Abstract The Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) is widely considered an ideal target plasma for magneto-inertial fusion owing to its high-beta properties. To study the magnetized target in plasma-jet-driven magneto-inertial fusion (PJMIF), we have developed LFX (Large-scale magnetized target Formation eXperiment), a specialized device for FRC formation and translation. It aims to produce a long-lifetime, large-relative-radius target FRC, and will subsequently be used to study target FRC transpor