The effort, dubbed “Operation Windlord,” is a partnership between the Department of War (DOW), the Department of Energy (DOE) and Valar Atomics to fulfill executive orders setting aggressive goals for expanding nuclear power and provide proof-of-concept for rapid deployment of energy sources to support military needs. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the DOW’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy in November, which aims to modernize systems, increase production capacity and ensure the industrial base is on a “wartime footing” by transforming “a culture of compliance to one of speed and execution.” “I think we’ll be increasingly dependent on [AI] as a decisive advantage, in both our ability to execute operations, and to manage the huge, you know, mission that the Pentagon has in terms of, you know, financial management, acquisition, personnel management — all the things that make the military great,” Duffey told the DCNF.
Author: Katelynn Richardson
Published at: 2026-02-16 22:02:37
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