Global FRC Lineage
Global FRC/plasmoid lineage — 38+ year technology thread
01 Definition
This technical assessment synthesizes evidence about Global FRC Lineage. It connects to 11 entities in the network, drawing from multiple source documents and research programs.
02 Detailed_Analysis
This technical assessment synthesizes evidence about Global FRC Lineage. It connects to 11 entities in the network, drawing from multiple source documents and research programs. This technical assessment synthesizes evidence about Global FRC Lineage. It connects to 11 entities in the network, drawing from multiple source documents and research programs.
03 Key_Facts
- ▸ ← Avangard (assessment): Avangard = Russian deployed plasma stealth hypersonic (2018). Part of global lineage. Russia has most complete plasma weapons ecosystem: ground (Avramenko) + hypersonic (Avangard) + space (Stupitskiy).
- ▸ ← TAE C-2W (assessment): TAE = US commercial FRC program. Part of global lineage. C-2W results referenced by China's CAE paper. Collaborates with Japan (Nihon) and Canada (Queen's). World's largest compact-toroid device.
- ▸ ← Stupitskiy ASAT (assessment): Stupitskiy = Russian space-based plasma gun program (2019-2020). Part of global lineage. Russia has ground (Avramenko) + space (Stupitskiy) plasma weapons. 30+ year program.
- ▸ ← Miley p-B11 (assessment): Miley 2016 author list connects US (Miley, Barty/LLNL), Israel (Eliezer/Soreq), Europe (Korn/ELI, Hora/UNSW). International collaboration on p-B11 fusion = global lineage.
- ▸ → Avramenko (RU) (assessment): Global lineage includes Russia Avramenko plasmoid weapon (1990s, tested 1995). Earliest confirmed weapons program. 30+ years of Russian plasma weapons.
04 Deep_Dive_Intelligence
Global FRC Lineage
Purpose: Global FRC/plasmoid lineage — 38+ year technology thread Category: Technical Assessment This technical assessment synthesizes evidence about Global FRC Lineage. It connects to 11 entities in the network, drawing from multiple source documents and research programs.
Key Relationships
- ← Avangard (assessment): Avangard = Russian deployed plasma stealth hypersonic (2018). Part of global lineage. Russia has most complete plasma weapons ecosystem: ground (Avramenko) + hypersonic (Avangard) + space (Stupitskiy).
- ← TAE C-2W (assessment): TAE = US commercial FRC program. Part of global lineage. C-2W results referenced by China's CAE paper. Collaborates with Japan (Nihon) and Canada (Queen's). World's largest compact-toroid device.
- ← Stupitskiy ASAT (assessment): Stupitskiy = Russian space-based plasma gun program (2019-2020). Part of global lineage. Russia has ground (Avramenko) + space (Stupitskiy) plasma weapons. 30+ year program.
- ← Miley p-B11 (assessment): Miley 2016 author list connects US (Miley, Barty/LLNL), Israel (Eliezer/Soreq), Europe (Korn/ELI, Hora/UNSW). International collaboration on p-B11 fusion = global lineage.
- → Avramenko (RU) (assessment): Global lineage includes Russia Avramenko plasmoid weapon (1990s, tested 1995). Earliest confirmed weapons program. 30+ years of Russian plasma weapons.
- → Belitsky (DTIC) (assessment): Global lineage includes Belitsky DTIC document as key evidence of Russian plasma weapons program. FBIS translation of Ogonek 1995.
Plus 5 additional connections.
05 Intelligence_Analysis
Global FRC Lineage
Purpose: Global FRC/plasmoid lineage — 38+ year technology thread Category: Technical Assessment This technical assessment synthesizes evidence about Global FRC Lineage. It connects to 11 entities in the network, drawing from multiple source documents and research programs.
Key Relationships
- ← Avangard (assessment): Avangard = Russian deployed plasma stealth hypersonic (2018). Part of global lineage. Russia has most complete plasma weapons ecosystem: ground (Avramenko) + hypersonic (Avangard) + space (Stupitskiy).
- ← TAE C-2W (assessment): TAE = US commercial FRC program. Part of global lineage. C-2W results referenced by China's CAE paper. Collaborates with Japan (Nihon) and Canada (Queen's). World's largest compact-toroid device.
- ← Stupitskiy ASAT (assessment): Stupitskiy = Russian space-based plasma gun program (2019-2020). Part of global lineage. Russia has ground (Avramenko) + space (Stupitskiy) plasma weapons. 30+ year program.
- ← Miley p-B11 (assessment): Miley 2016 author list connects US (Miley, Barty/LLNL), Israel (Eliezer/Soreq), Europe (Korn/ELI, Hora/UNSW). International collaboration on p-B11 fusion = global lineage.
- → Avramenko (RU) (assessment): Global lineage includes Russia Avramenko plasmoid weapon (1990s, tested 1995). Earliest confirmed weapons program. 30+ years of Russian plasma weapons.
- → Belitsky (DTIC) (assessment): Global lineage includes Belitsky DTIC document as key evidence of Russian plasma weapons program. FBIS translation of Ogonek 1995.
Plus 5 additional connections.
06 Related_Terms (1)
07 Related_Entities (5)
08 Timeline_Mentions (10)
MAGO project begins at VNIIEF (Russian nuclear weapons lab)
Russian MTF program at weapons lab. Communist Party decree. Same dual-use pattern as US.
defense-programsReagan launches SDI — Shiva Star re-directed to 'Star Wars'
SDI directed energy: x-ray laser, FEL, NPB, Brilliant Pebbles. Shiva Star → MARAUDER precursor.
defense-programsMARAUDER program begins — AFRL fires compact toroid plasmoids as weapons
Shiva Star facility. 100 billion g acceleration. Explicitly NOT fusion. Same facility as FRCHX. The critical link.
defense-programsMARAUDER (August 1993): USAF compact toroid weapon, 100 billion g acceleration, Shiva Star, went dark mid-1990s
USAF Phillips Lab compact toroid weapon. 100 billion g acceleration. 9.5 MJ Shiva Star. 'Not a fusion program' — weapons. Physics identical to FRC. Went dark mid-1990s. Lineage: SHIVA I → MARAUDER → F
uap-researchFRCHX Program at Shiva Star
The Field-Reversed Configuration Heating Experiment (FRCHX) at AFRL Shiva Star attempts to compress FRCs using magnetically imploded solid liners.
defense-programsFRCHX Operations Begin
The Field-Reversed Configuration Heating Experiment (FRCHX) begins at AFRL Shiva Star to demonstrate FRC compression by solid liners.
defense-programsFRCHX Design and Assembly Begins at AFRL
The Field-Reversed Configuration Heating Experiment (FRCHX) begins at Shiva Star, leveraging AFRL's pulsed-power expertise.
defense-programsFRCHX Design and Assembly
The Field-Reversed Configuration Heating Experiment (FRCHX) begins assembly at AFRL's Shiva Star facility.
fusion-physicsFRCHX Integrated System Tests
The Field-Reversed Configuration Heating Experiment (FRCHX) is conducted at AFRL's Shiva Star facility, attempting end-to-end MTF demonstration.
defense-programsFRCHX Design and Assembly Begins
The Field-Reversed Configuration Heating Experiment (FRCHX) begins assembly at AFRL's Shiva Star facility to test integrated liner compression.
defense-programs09 FAQ
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Quick_Facts
- Category
- Fusion Physics
- Aliases
- Global FRC Lineage, global-frc-lineage
- Sources
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- Related Terms
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- Graph Entities
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- Timeline Events
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