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Intelligence Dossiers

Profiles of key individuals, organizations, and research bodies involved in the advanced aerospace sector. Cross-referenced with patent filings and government contracts.

BLACK TRACK // APPLIED PHYSICS

BLACK TRACK // CLANDESTINE

BLACK TRACK // COVERT OPS

BLACK TRACK // DEFENSE-INDUSTRIAL

BLACK TRACK // FINANCIAL

BLACK TRACK // KEY PERSONNEL

BLACK TRACK // THEORETICAL CAPABILITY

BLACK_TRACK

American Superconductor

organisation

Key supplier of High-Temperature Superconductor (HTS) wire for FRC magnets.

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BAE Systems (Manassas, VA)

organisation

Successor contractor for the rad-hard SoC after 2014.

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Central Intelligence Agency

organisation

Assessed executive agent for the MH370 asset denial operation.

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Col. Matthew P. Giese

person

USAF/Boeing test pilot, represents the bifurcated flight test model.

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Dr. Michael L. Garrett

person

Engineer linking CBH Technologies (diagnostics) to Skunk Works®.

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Freescale Semiconductor

organisation

Original developer of the CFR control system SoC; acquired by NXP.

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Gabriel Ivan Font

person

Plasma Physicist, key human vector from LANL to Skunk Works®.

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General Atomics EMS

organisation

Key supplier of military-grade capacitors and pulsed power systems.

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Joanne Maguire

person

Former EVP of Lockheed Martin Space Systems, joined Freescale board in 2013.

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Joint Special Operations Command

organisation

Provided specialized enabling support to the CIA-led MH370 operation.

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Lockheed Martin

ORGANISATION

Primary contractor for the Skunk Works program and the Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR) initiative.

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Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®

organisation

Prime contractor for the "black track" CFR orb platform.

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Teledyne e2v

organisation

Key supplier of high-power thyratron switches for pulsed power systems.

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The Carlyle Group

organisation

Key investor in the 2006 Freescale LBO, providing a defense/intel nexus.

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Thomas McGuire

person

Lead inventor of the Skunk Works® CFR.

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COVERT OPS // FINANCE

COVERT OPS // LEGAL

GEOPOLITICAL // INTELLIGENCE

GRAY TRACK // AGILE R&D

GRAY TRACK // CORPORATE SHELL

GRAY TRACK // DEFENSE-INDUSTRIAL

GRAY TRACK // FIREWALLED SUPPLIER

GRAY TRACK // FOREIGN R&D

GRAY TRACK // KEY PERSONNEL

GRAY TRACK // R&D

GRAY TRACK // THEORETICAL PHYSICS

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GRAY_TRACK_EXOTIC

GRAY_TRACK_PROPULSION

HISTORICAL // APPLIED PHYSICS

HISTORICAL // FOUNDATIONAL

HISTORICAL // NNSA

HISTORICAL // R&D

Anomalous Stability

technology

A landmark discovery made during LANL's FRX-A and FRX-B experiments (c. 1979-1981). The FRC plasma was found to remain stable for up to 60 µs—nearly one hundred times longer than predicted by ideal Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) theory. This proved that kinetic effects (large ion orbits) provide natural stability to the FRC, establishing it as a viable confinement vessel.

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Astron Project

project

A fusion research program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (1956–1973). It attempted to create a closed magnetic field ("bottle") using a high-current ring of relativistic electrons. While it did not achieve full field reversal, it established the concept of the Compact Torus, the direct ancestor of the propulsion system in this investigation.

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Blevin & Thonemann

person

Researchers who, in 1962, pioneered the technique of generating azimuthal electron currents in a plasma column using Rotating Magnetic Fields (RMF). This technique is a critical enabling technology for modern FRCs, providing a method for steady-state current drive and active stabilization of the destructive n=2 rotational instability.

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FRC Translation

technology

The engineering capability to move a formed FRC plasmoid from its formation chamber into a separate confinement region. Successfully demonstrated on the FRX-C/T device, this capability is the architectural prerequisite for Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) and the Compact Fusion Reactor, allowing the separation of the violent plasma creation phase from the compression or propulsion phase.

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FRX-A, B, and C

experiment

The foundational Field-Reversed Experiments at LANL (1970s–1980s). These experiments proved the FRC possessed "anomalous stability" (lasting 100x longer than predicted) and successfully suppressed the destructive rotational instability using quadrupole magnetic fields.

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High Beta Plasma

technology

A state where the plasma pressure is nearly equal to the magnetic pressure (β≈1). The 1967 Topical Conference on this subject featured foundational debates on trapped reverse field configurations. This regime is the defining characteristic of the Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR), enabling high power density but requiring advanced stability controls like those debated by Green, Newton, and Kaleck.

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Rotational Instability (n=2)

technology

The primary destructive mode for FRCs, where the plasma cross-section deforms into a rotating ellipse and hits the wall. This issue was definitively solved on the FRX-C device using weak quadrupole magnetic fields, a breakthrough that extended plasma lifetimes from tens to hundreds of microseconds.

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HISTORICAL // SPACE PROPULSION

HISTORICAL // THEORETICAL

INTERNATIONAL

PROTOTYPE // R&D

PROTOTYPE // TRANSITIONAL

RD_FOUNDATION

Air Force Office of Scientific Research

organisation

U.S. government funding agency that managed key HPM research programs.

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Air Force Research Laboratory

organisation

Partner in the MTF program, provided the Shiva Star liner implosion facility.

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Dr. Glen A. Wurden

person

Key LANL scientist, led the FRC lifetime extension breakthrough on FRCHX.

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Dr. Hui Li

person

Lead LANL theorist on 3D turbulent magnetic reconnection.

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Dr. John Luginsland

person

AFOSR Program Manager for HPM, later at Leidos. Key U.S. government node.

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Dr. Scott C. Hsu

person

LANL scientist on MSX, later ARPA-E Program Director.

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Dr. Thomas Intrator

person

Lead scientist for the LANL FRX-L experiment and mentor for the MTF program.

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Dr. Toru E. Weber

person

Lead scientist on the LANL MSX experiment, co-author with Slough.

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James L. Tuck

person

Manhattan Project veteran and a key leader of Project Sherwood at LANL.

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Leidos

organisation

Major U.S. defense contractor, current employer of key HPM program manager John Luginsland.

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Los Alamos National Laboratory

organisation

Primary center for U.S. FRC research, from its earliest days to the modern era.

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M. Tuszewski

person

Pioneering LANL physicist, key figure from FRX-C to FRX-L, later at TAE Technologies.

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NASA MSFC

organisation

Origin of the "gray track" propulsion-focused precursor (FAST/PTX program).

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Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

organisation

Premier U.S. fusion research center; a key node for international knowledge transfer.

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R.K. Linford

person

Pioneering LANL scientist and leader on the early FRX programs.

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W.T. Armstrong

person

Key LANL physicist on the early FRX-A/B/C experiments in the 1980s.

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UNCLASSIFIED

'Emergence' Protocol (Real-Time Plasma Stabilization)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Control System Vulnerability (MH370).

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Absence of Public Indicators (Job Boards, PR)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Operational Security (OPSEC).

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Adiabatic Compression (Efficient Heating)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Formation & Heating.

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Adiabatic Compression (Spencer Scaling Law)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Foundational Physics.

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Advanced Propulsion & Fusion Ecosystem

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the ecosystem.

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AFOSR/ONR HPM Program

event

Multi-year research into High Power Microwaves, linking US and Israeli scientists.

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AFRL Shiva Star Facility (Liner Implosion Expertise)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the FRC Technical Lineage (LANL to Skunk Works®).

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AFRL/Wright-Patt Technology Incubator

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Government/Academic Catalysts.

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AMSC (2G HTS Wire Manufacturer)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the High-Temperature Superconductors (HTS).

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Black Track (Core Program)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Clandestine Propulsion Portfolio (Tripartite Architecture).

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Capacitor Technology

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Pulsed Power & Materials.

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CFR Orb Flight Tests

event

August 2024. Public sightings and financial losses indicate the start of the flight test phase.

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Charged Particle Products (Suitable for Direct Thrust/Conversion)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Fuel Cycles (Space Application).

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Clandestine Propulsion Portfolio (Tripartite Architecture)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Advanced Propulsion & Fusion Ecosystem.

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Classified Subcontracting (Prime Flow-Through Hypothesis)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Operational Security (OPSEC).

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Commercial FRC Development (Fusion)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Fusion Enabling Technologies & Physics.

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Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Black Track (Core Program).

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Control System Vulnerability (MH370)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR).

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Crash Program (CAEP, CASP)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the PRC Strategic Microelectronics Program.

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Critical Component: Neutral Beam Injectors (NBI) from BINP

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Russia Supply Chain Vulnerability.

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Critical Parameters (100 kV, 20 kA, 100 kA/µs)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the High-Power Switching.

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DARPA SOOFER Program (Advanced Concept)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Government/Academic Catalysts.

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Deliberate Compartmentalization

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Operational Security (OPSEC).

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Deuterium-Helium-3 (D-³He) Preferred

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Fuel Cycles (Space Application).

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Dual-Use R&D (Advanced Flux Pinning via Ion Irradiation)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the High-Temperature Superconductors (HTS).

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Early FRX-A/B/C Experiments

event

c. 1978-1988. Pioneering LANL research that established the foundational physics of FRCs.

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Effect: Obscuring FRC/CFR True Methods

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the NAVAIR Pais Effect Patents.

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Extended Electrodynamics (EED) Paradigm

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Unconventional Research Convergence.

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Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) Physics

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Fusion Enabling Technologies & Physics.

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Foreign Counterintelligence Vectors

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Intelligence and Research Networks.

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Formation & Heating

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) Physics.

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Foundational Physics

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR).

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FRC Technical Lineage (LANL to Skunk Works®)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Gray Tracks (Agile R&D).

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Freescale Semiconductor LBO

event

2006. Creation of a corporate shield for the control system team.

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Freescale Semiconductor Team (Lost Key Expertise)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Control System Vulnerability (MH370).

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FRX-L Experiment

event

c. 2001-2003. LANL experiment that proved the viability of the high-density FRC plasma target.

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Fuel Cycles (Space Application)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) Physics.

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Fusion Enabling Technologies & Physics

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Advanced Propulsion & Fusion Ecosystem.

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General Atomics EMS (High Density Capacitors)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Capacitor Technology.

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Goal: Electricity Generation (Pulsed MIF)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Commercial FRC Development (Fusion).

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Goal: Replicate Freescale Rad-Hard SoC Capability

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the PRC Strategic Microelectronics Program.

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Goal: Strategic Misdirection/Information Warfare

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the NAVAIR Pais Effect Patents.

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Government/Academic Catalysts

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Unconventional Research Convergence.

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Gray Tracks (Agile R&D)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Clandestine Propulsion Portfolio (Tripartite Architecture).

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High-Beta Confinement (β~1)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Foundational Physics.

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High-Power Switching

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Pulsed Power & Materials.

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High-Temperature Superconductors (HTS)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Pulsed Power & Materials.

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Human Capital Vector (Gabriel Ivan Font)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the FRC Technical Lineage (LANL to Skunk Works®).

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Intelligence and Research Networks

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Advanced Propulsion & Fusion Ecosystem.

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Key Capability: Direct Energy Conversion (High Efficiency)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Commercial FRC Development (Fusion).

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Key Personnel: Dr. Salvatore Pais, Dr. James Sheehy (CTO)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the NAVAIR Pais Effect Patents.

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Key Technical Exchange/Vector: R. Granetz

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Russia Supply Chain Vulnerability.

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LANL Foundational MTF Research (FRX-L, FRCHX)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the FRC Technical Lineage (LANL to Skunk Works®).

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LANL LDRD (2014) as Classified Bridge

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the FRC Technical Lineage (LANL to Skunk Works®).

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LANL Vortex-Gravity Workshop

event

1979. Earliest known theoretical inquiry into plasma-gravity interactions.

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Lattice Confinement Fusion (LCF/GEC - Larry Forsley)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Unconventional Research Convergence.

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Lead Entity

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR).

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Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Lead Entity.

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Low Neutron Flux (<5% Total Power)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Fuel Cycles (Space Application).

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Magnetic Reconnection (Energy Release)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Foundational Physics.

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Mechanism: Manipulation of Quantum Vacuum

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the NAVAIR Pais Effect Patents.

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Mechanism: Merging of Two FRCs, Magnetic Compression

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Commercial FRC Development (Fusion).

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Metrics (Up to 3.0 MJ/m³, Rated for 1 Million Cycles)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Capacitor Technology.

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MH370 (Intelligence Windfall)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the PRC Strategic Microelectronics Program.

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MH370 Asset Denial Operation

event

March 8, 2014. U.S. covert action to neutralize the Freescale team.

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MSNW "Goes Dark"

event

2017. MSNW's public funding ceases as it transitions to a clandestine OTA.

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MSX Experiment

event

c. 2013-2015. LANL testbed that solved the critical FRC lifetime problem.

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n=2 Rotational Mode (Suppressed by Octopole Fields)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Stability Solutions.

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NAVAIR Pais Effect Patents

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the White Track (Strategic Deception).

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New ZP Requantization (Quantum Potential LLC)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Unconventional Research Convergence.

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NSF "Edge Physics" Meeting

event

November 2024. Coalescence of the new gray track cohort.

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NSF Convergent Catalysis (Anna Brady-Estevez)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Government/Academic Catalysts.

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Operating Regime: Fusion (20K), Military (30-50K)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the High-Temperature Superconductors (HTS).

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Operational Security (OPSEC)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR).

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OPSEC Signature of Silence (No Public R&D Disclosure)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the High-Power Switching.

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Pais Patents Filed

event

2015. Start of the "Applied R&D" track.

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Patented Research Sourced via Secure Channels

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Operational Security (OPSEC).

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Persons (Dr. Hal Puthoff of EarthTech International)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Unconventional Research Convergence.

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Plasma Gun Assisted Formation (Increased Trapped Flux)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Formation & Heating.

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PPPL FRC Theory Consortium (NSFSE Collaboration)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Government/Academic Catalysts.

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PRC Strategic Microelectronics Program

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Foreign Counterintelligence Vectors.

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PRC Yingguang-I Design

event

2013. Design of China's first FRC device, signaling active competition.

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Project Sherwood

event

c. 1951-1970s. U.S. post-war fusion research where field-reversal was first observed.

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Pulsed Power & Materials

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Fusion Enabling Technologies & Physics.

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Required Performance (0.5-2.0 TFLOPS, <20 µs Latency)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Control System Vulnerability (MH370).

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Russia Supply Chain Vulnerability

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Foreign Counterintelligence Vectors.

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Skunk Works® CFR Program

event

c. 2010-Present. The "black track" program to develop the CFR orb, led by Thomas McGuire.

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Stability Solutions

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) Physics.

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Strategic Role: Incubator for Talent/Parallel Asset

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Commercial FRC Development (Fusion).

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Successor Contractor: BAE Systems Manassas

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Control System Vulnerability (MH370).

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TAE Technologies' Reliance on Budker

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Russia Supply Chain Vulnerability.

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Teledyne e2v (High-Power Pulsed Thyratrons)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the High-Power Switching.

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The Manhattan Project

event

1942-1946. Forged the cadre of physicists who would later lead U.S. fusion research.

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Theta-Pinch Formation (Reversed Bias Field)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Formation & Heating.

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Tilt Mode (Mitigated by High Plasma Elongation/Kinetic Effects)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Stability Solutions.

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Translation (FRX-C/T Experiment)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Formation & Heating.

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Unconventional Research Convergence

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Intelligence and Research Networks.

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White Track (Strategic Deception)

ENTITY

Intelligence asset in the Clandestine Propulsion Portfolio (Tripartite Architecture).

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WHITE TRACK // APPLIED R&D

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