Los Alamos National Laboratory (organisation)
Operational Summary
Primary center for U.S. FRC research, from its earliest days to the modern era.
Operational Base
Location: Los Alamos , US-NM
Network Graph: 94 Intelligence Entities
Air Force Research Laboratory (organisation)
Operational Summary
Partner in the MTF program, provided the Shiva Star liner implosion facility.
Operational Base
Location: Dayton , US-OH
NASA MSFC (organisation)
Operational Summary
Origin of the "gray track" propulsion-focused precursor (FAST/PTX program).
Operational Base
Location: Huntsville , US-AL
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (organisation)
Operational Summary
U.S. government funding agency that managed key HPM research programs.
Operational Base
Location: Arlington , US-VA
National Science Foundation (organisation)
Operational Summary
Cultivator of the "edge physics" gray track cohort through its SBIR program.
Operational Base
Location: Alexandria , US-VA
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (organisation)
Operational Summary
Premier U.S. fusion research center; a key node for international knowledge transfer.
Operational Base
Location: Princeton , US-NJ
Central Intelligence Agency (organisation)
Operational Summary
Assessed executive agent for the MH370 asset denial operation.
Joint Special Operations Command (organisation)
Operational Summary
Provided specialized enabling support to the CIA-led MH370 operation.
Naval Air Systems Command (organisation)
Operational Summary
Institutional home of the "Applied R&D" track and the Pais patents.
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® (organisation)
Operational Summary
Prime contractor for the "black track" CFR orb platform.
Operational Base
Location: Palmdale , US-CA
Boeing (organisation)
Operational Summary
Assessed to be the lead contractor for the CFR orb's flight test operations.
Operational Base
Location: Arlington , US-VA
Leidos (organisation)
Operational Summary
Major U.S. defense contractor, current employer of key HPM program manager John Luginsland.
MSNW LLC (organisation)
Operational Summary
Dr. Slough's "gray track" R&D firm for the Fusion Driven Rocket.
Operational Base
Location: Redmond , US-WA
Helion Energy (organisation)
Operational Summary
Public-facing "commercial track" for FRC energy, co-founded by Slough.
Operational Base
Location: Everett , US-WA
TAE Technologies (organisation)
Operational Summary
Major commercial FRC company, destination for key LANL talent.
Operational Base
Location: Foothill Ranch , US-CA
Freescale Semiconductor (organisation)
Operational Summary
Original developer of the CFR control system SoC; acquired by NXP.
Operational Base
Location: Austin , US-TX
The Carlyle Group (organisation)
Operational Summary
Key investor in the 2006 Freescale LBO, providing a defense/intel nexus.
UnLAB LLC (organisation)
Operational Summary
NSF-funded "edge physics" gray track firm (Charles Chase) focused on quantum vacuum energy.
Operational Base
Location: Savannah , US-GA
Field Propulsion Technologies (organisation)
Operational Summary
NSF-funded "edge physics" gray track firm (Richard Banduric) focused on novel electrodynamics.
Operational Base
Location: Aurora , US-CO
Global Energy Corp. (organisation)
Operational Summary
NSF-funded "edge physics" gray track firm (Larry Forsley) focused on Lattice Confinement Fusion.
Operational Base
Location: Annandale , US-VA
Full Intelligence Index
- EarthTech International: Dr. Hal Puthoff's research institute, intellectual anchor for the "edge physics" cohort.
- CBH Technologies: Specialized "gray track" R&D cell for advanced plasma diagnostics.
- Woodruff Scientific: "Gray track" computational hub providing simulation services to the FRC ecosystem.
- BAE Systems (Manassas, VA): Successor contractor for the rad-hard SoC after 2014.
- General Atomics EMS: Key supplier of military-grade capacitors and pulsed power systems.
- Teledyne e2v: Key supplier of high-power thyratron switches for pulsed power systems.
- American Superconductor: Key supplier of High-Temperature Superconductor (HTS) wire for FRC magnets.
- PRC FRC Program (CAEP/CAS): China's parallel program, accelerated after 2014.
- Russian FRC Program (TRINITI): Russia's parallel program, hidden under a dual-use cover.
- Israeli FRC Program (Technion): Israel's clandestine effort, leveraging international knowledge acquisition.
- nT-Tao: Israeli commercial fusion startup acting as a "modern LAKAM" for knowledge transfer.
- James L. Tuck: Manhattan Project veteran and a key leader of Project Sherwood at LANL.
- W.T. Armstrong: Key LANL physicist on the early FRX-A/B/C experiments in the 1980s.
- R.K. Linford: Pioneering LANL scientist and leader on the early FRX programs.
- M. Tuszewski: Pioneering LANL physicist, key figure from FRX-C to FRX-L, later at TAE Technologies.
- Dr. Thomas Intrator: Lead scientist for the LANL FRX-L experiment and mentor for the MTF program.
- Dr. Glen A. Wurden: Key LANL scientist, led the FRC lifetime extension breakthrough on FRCHX.
- Dr. Toru E. Weber: Lead scientist on the LANL MSX experiment, co-author with Slough.
- Dr. Scott C. Hsu: LANL scientist on MSX, later ARPA-E Program Director.
- Dr. Hui Li: Lead LANL theorist on 3D turbulent magnetic reconnection.
- Gabriel Ivan Font: Plasma Physicist, key human vector from LANL to Skunk Works®.
- Thomas McGuire: Lead inventor of the Skunk Works® CFR.
- Col. Matthew P. Giese: USAF/Boeing test pilot, represents the bifurcated flight test model.
- Dr. Michael L. Garrett: Engineer linking CBH Technologies (diagnostics) to Skunk Works®.
- Dr. John Slough: Founder of MSNW and Helion, central figure in the "gray track".
- Anthony Pancotti: Key engineer, human bridge between MSNW and Helion.
- Dr. David Kirtley: CEO of Helion Energy, leader of the "commercial track".
- Charles Chase: Founder of UnLAB, former Skunk Works® program manager.
- Richard Banduric: Founder of Field Propulsion Technologies.
- Larry Forsley: Founder of Global Energy Corp.
- Dr. Hal Puthoff: Intellectual anchor of the "edge physics" cohort.
- Dr. John Luginsland: AFOSR Program Manager for HPM, later at Leidos. Key U.S. government node.
- Dr. James Sheehy: NAE CTO, executive champion of the Pais patents.
- Dr. Salvatore Pais: Inventor of the NAVAIR "Applied R&D" track patents.
- Joanne Maguire: Former EVP of Lockheed Martin Space Systems, joined Freescale board in 2013.
- Dr. Anna Brady-Estevez: NSF Program Director and "network weaver" for the edge physics cohort.
- Prof. Yakov Krasik: Head of Technion P4 Lab, central node of the Israeli human capital pipeline.
- Dr. Vladislav Vekselman: Krasik's student, transferred knowledge to PPPL and TAE Technologies.
- Oded Gour-Lavie: Retired IDF Rear Admiral, CEO of nT-Tao.
- S.V. Ryzhkov: Lead Russian academic on the "thermonuclear motor" concept.
- The Manhattan Project: 1942-1946. Forged the cadre of physicists who would later lead U.S. fusion research.
- Project Sherwood: c. 1951-1970s. U.S. post-war fusion research where field-reversal was first observed.
- Early FRX-A/B/C Experiments: c. 1978-1988. Pioneering LANL research that established the foundational physics of FRCs.
- LANL Vortex-Gravity Workshop: 1979. Earliest known theoretical inquiry into plasma-gravity interactions.
- FRX-L Experiment: c. 2001-2003. LANL experiment that proved the viability of the high-density FRC plasma target.
- NASA FAST/PTX Experiment: c. 2002-2005. NASA program that pioneered FRCs for in-space propulsion.
- Freescale Semiconductor LBO: 2006. Creation of a corporate shield for the control system team.
- FRCHX Experiment: c. 2007-2013. Integrated LANL/AFRL experiment to compress an FRC with a liner.
- Skunk Works® CFR Program: c. 2010-Present. The "black track" program to develop the CFR orb, led by Thomas McGuire.
- MSX Experiment: c. 2013-2015. LANL testbed that solved the critical FRC lifetime problem.
- PRC Yingguang-I Design: 2013. Design of China's first FRC device, signaling active competition.
- MH370 Asset Denial Operation: March 8, 2014. U.S. covert action to neutralize the Freescale team.
- Pais Patents Filed: 2015. Start of the "Applied R&D" track.
- MSNW "Goes Dark": 2017. MSNW's public funding ceases as it transitions to a clandestine OTA.
- CFR Orb Flight Tests: August 2024. Public sightings and financial losses indicate the start of the flight test phase.
- NSF "Edge Physics" Meeting: November 2024. Coalescence of the new gray track cohort.
- AFOSR/ONR HPM Program: Multi-year research into High Power Microwaves, linking US and Israeli scientists.
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