Project Dreadnought

The Decepticons represent the highest form of life in the galaxy, destined to create the Decepticon Empire to bring order to a chaotic universe. The ultimate embodiment of that destiny, Project Dreadnought entails nothing less than transforming Cybertron itself into the Empire's mobile capital, enforcing the rule of its populace across the galaxy.

Or at least it would be, were it not for that upstart.

Fiction

Marvel The Transformers comics

In the opening stages of the Great War, the Decepticon army quickly overwhelmed the disorganized Autobot resistance. Confident at an easy victory, Megatron promised to his army that they would then rebuild their world into the ultimate weapon and begin conquering other worlds. The Transformers

Transformers '84

As the war ground on, Megatron began diverting more resources away from Project Dreadnought. After hearing Starscream's comment about Megatron's vendetta with Optimus Prime, Shockwave test-fired one of the partly completed planetary turbines, diverting Cybertron towards the Stellae Cimeterium to try and force Megatron to refocus on the Project, and eventually galactic conquest, once again only for Megatron's obsession with Optimus to win out. Secrets & Lies #1