{"id":48845,"date":"2025-08-08T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/08\/08\/us-air-force-eyes-purchase-of-tesla-cybertrucks-to-blow-up\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:09:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:09:04","slug":"us-air-force-eyes-purchase-of-tesla-cybertrucks-to-blow-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2025\/08\/08\/us-air-force-eyes-purchase-of-tesla-cybertrucks-to-blow-up\/","title":{"rendered":"US Air Force eyes purchase of Tesla Cybertrucks &#8230; to blow up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Air Force is looking to add two Tesla Cybertrucks to its precision munition weapons testing program at New Mexico\u2019s White Sands Missile Range, according to recently submitted contracting documents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/workspace\/contract\/opp\/7430c560391546a9b1fa020a5b1dd9b4\/view\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/workspace\/contract\/opp\/7430c560391546a9b1fa020a5b1dd9b4\/view\">request<\/a>, submitted by the Air Force Test Center, singled out the vehicle by name among a 33-vehicle procurement list while citing the Cybertruck\u2019s unique design and growing relevance as a potential battlefield threat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While most of the listed vehicles are standard sedans, pickups and SUVs, the Cybertrucks, known for their stainless steel exteriors and sharply angular design, are the only brand-specified models requested for target practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military planners say the trucks could realistically be used by adversaries in future conflicts \u2014 and that training must reflect those real-world possibilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the operating theater, it is likely the type of vehicles used by the enemy may transition to Tesla Cybertrucks, as they have been found not to receive the normal extent of damage expected upon major impact,\u201d the service request states. \u201cTesting needs to mirror real world situations.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The testing falls under U.S. Special Operations Command\u2019s Standoff Precision Guided Munitions program, which includes air-launched weapons such as the AGM-114 Hellfire, AGM-176 Griffin and the GBU-39\/B Laser Small Diameter Bomb. 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