{"id":70872,"date":"2025-10-23T19:23:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T19:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/10\/23\/us-air-force-to-lease-base-land-for-private-ai-data-centers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:24:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:24:32","slug":"us-air-force-to-lease-base-land-for-private-ai-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2025\/10\/23\/us-air-force-to-lease-base-land-for-private-ai-data-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"US Air Force to lease base land for private AI data centers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of the Air Force seeks to lease thousands of acres of land at five bases to private firms to build their own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/12\/03\/how-an-ai-powered-dashboard-gets-air-force-reservists-deployment-ready\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/12\/03\/how-an-ai-powered-dashboard-gets-air-force-reservists-deployment-ready\/\">artificial intelligence data centers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/workspace\/contract\/opp\/c0dd2474a2114d93a5e8ff14d3884270\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/workspace\/contract\/opp\/c0dd2474a2114d93a5e8ff14d3884270\/view\">solicitation online Tuesday<\/a> asking for proposals to develop land, which it called \u201cunderutilized,\u201d at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, Edwards Air Force Base in California, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey and Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. The solicitation was first reported by Breaking Defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAI is transforming the modern world, and these data centers are crucial for America to remain at the forefront of innovation,\u201d Robert Moriarty, the Air Force\u2019s deputy assistant secretary for installations, said in a statement provided to Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force made this move in response to executive orders President Donald Trump issued in January and July that seek to speed up the nation\u2019s adoption of AI technology and construction of the massive data centers that technology requires. The July executive order calls for the Defense Department to identify sites on military installations that could be used for data center infrastructure and then competitively lease the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked if the data centers would be used for Air Force or military AI projects, or those run by outside organizations, an Air Force official responded, \u201cThis is an opportunity for outside organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force has set a Nov. 14 deadline for companies to submit their proposals, and will make a selection or selections next January. After the award, the Air Force said, it will conduct environmental assessments and the design will be developed and refined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lease proposal request detailed about 3,100 acres across the five bases that could be used to build data centers. More than 2,100 of those acres are located at Edwards, a massive installation in the California desert often used for testing new aircraft such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2025\/10\/21\/northrop-eyes-more-b-21-contracts-air-force-deal-to-speed-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2025\/10\/21\/northrop-eyes-more-b-21-contracts-air-force-deal-to-speed-production\/\">B-21 Raider bomber<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2025\/10\/01\/us-air-force-revamps-pilot-training-as-t-7-era-nears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2025\/10\/01\/us-air-force-revamps-pilot-training-as-t-7-era-nears\/\">T-7 Red Hawk trainer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To qualify, a project must require more than 100 megawatts of new load and be worth at least $500 million, among other requirements. 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