REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - Aerial Targets

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

RFI Number: FA8678-26-AFSAT-R0001

Agency: Department of the Air Force: Air Force Materiel Command Location: AFLCMC/EBA Eglin Notice Type: Request for Information
Posted Date: 14 AUGUST 2026
Response Date: 28 SEPTEMBER 2026
Archiving Policy: Manual Archive
Archive Date: N/A
Original Set Aside: N/A
Set Aside: N/A
NAICS Code: 336413, Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing PSC/FSC: 1550 – Drones: Targets, Training, Missile Evaluation

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION for Aerial Targets Branch (EBAY) Air Force Aerial Target Solutions

1. Purpose and Authority

Issued pursuant to Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) FAR 15.101(c) and RFO FAR Part 10 solely for information, market research, and planning purposes. This market survey is conducted by the Aerial Targets Program Office (AFLCMC/EBAY) under the Air Force Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Weapons (AFPAE/WP) to obtain industry capabilities, rough order of magnitude (ROM) information, and data needed to support commercial product/service, non-developmental item (NDI), and small business determinations under RFO FAR 10.001(f), and to inform acquisition planning. RFI Number:

FA8678-26-AFSAT-R0001

1.1 Mission Context

Per Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) §4172, major munitions and missile programs must demonstrate lethality against appropriate, threat-representative targets prior to full-rate production. The Aerial Targets mission is to provide target aircraft that replicate threat systems, including performance, signatures, and countermeasures of adversary aircraft. The objective of this RFI is to identify a range of solutions to populate a family of 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. This RFI is intended to:
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Identify commercially available or near-term solutions
Understand industry capabilities and innovative approaches Inform future acquisition strategies and budgetary requirements and assist the agency in making commerciality, NDI, and small business set-aside determinations

1.2 Multi-Category Submission Flexibility

To maximize industry participation and discover specialized technology, the Government invites respondents to submit separate, independent responses for each of tiers outlined in Section 5.1 Family of