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doctrine-change2026-07-20 11:30 UTC🇺🇸 United States (U.S. Air Force installations; RFI issued by the service)
US Air Force seeks ground-based air defense launcher to protect bases from cruise missiles and drones
The U.S. Air Force issued a Request for Information seeking industry solutions for a ground-based missile launcher to defend Air Force installations against cruise missiles and drones across Groups 1–5. The article frames the effort as driven by recent drone and missile attacks on U.S. and allied bases and broader lessons from Russia-Ukraine air defense saturation.
DETAILS
Type
doctrine-change
Occurred
2026-07-20 11:30
Reported
2026-07-20
Location
United States (U.S. Air Force installations; RFI issued by the service)
Coordinates
39.7837, -100.4459
Confidence
72 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
No specific new damage described; article discusses an RFI for base air defense and references prior attacks on U.S./allied bases in the Middle East.
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