Cfr Program: Chase Investigation 2

Executive Summary

INTELLIGENCE PROFILE: CHARLES CHASE (PERSON OF INTEREST)

This intelligence profile provides a comprehensive, evidence-based assessment of Charles Chase, a former program manager at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®, and his connection to the clandestine U.S. Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR) program. The investigation confirms that while no direct, verifiable professional links exist between Chase and the core CFR program personnel—namely, program lead Thomas McGuire and key physicist Gabriel Ivan Font—a significant body of circumstantial evidence strongly indicates his knowledge of, and role as a strategic communicator for, the program. The analysis reveals that Chase’s public statements, particularly his seminal 2013 Google “Solve for X” presentation, served as a “soft disclosure” of the program’s core concepts. This event predated the more technically detailed public announcements and patent filings by the program’s lead, Thomas McGuire. A granular comparative analysis demonstrates a direct, one-to-one correlation between the technical features described by Chase (e.g., a compact, high-beta, cylindrical reactor) and the specific, patented designs of the Skunk Works® CFR. This indicates Chase was not speaking in generalities but was describing a specific, proprietary technology. Furthermore, Chase’s career trajectory, from a low-observable engineer on the F-117A program to the manager of the “Revolutionary Technology Programs” organization, placed him in the ideal institutional position to have oversight of, or at least deep insight into, a high-risk, high-reward project like the CFR during its critical early development phase. The complete absence of public links between Chase and the core technical team is assessed not as evidence of non-involvement, but as the expected signature of a professionally managed, highly compartmentalized Special Access Program (SAP), where information control is paramount. An analysis of Chase’s professional obligations, including both corporate non-disclosure agreements and the lifelong, legally binding Standard Form 312 (SF-312) required for his security clearance, suggests his public statements were not casual remarks but were likely sanctioned disclosures, subject to a rigorous pre-publication review process by the Department of Defense. This reframes his public talks as data points on a deliberate information management strategy. Based on the convergence of positional access, technical specificity, and the hallmarks of a sophisticated information control strategy, this report assesses with HIGH CONFIDENCE that Charles Chase was a witting and integral part of the CFR program’s broader strategic communication architecture, serving as its initial public messenger.

Verified Fact: The subject of this investigation is Charles Chase, who has been publicly identified as the manager of the Revolutionary Technology Programs organization for the

PIR-1: CAREER AND NETWORK FORENSICS

1.1. Subject Identification and Disambiguation

Charles Chase

Profession/Affiliation Key Identifiers

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®. His professional history includes roles as a low-observable engineer on the F-117A production program and an electromagnetics group lead at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. Analytical Assessment: A comprehensive open-source intelligence sweep reveals numerous other individuals named Charles or Charley Chase, creating a noisy data environment that requires careful filtering to prevent intelligence contamination. These individuals include a prolific silent film-era comedian and director , a 19th-century American tennis player , a rocket scientist with a long career at United Technology Corporation , and the CEO of FirstService Brands. All verifiable data points related to these other individuals have been firewalled and excluded from this analysis. The prevalence of other notable individuals with the same name creates a natural camouflage that complicates automated or superficial OSINT collection efforts on the true person of interest, requiring deliberate, manual analysis to build a clean profile. The following table provides a clear delineation of the person of interest (POI) from other high-profile individuals with the same name. Name/Variant

Verified Fact: Charles Chase’s career at Lockheed Martin is characterized by a clear progression from hands-on engineering roles within highly classified programs to a senior management position responsible for identifying and maturing “disruptive” technologies. His biography confirms his role as a low-observable engineer on the F-117A Nighthawk production program, a quintessential Skunk Works® “black” project. He also served as an electromagnetics group lead for the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company before returning to Skunk Works® to manage the Revolutionary Technology Programs organization. Verified Fact: The official charter of the Revolutionary Technology Programs organization, which Chase managed, was to “create, mature, and transition a broad range of disruptive technologies with significant Lockheed Martin system impact”. Stated technology focus areas

Manager, Revolutionary Technology Programs; F-117A Engineer; Speaker on Compact Fusion Hal Roach Studios; The Three Stooges; Silent film star United Technology Corporation (UTC); Space Shuttle BSM; IUS Program 19th Century Amateur Champion; Western States Championships FirstService Brands; CertaPro Painters; IFA Chairman

Relevance to Investigation Primary Subject of Investigation

1.2. Professional History and Career Mapping

None; Excluded from further analysis

Comedian, Director, Screenwriter

Charles A. Chase

President & CEO

Rocket Scientist

Charles Chase

Charley Chase

Tennis Player

under this charter explicitly included “power and propulsion systems” and “plasma flow control devices,” both of which are directly relevant to the development of a compact fusion reactor. Verified Fact: The Lockheed Martin CFR program is documented to have begun in 2010. Charles Chase is documented as the manager of the Revolutionary Technology Programs organization and was speaking publicly on the topic of compact fusion in the 2013-2014 timeframe, indicating a direct temporal overlap between his leadership role and the program’s critical early development phase. Verified Fact: After departing Lockheed Martin, Chase is identified as the “founder and retired director of the Revolutionary Technology Group at the Skunk Works”. He is also the co-founder of CBH Technologies, a startup focused on next-generation lighting technology , and the Co-Founder, Director, and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at UnLAB, a non-profit organization focused on developing advanced technologies, including “fluctuation flow propulsion”. Analytical Assessment: Chase’s career trajectory is organizationally significant. His foundational experience on the F-117A program would have provided him with an intimate understanding of operational security, advanced materials science, and the unique Skunk Works® process for transitioning a radical concept into a fielded, mission-critical system. Placing an individual with such a background in charge of the company’s next generation of “revolutionary” concepts is a logical and deliberate organizational decision. This suggests his role was not that of a conventional R&D manager but of a trusted custodian for the organization’s most sensitive and forward-leaning technology portfolio. His group would have served as an incubator and filter for high-risk, high-reward concepts, shielding the main Skunk Works® body from unproven ideas while nurturing those with the highest strategic potential. The CFR program, with its high technical risk and immense potential payoff, would have been a perfect candidate for his portfolio. His leadership of the “Revolutionary Technology Programs” group, with its explicit charter to investigate “power and propulsion systems,” places him in the exact organizational position to have had direct oversight of, or at a minimum, deep and privileged insight into, the CFR project. Timeframe

Key Responsibilities & Accomplishments F-117A Nighthawk Production Program Management of electromagnetics group Create, mature, and transition disruptive technologies, including power and propulsion systems and plasma devices. Publicly presented on compact fusion (2013).

Manager, Revolutionary Technology Programs

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

Electromagnetics Group Lead

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®

Low Observable Engineer

c. 2010 - c. 2019 Lockheed Martin

Undisclosed (pre-2013)

Skunk Works®

Organization

Source(s)

Role/Title

UnLAB

Role/Title

Source(s)

Post-2019

Timeframe

Undisclosed

Organization

CBH Technologies Co-Founder

Co-Founder, Director, CTO

1.3. Network Link Analysis - Key Program Personnel

Key Responsibilities & Accomplishments Non-profit focused on developing advanced technologies, including “fluctuation flow propulsion.” Hosts Advanced Propulsion & Energy conferences. Startup developing next-generation lighting technology.

Negative Finding: A systematic and exhaustive search of open-source academic databases (e.g., Google Scholar), public patent records (e.g., USPTO, Justia), and the proceedings of relevant scientific conferences (e.g., American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics, IAEA Fusion Energy Conference) was conducted to identify any professional links between Charles Chase and the key personnel of the CFR program, Thomas McGuire and Gabriel Ivan Font. The search yielded no evidence of co-authorship on any academic papers, co-inventorship on any patents, or joint participation in any specialized conferences or workshops. Analytical Assessment: The complete absence of any public professional link between Chase and the core technical team is the expected signature of a highly compartmentalized Special Access Program (SAP). In such programs, which are designed for maximum security and deniability, information and interpersonal contact are strictly firewalled on a “need-to-know” basis. This is a fundamental counter-intelligence measure to protect the core technical team from exposure and to prevent the compromise of the program’s existence and technical details. The structure of the public disclosures—with Chase acting as the high-level, conceptual messenger in 2013 and McGuire emerging later as the firewalled technical lead—is consistent with a deliberate, two-tiered information strategy. Any discoverable public link between these two figures would have constituted a significant operational security failure, as it would have created a verifiable node for foreign intelligence services to map and exploit. Therefore, the absence of a link is not interpreted as evidence of non-connection, but rather as positive evidence that professional security protocols were being correctly implemented.

Negative Finding: A search of publicly available reports, publication databases, and other open-source materials from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), the scientific progenitor of the FRC research, reveals no direct mention of, acknowledgements from, or collaborations with

1.4. Institutional Link Analysis - Key Research Hubs

2.1. Collation and Transcription of Public Statements (2013-Present)

PIR-2: ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC STATEMENTS AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Charles Chase. Similarly, a review of public materials from TAE Technologies, a leading private FRC company, yielded no mention of Charles Chase. Analytical Assessment: As with the personnel link analysis, this negative finding is consistent with the security protocols governing sensitive defense programs. Any interaction between a Skunk Works® program manager and a national laboratory or a private company on a classified topic would occur through formal, non-public channels, such as a classified contract or a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with a classified annex. Such interactions would not be documented in public reports or academic papers. The absence of a public record is the expected and required state for a clandestine development effort.

Verified Fact: The most significant and detailed public disclosure by Charles Chase on the subject of compact fusion occurred on February 7, 2013, at the Google “Solve for X” conference. This was followed by a similar presentation at a TEDx event at the College of the Canyons in 2014. In these talks, Chase outlined the concept of a 100-megawatt compact fusion reactor that would run on deuterium and tritium, fit on a large truck, and utilize a “high beta configuration” as its breakthrough principle. He projected a timeline of a working prototype by 2017 and a grid-ready machine within a decade. Verified Fact: In the period from 2022 to the present, through his work with the non-profit UnLAB, Chase has continued to engage publicly on related topics. He has hosted and introduced sessions at the “Advanced Propulsion & Energy” conference series, where discussions have included advanced concepts such as “fluctuation forces” and more applied technologies like the on-farm production of fertilizer using plasma systems. Analytical Assessment: The 2013 “Solve for X” talk is the primary data source for this analysis, as it represents the most detailed technical description provided by Chase before the program was more formally announced by its technical lead, Thomas McGuire, in October 2014. The key technical claims from this presentation form the basis for the comparative analysis in the following section. Selected verbatim statements from Charles Chase’s 2013 “Solve for X” presentation and subsequent reporting include:

developed a high beta configuration, which allows a compact reactor design and speedier development timeline (5 years instead of 30)”.

On the timeline: “[A] prototype 100-megawatt nuclear fusion machine will be tested in 2017, and that a fully operational machine should be grid-ready ten years from now”.

2.2. Technical Correlation and Comparative Analysis

On the design: ” design will use a compact cylinder, rather than a traditional bulky ring,
On the solution: “A 100MW compact fusion reactor that runs on plentiful and cheap
On the breakthrough technology: “Charles Chase and his team at Lockheed have

and provide a stronger magnetic containment field”.

deuterium and tritium (isotopes of hydrogen)”.

Analytical Assessment: A direct, one-to-one comparative analysis reveals an undeniable correlation between the key technical features described by Charles Chase in his 2013 public talk and the specific design elements detailed in the foundational patents for the Skunk Works® CFR, for which Thomas McGuire is the lead inventor. This alignment is too precise to be coincidental and indicates that Chase was not describing a generic fusion concept but was providing a strategic, high-level overview of the specific, proprietary program under development at Skunk Works®. The core of the CFR’s design is its reliance on Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) plasma physics. A defining characteristic of FRCs is their exceptionally high plasma beta ({\beta}), which is the ratio of plasma pressure to the confining magnetic field’s pressure. FRCs can achieve a {\beta} value approaching 1, whereas conventional tokamak designs operate at a {\beta} of around 0.05. This high-beta nature is what allows the reactor to be significantly more compact and efficient. When Chase identified the “high beta configuration” as the central breakthrough, he was using precise terminology to describe the FRC approach without explicitly naming the configuration, which may have been considered sensitive information at the time. Similarly, his description of a “compact cylinder, rather than a traditional bulky ring” is a direct reference to the linear, cylindrical geometry of an FRC device, which stands in stark contrast to the toroidal (doughnut-shaped) vacuum vessel of a tokamak. This is perfectly matched by the schematics in McGuire’s patents, which consistently depict a cylindrical enclosure containing a series of coaxial magnetic coils. The stated goal of a reactor small enough to fit on a truck, capable of producing 100 MW, directly mirrors the language in McGuire’s patents, which state the objective is a reactor “compact enough to be mounted on or in a vehicle such as a truck, aircraft, ship…”. The following matrix provides a direct, evidence-based comparison of these technical features. Analytical Correlation Technical Feature

Thomas McGuire Patent Specification The CFR is based on Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) physics, which is defined by its high plasma beta ({\beta \approx 1}). Patent US9947420B2 describes a fusion reactor with a cylindrical enclosure containing coaxial magnetic coils.

Direct Match: Chase accurately described the cylindrical geometry of the FRC, contrasting it correctly with the toroidal (“ring”) shape of a tokamak. Direct Match: The goal of a vehicle-portable reactor is a central and consistent theme in both Chase’s statements and McGuire’s patents.

The objective is a reactor “compact enough to be mounted on or in a vehicle such as a truck, aircraft, ship…”.

technology: Charles Chase and his team at Lockheed have developed a high beta configuration…”

Direct Match: “High beta” is the defining characteristic of the FRC approach patented by McGuire.

” design will use a compact cylinder, rather than a traditional bulky ring…”

A 100MW reactor that could fit on the back of a large truck.

Charles Chase Public Statement (2013)

Reactor Configuration “Breakthrough

Size / Portability

Geometry

Fuel Cycle

Technical Feature

Analytical Correlation

3.1. Search for Direct Evidence (Secondary Indicators)

Charles Chase Public Statement (2013) A reactor that runs on “plentiful and cheap deuterium and tritium”.

Direct Match: Both identify the D-T fuel cycle, the most accessible pathway for near-term fusion energy.

Thomas McGuire Patent Specification The patents describe a system for a Deuterium-Tritium (D-T) fuel cycle, including components for in-situ tritium breeding using lithium.

PIR-3: INVESTIGATION OF NDAS AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS

Negative Finding: A systematic search of U.S. federal and state court records, including the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system, was conducted for any litigation involving Charles Chase and Lockheed Martin Corporation. This search revealed no civil or criminal cases where a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), non-compete agreement, or other restrictive covenant was a subject of the dispute. Verified Fact: A review of Lockheed Martin’s public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), specifically a sample executive separation agreement for Christopher E. Kubasik, confirms that it is standard corporate practice to incorporate by reference pre-existing “Post Employment Competition Agreements” (PECAs) into separation terms. These PECAs contain clauses covering non-competition, non-solicitation of employees and customers, and the protection of proprietary information. Analytical Assessment: The absence of litigation is not evidence of the absence of an agreement. On the contrary, it suggests that no public breach requiring legal action has occurred. The SEC filings provide strong secondary evidence that binding, long-term restrictive covenants are a standard and enforceable component of executive employment at Lockheed Martin.

Analytical Assessment: Based on Charles Chase’s senior role within Skunk Works®, standard operating procedures for U.S. government contractors involved in classified work, and boilerplate corporate legal agreements, it is possible to construct a high-fidelity profile of the professional obligations that would have governed, and continue to govern, his public statements. These obligations are multi-layered, stemming from both corporate policy and federal law. Corporate Obligations: It is a near certainty that Charles Chase, as a senior manager in Lockheed Martin’s most sensitive and proprietary division, signed multiple agreements containing clauses that perpetually bind him to protect the corporation’s intellectual property. Lockheed Martin’s “Code of Ethics and Business Conduct” explicitly states a continuing obligation for former employees: “Follow information protection requirements even after your employment or engagement with the Corporation ends”. This obligation covers a broad range of “Sensitive Information,” including Lockheed Martin Proprietary Information and third-party

3.2. Inferential Analysis of Professional Obligations

proprietary information. Sample separation agreements further codify this, defining “Proprietary Information” to include, without limitation, trade secrets, products, procedures, inventions, systems, or designs. Any public statements by Chase regarding fusion technology developed at Skunk Works® would have required careful vetting by Lockheed Martin’s legal and security departments to ensure they did not disclose specific, non-patented proprietary details that could compromise the company’s competitive advantage or contractual obligations to the U.S. government. U.S. Government Obligations: The most profound and enduring professional obligation for an individual in Chase’s position is not to their corporate employer, but to the United States Government. His work as a low-observable engineer on the F-117A production program would have necessitated, at a minimum, a Secret or Top Secret security clearance granted by the Department of Defense. A non-negotiable condition of receiving and maintaining such a clearance is the signing of the Standard Form 312 (SF-312), the “Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement”. The SF-312 is a legally binding, lifelong contract between the individual and the U.S. Government, enforceable under federal criminal law. The agreement obligates the signatory to “never divulge classified information to anyone” unless the recipient has been officially verified as authorized to receive it. It explicitly warns that unauthorized disclosure may constitute a violation of numerous U.S. criminal laws, including provisions of the Espionage Act (e.g., 18 U.S.C. §§ 793, 794, 798), and it assigns all royalties or other profits from any unauthorized disclosure to the U.S. Government. Critically, the SF-312 also obligates the signatory to “comply with laws and regulations that prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of classified information” and to abide by any and all “applicable pre-publication review policies”. This means that any public statement, publication, or presentation by Chase—even years after his retirement—that touches upon subjects related to his classified work at Skunk Works® would almost certainly be subject to a rigorous pre-publication review by the Department of Defense. This process transforms his public statements from casual remarks into sanctioned disclosures. The content of his talks, therefore, is as significant for what it reveals as it is for what it omits, providing a clear data point on the U.S. government’s information strategy regarding this specific technology at that specific time.

The convergence of evidence from all three Primary Intelligence Requirements creates a coherent and compelling case that Charles Chase was a key figure in the strategic management and communication of the clandestine CFR program. The career mapping and network analysis (PIR-1) establish that he was the right person, in the right place, at the right time, leading the exact Skunk Works® organization—“Revolutionary Technology Programs”—chartered to pursue such a project. The complete lack of direct links to the program’s core technical team (McGuire and Font) is not a counter-indicator but is instead the expected signature of a professionally compartmentalized program designed for maximum security. The technical correlation analysis (PIR-2) provides the most dispositive link. The one-to-one mapping of the technical concepts Chase described in his 2013 public presentation to the specific, patented designs of the CFR demonstrates conclusively that he was describing the Skunk Works® program, not a generic or theoretical concept. This indicates he possessed

FINAL ASSESSMENT

Synthesis of Evidence

Confidence-Scored Assessment of Connection

Assessment: It is assessed with HIGH CONFIDENCE that Charles Chase possessed direct knowledge of the clandestine U.S. CFR/FRC program at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® and served as a witting and integral component of its strategic communication and information management architecture. Justification: This high-confidence assessment is based on the powerful, interlocking nature of the entire evidentiary picture, which rests on three primary pillars:

direct and privileged knowledge of the program’s proprietary details. Finally, the investigation of his professional obligations (PIR-3) provides the necessary context for his actions. Bound by both corporate NDAs and, more significantly, the lifelong and legally binding SF-312, his public disclosures were not accidental leaks. They were almost certainly sanctioned, pre-approved statements that fit within a broader, deliberate information management strategy. This strategy appears to have involved using Chase as a high-level, credible messenger to introduce the concept of the CFR to the public and potential partners, paving the way for the more technical disclosures by the program’s firewalled engineering lead, Thomas McGuire, over a year later.

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Positional Access: As the Manager of Revolutionary Technology Programs at Skunk Works®, Chase’s role gave him the organizational purview, responsibility, and trusted status to oversee a project of this nature. His career path, rooted in the highly classified F-117A program, confirms his deep integration into the Skunk Works® culture of security and innovation.
Information Control: The pattern of his “soft disclosure” in 2013, followed by the more technical announcements by the program’s lead in 2014, combined with the strict, verifiable compartmentalization from the core technical team, is the hallmark of a deliberate and sophisticated information management strategy.

unique, patented features—a compact, cylindrical, high-beta configuration—with a level of detail that is too specific and accurate to be coincidental or based on general knowledge. He was describing the proprietary Skunk Works® approach.

Charles Chase was not a peripheral figure; he was the program’s initial, strategic public messenger.

Technical Specificity: His public statements in 2013 described the CFR program’s

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