Financial Telemetry (FININT)
The analysis of financial transaction patterns to identify hidden relationships, funding flows, and organizational structures. In the context of this investigation, FININT techniques are applied to public federal funding databases (USAspending.gov, SBIR/STTR records) to detect when research groups cease receiving public funding — a potential indicator of absorption into classified programs.
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Timeline Mentions (8)
Spheromak Compression SBIR Award
Woodruff Scientific receives a $749,994 DOE SBIR award to study the production of strong magnetic fields via compact torus compression.
Weber Dissertation and MSNW Grant
Toru Weber completes dissertation work on the ELF thruster, funded by an STTR grant to MSNW LLC.
Charles Chase reveals Skunk Works CFR
Public reveal of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Compact Fusion Reactor concept.
Project Trivergence Bifurcation
The U.S. Trivergence Protocol program splits into a 'black track' at Skunk Works and a 'gray track' ecosystem including UnLAB and Field Propulsion Technologies.
FRCHX closeout and PLX succession
FRCHX program closeout; FRC/MTF lineage transitions to PLX and the CFR black track.
MSNW LLC public funding cessation
MSNW LLC ceases receiving public federal funding; work likely absorbed into classified program.
MSNW LLC Transitions to Classified Funding
Dr. John Slough's MSNW LLC ceases public SBIR awards and transitions to a secure development environment.
Lockheed Martin cancels CFR program
Confirmed by Aviation Week Aug 2023. TX prototype was 2000 tons (100x promised). No papers published.