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U.S. Air Force Seeks Industry Help on Defeating Extensive Ground Moving Targets

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, February 1st, 2022

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U.S. Air Force Seeks Industry Help on Defeating Extensive Ground Moving Targets

A U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, flies over Poland during a Close Air Support exercise Jan. 10 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force is seeking industry's ideas for large-scale defeat of ground moving targets. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recently laid out a set of seven operational imperatives for the service--a list that he said would evolve and a list that includes effective ground moving target indication and air moving target indication (Defense Daily, Jan. 19). The Air Force "is seeking information on how an interested contractor could provide material solutions and capabilities that would enable the Air Force…

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