The source here is a Fox News Digital report published October 25, 2026, based on documents the outlet says it reviewed. I could not find the documents themselves published, so the details below are as Fox and the Pentagon describe them.
What the report says. Under the FORTRESS initiative, every major military installation in the continental United States would be expected to sustain essential operations for at least 90 days without civilian power or supply chains. The plan envisions microgrids, large battery storage and portable nuclear reactors, plus stockpiles of munitions, fuel, critical minerals and medical supplies sized to wartime consumption. It also says civilian factories are being lined up for wartime conversion. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell is quoted saying "Power is combat now."
What to keep in mind. The framing is a planning requirement for a major war, not an announced attack or a change in operations. Fox's own story also links the effort to a separate initiative called Project Meridian, led by the Pentagon's chief technology officer and co-led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich, which is meant to study future warfare. Parnell's statement that the Pentagon doesn't want to rely on civilian infrastructure for national defense is the department's own rationale, and the report gives no cost, timeline or budget figures.
The full story is at Fox News. Does the 90-day figure match any earlier Pentagon resilience guidance you've read?
🕒 As of October 2026
