Trump admin unveils 11-foot-tall, AI-designed nuclear test flight vehicle at the Great American State Fair

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator Brandon Williams tells Fox News Digital there is "no question" the United States is in an "AI capabilities race with China." FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration announced that it has successfully developed and tested a new nuclear-weapons-related flight vehicle using artificial intelligence, advanced supercomputing and 3D printing technology, marking a milestone National Nuclear Security Administrator Brandon Williams compared to the Manhattan Project. As the Great American State Fair kicks off on the National Mall, one of the most consequential exhibits on display may be an 11-foot-tall flight vehicle built not for a museum, but as a test of how AI could transform America's nuclear deterrent. The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) says the project, known as