Primary center for U.S. FRC research, from its earliest days to the modern era.
Location: Los Alamos , US-NM
Partner in the MTF program, provided the Shiva Star liner implosion facility.
Location: Dayton , US-OH
Origin of the "gray track" propulsion-focused precursor (FAST/PTX program).
Location: Huntsville , US-AL
U.S. government funding agency that managed key HPM research programs.
Location: Arlington , US-VA
Cultivator of the "edge physics" gray track cohort through its SBIR program.
Location: Alexandria , US-VA
Premier U.S. fusion research center; a key node for international knowledge transfer.
Location: Princeton , US-NJ
Assessed executive agent for the MH370 asset denial operation.
Provided specialized enabling support to the CIA-led MH370 operation.
Institutional home of the "Applied R&D" track and the Pais patents.
Prime contractor for the "black track" CFR orb platform.
Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs division, commonly known as Skunk Works.
Owner and operator of the classified Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR) program. Incurred verified $1.755 billion in reach-forward losses attributed to the classified CFR integration stall. Maintains critical supply chain dependencies on Freescale Semiconductor successors, AMSC, Teledyne e2v, and refractory metal suppliers.
Location: Palmdale , US-CA
Assessed to be the lead contractor for the CFR orb's flight test operations.
Location: Arlington , US-VA
Major U.S. defense contractor, current employer of key HPM program manager John Luginsland.
Dr. Slough's "gray track" R&D firm for the Fusion Driven Rocket.
Location: Redmond , US-WA
Public-facing "commercial track" for FRC energy, co-founded by Slough.
Location: Everett , US-WA
Major commercial FRC company, destination for key LANL talent.
Location: Foothill Ranch , US-CA
Original developer of the CFR control system SoC; acquired by NXP.
Location: Austin , US-TX
Key investor in the 2006 Freescale LBO, providing a defense/intel nexus.
NSF-funded "edge physics" gray track firm (Charles Chase) focused on quantum vacuum energy.
Location: Savannah , US-GA
NSF-funded "edge physics" gray track firm (Richard Banduric) focused on novel electrodynamics.
Field Propulsion Technologies Inc., founded by Thomas Banduric.
Recipient of $1.25M AFRL Phase II SBIR (FA8649-24-P-1048) for the 'Compact Radiation Emitter,' confirming transition into directed-energy weaponization. Originally funded through NSF SBIR channels for fundamental propulsion research before transitioning to classified defense applications.
Location: Aurora , US-CO
NSF-funded "edge physics" gray track firm (Larry Forsley) focused on Lattice Confinement Fusion.
Location: Annandale , US-VA