Request for Information (RFI) for Aerial Targets Branch (EBAY) Air Force Aerial Target Solutions

SAM.gov (U.S. federal contract opportunities) · the publisher calls it «RFI / market research»

A US Air Force Aerial Targets Program Office sources-sought RFI seeks target aircraft solutions across a range of unmanned and expendable threat-representative platforms, including swarm-capable Tier 3 systems and payloads. The response deadline is conflicting (25 November 2026 on SAM.gov vs 28 September 2026 in the Q&A), and the industry day of 20-22 October 2026 has been postponed to a date to be confirmed. (machine-written summary)

Deadline

25 Nov 2026 (time: see source)

Source text: «Response deadline (SAM.gov data field): 25 November 2026 16:00 CST»

Need owner

Aerial Targets Program Office (AFLCMC/EBAY)

References

FA8678-26-AFSAT-R0001

What is needed

The objective of this RFI is to identify a range of solutions to populate a family for systems needed throughout the spectrum of missions in Defensive and Offensive Counter Air capabilities. These solutions may represent the full range of airborne threats, spanning from inexpensive “hobby drones” to the most advance adversary fighter and large-scale aircraft.

Maturity

Identify commercially available or near-term solutions

How to respond

Please provide supporting information in your response outlining how both towed and free-flying implementations would be executed.

Access

Norwegian suppliers: not stated — check the access terms

Membership required

Not stated

Export and security terms

The Industry Day briefing and all associated discussions will be limited to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) only.

Funding

Not stated

Possible follow-on

The Government is also interested in understanding the potential pathway for future integration with AATTCS, to include a rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost estimate for this transition.

Commitment

solely for information, market research, and planning purposes

Published by the source

2026-10-14

Last checked against the source 2026-10-15.