-kc-135-tankers-in-saudi-arabia-officials-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">damaged<\/a> at least five KC-135 tankers at Saudi airbases and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/05\/middleeast\/radar-bases-us-missile-defense-iran-war-intl-invs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">devastated<\/a> multiple air defense radars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise, Russia and Ukraine have been hammering each other with waves of drones and missiles that overwhelm air defenses and deplete stockpiles of interceptors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not surprisingly, the Air Force wants a defense system with plenty of ammunition. Contractors are asked to \u201coutline operational performance metrics, specifically the firing rate across all magazines and the total magazine depth, while demonstrating seamless command and control (C2) system integration for rapid sensor data dissemination and weapons cueing.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The RFI suggests a desire for a self-contained system that is easily transportable, uses a laser illuminator for fire control and possesses integrated sensing capabilities. The RFI lists 11 \u201ccritical baseline attributes\u201d for the Ground-Based Launcher, including cost, transportability, manpower requirements and built-in testing diagnostics for maintenance and safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As background, contractors are asked to refer to the 2012 Joint Staff publication JP 3-01, \u201cCountering Air and Missile Threats.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even before the Iran War, the defense of Air Force bases spurred debate. Last year, a strategist on the Air Staff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-army\/2025\/10\/13\/is-it-time-for-the-army-to-stop-defending-air-force-air-bases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"><u>argued<\/u><\/a> that the Air Force should stop relying on the Army for primary air defense of airfields. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He warned that expeditionary airbases lack sophisticated systems like the Patriot, and that the Air Force\u2019s own security forces are poorly equipped for air defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Air Force has put out a request for a new air defense missile system to defend the service\u2019s installations against cruise missiles and 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