By the end of this decade, the Air Force could begin equipping up to nine bases with self-sufficient nuclear microreactors as part of an effort to unplug from local commercial power grids and satisfy a growing demand for secure, reliable power sources that are more ...
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Reps. Rob Wittman and Jen Kiggans, members of the House Armed Services Committee, are pressing U.S. Indo-Pacific Command boss Adm. John Aquilino to ask for more procurement for nuclear micro-reactors in the fiscal 2025 budget request, as a way to ease the logistics of powering ...
A new paper written by an Air Force engineer warns of a major vulnerability on U.S. military bases overseas: the power infrastructure.
Will recent cyber attacks and severe weather effects on the energy grid be enough to wake up the Air Force—and the general public?
