Yevgeniy Stupitskiy

Intelligence Summary: Yevgeniy Stupitskiy / IAP Moscow

Node Identity: Yevgeniy Stupitskiy leads the Institute of Applied Physics (IAP) team in Moscow researching space-based plasma guns for anti-satellite warfare. Stupitskiy first wrote about plasma guns in the early 2000s, with his research shifting into higher gear during 2019-2020. His focus is on miniaturized compact toroid accelerators designed for orbiting platforms — the Russian continuation of the USAF MARAUDER compact toroid weapons program. Stupitskiy's papers explicitly reference MARAUDER experiments, demonstrating direct tracking of US compact toroid weapons research.

Strategic Relevance: Stupitskiy's research represents the most direct Russian continuation of MARAUDER-type compact toroid weapons physics in the space domain. His work is strategically significant because: (1) It explicitly targets the anti-satellite warfare mission — plasma waves from compact toroid accelerators can 'significantly decrease transparency of satellite systems,' disabling orbital reconnaissance and communication platforms; (2) The miniaturization challenge has been solved — Stupitskiy's research demonstrates that compact toroid accelerators can be reduced in size sufficiently to mount on satellites, enabling space-based deployment; (3) TRINITI co-authored the 2019 Stupitskiy plasma gun paper, confirming the institutional overlap between civilian fusion research and weapons development — TRINITI's testbeds are 'primarily geared to building future nuclear fusion reactors but can apparently also be applied to plasma guns'; (4) The research generates 'plasma waves producing effects similar to nuclear explosions' — suggesting EMP-like effects from compact toroid detonations in space. Stupitskiy succeeds Academician Avramenko as the leading Russian plasma weapons designer, transitioning from atmospheric ABM systems to space-based ASAT applications.

Technical Focus / Capabilities: Stupitskiy's technical portfolio encompasses: (1) Miniaturized compact toroid accelerators — size reduction solved to enable satellite mounting; (2) Compact toroid formation and acceleration — generating donut-shaped plasma toroids accelerated to high speeds, the same physics as USAF MARAUDER (which accelerated 1-2mg plasma at 100 billion g); (3) Space-based plasma gun design — orbiting platforms generating plasma waves with nuclear-explosion-like effects; (4) Anti-satellite warfare applications — plasma waves that decrease satellite system transparency and disable orbital platforms; (5) Plasma wave effects on materials — TRINITI testbeds simulating high-speed plasma wave effects, applicable to both reactor and weapons research. His research explicitly references MARAUDER, demonstrating knowledge of US compact toroid weapons capabilities.

Network Linkage: Stupitskiy maintains 6 documented connections: affiliated with the Institute of Applied Physics (IAP); leads the Space Plasma Gun development; references the MARAUDER Reference (USAF compact toroid weapons program); succeeds Academician Avramenko as the leading plasma weapons designer; and researches Nuclear EMP ASAT capabilities. The IAP receives funding from both the Ministry of Defense and the Russian Academy of Sciences, and succeeds the Scientific Research Institute of Radio Instrument Making as the institutional home of Russian plasma weapons development.