Tom McGuire Current Status (2026)

ASSESSMENT General ASSESSMENT // PERSONNEL TRACKING Also: McGuire status, McGuire 2026, McGuire current employment

01 Executive_Summary

ASSESSMENT: Tom McGuire is STILL at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics as of 2026. LinkedIn: 'Research Engineer and Scientist at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company' — 'Nov 2007 - Present (18 years and 8 months).' Title: 'Lockheed Martin Fellow and Principal Investigator of the Compact Fusion Reactor Project.' Description: 'Fusion engineering and writing papers. Research • Level: Specialist. Inertial electrostatic fusion theory and experiments, nuclear propulsion studies, star tracker development, advanced space architecture design, and general mentoring.' Last public presentation: APS DPP October 2019. No new fusion patents after 2019. The CFR was 'cancelled' by August 2020 but McGuire kept his CFR PI title. The team (Font, Qerushi) stayed inside Lockheed rather than dispersing to fusion startups. KEY ANOMALY: If the program was genuinely cancelled, why does McGuire still carry the CFR PI title in 2026?

03 Deep_Dive_Intelligence

Overview

Entity Type: Assessment — Tom McGuire Current Status (2026) is an analytical assessment synthesizing multiple data points.

Source Documents

Intelligence derived from 3 source documents:

LinkedIn — linkedin.com/in/tom-mcguire-b644ab82
4ORBS — Charles Chase research deep dive (4orbs.com/research/charles-chase/)
APS DPP 2019 — BO8.00015 and UP10.00093

05b Related_Topics (3)

Compact Fusion Reactor

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Plasma Propulsion

usa → russia → china → japan →

Patent Analysis

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07 Key_Findings

▸ Entity Type: Assessment — Tom McGuire Current Status (2026) is an analytical assessment synthesizing multiple data points.
▸ LinkedIn — linkedin.com/in/tom-mcguire-b644ab82
▸ 4ORBS — Charles Chase research deep dive (4orbs.com/research/charles-chase/)
▸ APS DPP 2019 — BO8.00015 and UP10.00093

09 Timeline_Mentions (1)

2023

Lockheed confirms CFR cancellation — but team stays and keeps hiring

Aviation Week confirms cancellation. McGuire stays with CFR title. Power & Plasma Team continues hiring through 2026.

defense-programs

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10 FAQ

What is Tom McGuire Current Status (2026)? ▾

Tom McGuire is STILL at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics as of 2026. LinkedIn: 'Research Engineer and Scientist at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company' — 'Nov 2007 - Present (18 years and 8 months).' Title: 'Lockheed Martin Fellow and Principal Investigator of the Compact Fusion Reactor Project.' Description: 'Fusion engineering and writing papers. Research • Level: Specialist. Inertial...

What role does Tom McGuire Current Status (2026) play in the research network? ▾

Tom McGuire Current Status (2026) is classified under the "General" category, belonging to the ASSESSMENT // PERSONNEL TRACKING vertical group. ASSESSMENT: Tom McGuire is STILL at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics as of 2026. LinkedIn: 'Research Engineer and Scientist at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company' — 'Nov 2007 - Present (18 years and 8...

What evidence supports the Tom McGuire Current Status (2026) assessment? ▾

The intelligence assessment for Tom McGuire Current Status (2026) is supported by 4 primary sources. Key sources include "Tom McGuire — LinkedIn Profile (Research Engineer and Scientist at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company)", "Compact Fusion — Lockheed Martin Official Product Page", and "Lockheed Martin Compact Fusion Reactor — Wikipedia". These documents provide the evidentiary basis for the analysis.

What does the Tom McGuire Current Status (2026) assessment conclude? ▾

What evidence is the Tom McGuire Current Status (2026) assessment based on? ▾

The assessment is based on 4 primary sources. Overview ASSESSMENT: Tom McGuire is STILL at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics as of 2026. LinkedIn: 'Research Engineer and Scientist at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company' — 'Nov 2007 - Present (18...

What are the alternative names or aliases for Tom McGuire Current Status (2026)? ▾

Tom McGuire Current Status (2026) is also known as: McGuire status, McGuire 2026, and McGuire current employment. These alternative names appear across different source documents and may reflect codenames, abbreviations, or historical references.

What external sources document Tom McGuire Current Status (2026)? ▾

Tom McGuire Current Status (2026) is documented by 4 external sources, including 1 linkedin profile, 1 official company page, and 1 encyclopedia article. Notable references include "Tom McGuire — LinkedIn Profile (Research Engineer and Scientist at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company)", "Compact Fusion — Lockheed Martin Official Product Page", and "Lockheed Martin Compact Fusion Reactor — Wikipedia".

What is the historical timeline for Tom McGuire Current Status (2026)? ▾

Tom McGuire Current Status (2026) is referenced across documents spanning 2007–2026, with activity noted in 2007, 2019, and 2020. This temporal range is derived from the primary source documents in the research archive.

How does Tom McGuire Current Status (2026) relate to compact fusion research? ▾

Overview ASSESSMENT: Tom McGuire is STILL at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics as of 2026. LinkedIn: 'Research Engineer and Scientist at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company' — 'Nov 2007 - Present (18 years and 8 months).' Title: 'Lockheed Martin Fellow and Principal Investigator of the Compact Fusion...

What documents should I read to learn more about Tom McGuire Current Status (2026)? ▾

To learn more about Tom McGuire Current Status (2026), review the 4 primary sources, and related research finding linked in the source documents section of this dossier.