The Department of the Air Force is opening unused land at five bases for private companies to develop large-scale artificial intelligence data centers. According to Federal News Network, each project must be valued at more than $500 million and require at least 100 megawatts of power to qualify.

The request for lease proposals, released last week, follows President Donald Trump’s executive orders directing federal agencies to use government-owned land and resources to speed the nation’s AI infrastructure development. Companies may lease property at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee, Edwards Air Force Base in California, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey and Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.

The Air Force’s solicitation identifies rou

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