Air Force wants a $500,000 counter-air missile, despite cheaper options

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