eos-atomics

Overview

Eos Atomics (formerly Aerofuse, rebranded October 22, 2025) — San Francisco, CA. Co-founders: Dr. Ryan Weed (CEO, former DIU NAPP founder, USAF test pilot), Rama Myers. PIVOTED from 'air breathing fusion propulsion systems' to 'specialized supplier of essential plasma heating technology' — Neutral Beam Injection (NBI) systems for Magnetic Confinement Fusion (MCF). 'Compact, cost-effective plasma heating solutions.' '400-700 keV energy range' with 'modular architecture for scalability.' $200M in Letters of Intent (LOI). '0.5MW First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) NBI demonstrator device.' 'Scale to 10MW of annual NBI capacity.' $800K pre-seed (The Veteran Fund, DraperU Ventures, Techstars LA, Soma Capital, IAI North America, Climate Capital). 1-10 employees, +100% YoY. 'Gen 1 NBI at TRL 3-4 with 10kW 230keV negative-ion source beam producing first ions.' Customer deliveries by 2028. CRITICAL: NBI is the SAME technology the CFR used for plasma heating ('heat the plasma with neutral beams' — McGuire APS 2019). Eos Atomics is building the component that the CFR needed. Weed: 'The fusion industry is entering a critical phase where infrastructure suppliers like Eos Atomics become essential to achieving commercial breakeven.' Myers: 'While we remain confident that fusion powered aviation is inevitable, the compact aneutronic fusion systems required for commercial aviation are still many years away.' Tom McGuire (CFR inventor, still at Lockheed) LIKED the rebranding post.

Entity Type: Organization — Eos Atomics operates as an institutional actor in the defense/aerospace ecosystem.

Network Relationships

Eos Atomics connects to 8 entities in the intelligence network:

Assessments (1):

• ← McGuire 2026 Status: McGuire liked Eos Atomics rebranding post — following Weed's fusion NBI company

Events (1):

• → Skunk Works® CFR Program: NBI = Neutral Beam Injection = CFR's plasma heating technology

Experiments (1):

• ← TAE C-2W: Both use NBI (Neutral Beam Injection). TAE C-2W uses NBI for FRC heating. Eos Atomics builds NBI systems. Same technology. Eos = supplier, TAE = customer/compeer.

Organisations (1):

• → Aerofuse: Rebranded from Aerofuse October 2025 — pivoted from fusion aviation to NBI supply

Persons (1):

• → Ryan Weed: Weed co-founded and CEO — formerly Aerofuse, now NBI supply

Programs (3):

• ← CFR T4-T8 Path: CFR used neutral beam heating (T6+). Eos Atomics now builds NBI — the CFR's heating technology
• ← Eos NBI Ecosystem: $200M+ in LOIs for NBI. Customers include FRC fusion companies (CFR configuration). 400-700 keV, deliveries 2028.
• ← RTP Portfolio: Chase lists 'novel particle, neutral, and intelligent wave front beams — we build our own beams.' Eos Atomics builds NBI (neutral beams).

Source Documents

Intelligence derived from 5 source documents:

• PRNewswire — 'AeroFuse Rebrands as Eos Atomics' (October 22, 2025)
• Fusion Energy Base — Eos Atomics affiliate interview
• LinkedIn — Rama Myers rebranding post (October 28, 2025)
• LinkedIn — Eos Atomics company page
• FusionXInvest — AeroFuse rebrands as Eos Atomics