Overview

ASSESSMENT: Yevgeniy Stupitskiy leads the IAP (Institute of Applied Physics) team researching space-based plasma guns for anti-satellite warfare. This is the Russian continuation of the MARAUDER compact toroid weapons program. TIMELINE: First wrote about plasma guns 'early this century' (early 2000s). 'Research shifted into higher gear in recent years.' Papers published 2019 and 2020. KEY FINDINGS: 'Directed-energy weapon that generates donut-shaped blobs of plasma (so-called compact toroids) and accelerates them to high speeds.' 'Creating some of the same effects of plasma waves produced by nuclear explosions.' 'Papers refer to experiments done in 1990s at US Air Force Phillips Laboratory under name MARAUDER.' 'Ways have been found to reduce size of plasma guns enough to consider mounting on orbiting platforms.' 'Main goal is to study possibility of turning plasma guns into anti-satellite weapons.' 'Describe how plasma waves could significantly decrease transparency of satellite systems.' CRITICAL: Russia has solved the miniaturization problem for space-based plasma guns. Directly references US MARAUDER program. Represents continuation of Avramenko's 1995 plasmoid weapon program. Russia now has: (1) ground-based plasmoid weapons (Avramenko, tested 1995), (2) space-based plasma guns (Stupitskiy, 2019-2020), (3) Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle (Mach 20, deployed 2018). Russian plasma weapons program is longest-running in world (30+ years). Also references Ekipazh nuclear-powered satellite (KB Arsenal design bureau) for space-based electronic warfare.

Entity Type: Assessment — Yevgeniy Stupitskiy (IAP Russia) — Space-Based Plasma Guns, Anti-Satellite, Compact Toroids, References MARAUDER, 2019-2020 Papers is an analytical assessment synthesizing multiple data points.

Research Findings

Yevgeniy Stupitskiy (IAP Russia) — Space-Based Plasma Guns, Anti-Satellite, Compact Toroids, References MARAUDER, 2019-2020 Papers appears in 5 research analysis documents:

Dr Edward Thomas Jr FRC Fusion Analysis 2024:

Findings: Dr Edward Thomas Jr FRC Fusion Analysis 2024

Source PDF: [Dr_Edward_Thomas_Jr_FRC_Fusion_Analysis_2024.pdf](/archive/Dr_Edward_Thomas_Jr_FRC_Fusion_Analysis_2024) Date range: 1998-2025 Source org: LANL

Summary

This 2024 intelligence report profiles Dr. Edward Thomas Jr. of Auburn University, analyzing how his expertise in e...

FESAC Compact Toroids FRC 2007:

Findings: FESAC Compact Toroids FRC 2007

Source PDF: [FESAC_Compact_Toroids_FRC_2007.pdf](/archive/FESAC_Compact_Toroids_FRC_2007) Date range: 1977-2008 Source org: PPPL

Summary

This technical report, likely prepared for a fusion energy advisory committee around 2007, outlines the strategic goals and scientific challeng...

FESAC Compact Toroids FRC 2007:

Findings: FESAC Compact Toroids FRC 2007

Source PDF: [FESAC_Compact_Toroids_FRC_2007.pdf](/archive/FESAC_Compact_Toroids_FRC_2007) Date range: 1977-2008 Source org: PPPL

Summary

This technical report, likely prepared for a fusion energy advisory committee around 2007, outlines the strategic goals and scientific challeng...

FPT AdvancedPropulsion 2024:

Findings: FPT AdvancedPropulsion 2024

Source PDF: [FPT_AdvancedPropulsion_2024.pdf](/archive/FPT_AdvancedPropulsion_2024) Date range: 1990-2025 Source org: LANL

Summary

This 2024 intelligence assessment analyzes the global landscape of advanced propulsion technologies, focusing on Field Propulsion Technologies Inc. a...

HyperJet MagnetizedPlasmaJets 2021:

Findings: Hyperjet Magnetizedplasmajets 2021

Source PDF: [HyperJet_MagnetizedPlasmaJets_2021.pdf](/archive/HyperJet_MagnetizedPlasmaJets_2021) Date range: 1961-2021 Source org: LANL

Summary

This 2021 final technical report from HyperJet Fusion Corporation details the development and experimental characterization of magnetiz...

Source Documents

Intelligence derived from 4 source documents:

• thespacereview.com — Russian research on space nukes and alternative counterspace weapons (part 2)
• thespacereview.com — Russian research on space nukes (part 1, Ekipazh)
• thespacereview.com — Burevestnik Russian air-launched ASAT
• aerospace.csis.org — Space Threat Assessment 2020

CPW CAMPAIGN MERGE (2026-08-17): CORRECTION (CPW-05, 2026-08-17): Stupitskiy's IAP affiliation RESOLVED = IAP RAS, Institute of Computer-Aided Design, Moscow — NOT IPF Nizhny Novgorod (ambiguous reading corrected). Co-author institutions: TRINITI and NITs RKP; a 2023 PhD dissertation supervised under this line continues the work. The space plasma gun carries explicit MARAUDER lineage (self-cited) with parameters revised 150–300 km altitude → 8–100 km effective range via neutral-hydrogen propagation. Stupitskiy holds ZERO patents (verified).