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Pentagon FORTRESS Plan Would Require U.S. Military Bases to Run 90 Days Off the Grid as UK Tells Households to 'Be Ready'

Hegseth's FORTRESS program aims to make American bases independent of the civilian grid as allies brace their home fronts for war, sabotage and cyberattack.

By Ecker Geopolitics Desk · Reviewed and edited by Brendan Ecker

· Updated · 1 min read

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers the State of the Force address announcing the FORTRESS grid-independence program at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Sept. 30, 2026

The Pentagon is developing a requirement that major U.S. bases run power, water, fuel and communications on their own for at least 90 days, Fox News Digital reported Oct. 25, under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's FORTRESS program. The Army is already spending up to $2.2 billion on microreactors at five bases, while Britain launched a 'Be Ready' campaign telling households to stock three days of supplies.

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Pentagon · FORTRESS · Pete Hegseth · power grid · nuclear microreactors · Volt Typhoon · United Kingdom · homeland security

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