Antares raises $470M for small nuclear reactors at U.S. Air Force bases

The startup secured funding to develop and deploy 100 kilowatt to 1 megawatt reactors designed to power military installations, marking a major bet on modular nuclear technology for defense energy needs.

First covered Jul 27, 2026 · 10:49 AM PT · 1 article

Antares raises $470M for small nuclear reactors at U.S. Air Force bases — Image via techcrunch.com

Coverage

1d TechCrunch Climate Antares raises $470M to build nuclear reactors for the U.S. military — Antares has raised $470 million to build small modular reactors — 100 kW to 1 MW — for U.S. Air Force bases.

Primary sources

af.mil Daf Announces Next Steps In Advanced Nuclear Power For Installations Initiative (af.mil)

energy.gov Department of Energy Celebrates First Advanced Reactor Criticality

More coverage from around the web

bloomberg.com Antares Nuclear Raises $470 Million to Build Tiny Reactors for Military - Bloomberg

crypto.news Paradigm leads $470M Antares Nuclear funding round for military SMRs

moneycheck.com Antares Nuclear Secures $470M to Deploy Microreactors at Military Installations - MoneyCheck

blockonomi.com Antares Nuclear Secures $470M to Power Military Installations with Microreactors - Blockonomi

thenextweb.com Antares raises $470mn for military nuclear microreactors

Appeared in: 2026-07-28 (#13)

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