What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Aerial Targets Program Office (AFLCMC/EBAY), under the Air Force Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Weapons, requests information on aerial target solutions for market research and acquisition planning. The agency seeks commercially available or near-term systems that replicate adversary aircraft—ranging from inexpensive hobby drones to advanced fighters and large-scale aircraft—to support Defensive and Offensive Counter Air capabilities. The office will use industry capabilities and rough order of magnitude data to inform future acquisition strategies, budgetary requirements, and commerciality, non-developmental item, and small business set-aside determinations. Final Questions and Answers were posted on 11 September 2026, and all final responses are due by 28 September 2026 at 1600 Central. Applicants must consult the attached RFI and Question and Answer documents for additional submission details.
Scope of work
- Towed and free-flying aerial target platforms
- Tier 3 Group 1 and Group 2 expendable targets
- Large Full-Scale Target (LFSAT), manned or unmanned
- Extra-Large Full-Scale Target (ELFSAT), manned or unmanned
- Specialized vehicle subsystems, components, or niche capabilities
- Autonomous and multi-vehicle swarm capabilities
- Modular RF, IR, RCS, or scoring payloads
- Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated (COCO) target services
Incumbent and award research
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (FA8678) with descriptions matching "aerial targets", performed in FL. The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| KRATOS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, INCFA867823FB001 · AIR FORCE SUBSCALE AERIAL TARGETS (AFSAT) LOTS 17-21, CLS, AND SPARES: SPARES PARTS ORDER | $3.2M | Dec 26, 2025 |
| KRATOS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, INCFA867823FA001 · AIR FORCE SUBSCALE AERIAL TARGETS (AFSAT) LOTS 17-21, CLS, AND SPARES: SPARES PARTS ORDER | $4.5M | Dec 26, 2025 |
| KRATOS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, INCFA867824FB005 · AIR FORCE SUBSCALE AERIAL TARGETS (AFSAT) LOT 20 INITIAL SPARES | $185.4K | Nov 19, 2025 |
| KRATOS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, INCFA867824FB003 · AIR FORCE SUBSCALE AERIAL TARGETS (AFSAT) LOTS 17-21, CLS, SPATES: CY 24 OWR | $2.3M | Dec 31, 2024 |
| KRATOS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, INCFA867824FB001 · AIR FORCE SUBSCALE AERIAL TARGETS (AFSAT) LOTS 17-21, CLS, SPARES: CY 24 CLS, DATA, STORAG | $2.8M | Dec 31, 2024 |
Market context
Awards in the same category (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 336413, performed in FL
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATIONSPE4A626F203E · 8512189400!CAP ASSEMBLY,FUEL | $1.9M | Jun 26, 2032 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONW58RGZ25F0182 · MODERNIZED TARGET ACQUISITION DESIGNATION SIGHT/PILOT NIGHT VISION SENSOR (M-TADS/PNVS) IN | $956.8M | Jul 31, 2031 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONFA853326F0011 · COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL TESTER (COLT) PLUS CONTRACT. | $8.5M | Jun 24, 2031 |
| ALLCLEAR REPAIR SERVICES, INC.FA811826F0053 · REPAIR OF B-52 FLOW CONTROL SENSOR VENTURI VALVE | $255.8K | Mar 5, 2031 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONSPRPA126FCU09 · 2-CH PRE-AMP LRM,AI | $1.3M | Nov 29, 2030 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 336413, since Oct 1, 2024
124,796 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$4.5B
- 2. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$2.7B
- 3. RTX CORPORATION$2.4B
- 4. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$2.2B
- 5. THE BOEING COMPANY$2.1B
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.