Air Force planners want ideas on building the service’s next conter-air missile at a cost of $500,000 per unit, although the service already has cheaper munitions in its inventory.

As part of the service’s Counter-Air Missile Program, or CAMP, the Air Force wants to develop a ground-launched missile that will set the groundwork for a “ low-cost air-to-air missile,” according to a Nov. 7 request for white papers posted on SAM.gov.

“The highest priority of this effort is the development and demonstration of an affordable, open system, modular, and highly producible ground-launched capability,” the notice from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center reads, adding that work would start on ground-launch versions as a way to test the technology before pivoting to “future affordable air-to

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