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US Military Airlifts Next-Generation Nuclear Microreactor In Historic First Operation

By David Dalton
16 February 2026

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US Military Airlifts Next-Generation Nuclear Microreactor In Historic First Operation
The Ward 250 microreactor is loaded into the back of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on 15 February 2026, at March Air Reserve Base, California. Courtesy US Department of War.
The US on 15 February conducted its first air transport of a nuclear microreactor, flying the unit aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from California to Utah in a move designed to demonstrate how advanced nuclear power could be rapidly deployed for military and civilian use.

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