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The SpaceX IPO Put a Spotlight on Starlink -- and on the One Public Company Building a Rival Direct-to-Phone NetworkJune 27, 2026 8:08 AM
PR Newswire (US) Editorial Commentary — Commercial Space SeriesSpaceX's public listing cast Starlink Mobile as a future wireless challenger. AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) is the most prominent publicly traded company pursuing the same direct-to-device satellite-broadband market.Key TakeawaysThe SpaceX IPO prospectus framed Starlink Mobile as a direct-to-smartphone service intended to compete with terrestrial mobile networks — spotlighting a market that public investors cannot access through SpaceX alone.AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) is the most prominent listed company building a direct-to-device satellite-broadband network, connecting ordinary, unmodified smartphones from space.AST has reported securing over US$1.2 billion in aggregate contracted revenue commitments from partners, and is targeting 45 to 60 satellites in orbit by the end of 2026.Other listed satellite-connectivity names include Globalstar (NASDAQ: GSAT) and Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) — each distinct, and neither a proxy for the other.The IPO That Made Satellite-to-Phone a HeadlineVANCOUVER, BC, June 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Equity Insider Market Commentary, When Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) filed to go public on the Nasdaq under the proposed ticker SPCX, the prospectus did more than reveal the financials of the world's most valuable private company. It laid out, in detail, how SpaceX intends to turn its Starlink constellation into a wireless competitor — casting Starlink Mobile as a direct-to-smartphone service designed to perform "on par with terrestrial mobile networks," with next-generation satellites slated to expand the offering beyond messaging toward full broadband and IoT connectivity. Get our free Orbital Economy Signal Brief for plain-English intelligence on the commercial-space sector, delivered as it moves. That framing turned a once-niche idea — connecting an ordinary phone directly to a satellite, with no special hardware — into a front-page investment theme. But there is a catch for public investors: SpaceX's satellite-to-phone business is bundled inside an enormous company spanning launch, Starlink broadband, and an artificial-intelligence unit. For those seeking a focused, public-market way to play the direct-to-device race specifically, the most prominent name is not SpaceX at all. It is AST SpaceMobile.AST SpaceMobile: The Public Pure-Play on Phones-From-SpaceAST SpaceMobile (Nasdaq: ASTS), based in Midland, Texas, is building what it calls a space-based cellular broadband network designed to connect everyday, unmodified smartphones directly to its satellites — aiming to eliminate mobile "dead zones" worldwide. Where Starlink began as a fixed-broadband service using dedicated terminals, AST's entire thesis is the direct-to-device market that SpaceX's IPO filing has now thrust into the spotlight. That makes the two natural — if vastly differently sized — competitors in the same emerging category.The company has been building both its constellation and its commercial foundation. AST reported full-year 2025 revenue of about US$70.9 million, driven by mobile-network-operator partners and the U.S. government, and said it had secured over US$1.2 billion in aggregate contracted revenue commitments from partners — a figure that speaks to the scale of carrier interest. It has also reported completing the in-orbit unfolding of BlueBird 6, which it described as the largest commercial communications array ever deployed in low Earth orbit, and has laid out a launch cadence intended to reach 45 to 60 satellites in orbit by the end of 2026.The risk profile is equally clear, and worth stating plainly: AST is a capital-intensive, still-largely-pre-revenue business whose value depends on executing a demanding manufacturing-and-launch campaign on schedule. A successful deployment validates the model; a stumble in cadence or array deployment would do the opposite. This is a build-it-first business, and the build is far from finished.How AST and SpaceX Actually DifferIt would be a mistake to treat AST as a miniature Starlink. The two take different technical and commercial approaches: AST partners with terrestrial mobile-network operators to extend their existing networks from space, positioning itself as a complement that carriers integrate, rather than a stand-alone consumer ISP. SpaceX, by contrast, has the advantage of owning its own launch vehicles — it flies Starlink satellites on its own Falcon 9 and Starship rockets — plus enormous scale and a head start in subscribers. AST's counter is focus and carrier alignment: it is building specifically for the direct-to-device use case in partnership with the incumbents whose customers it would serve. Which model wins, or whether both coexist, is exactly the open question the SpaceX IPO has made unavoidable. Tracking how this sector is being repriced in real time? Join the free Orbital Economy Signal Brief to follow the shifts as they happen.The Wider Satellite-Connectivity FieldBeyond AST, a couple of listed satellite-connectivity companies help frame the landscape — each with a distinct model and risk profile, and neither a proxy for the other. Globalstar (Nasdaq: GSAT) provides mobile satellite services and wholesale capacity, reporting first-quarter 2026 revenue of about US$70.1 million, up 17% year-over-year, and has been a long-running infrastructure partner in the satellite-to-phone space. Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) anchors the broadband-and-connectivity end as a diversified satellite-communications operator serving aviation, government, and consumer markets. Together with AST, these names show that "satellite connectivity" spans several business models — wholesale capacity and diversified broadband — all being re-rated as the direct-to-device opportunity SpaceX highlighted draws fresh capital and attention. Each, however, will live or die on its own constellation, balance sheet, and execution.A Note on the Broader Space TradeOne smaller name investors scanning the sector may note is Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET), mentioned here for context only and not as a recommendation. The company has publicly described operating what it calls the world's only commercial fleet of flight-ready Mach 2+ supersonic F-104 aircraft from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, and in May 2026 it announced a US$17.5 million strategic equity investment led by institutional investors, with proceeds earmarked to support operational expansion and continued advancement of its STARLAUNCH platform. These are the company's own announced figures; readers should verify them in its filings.The Bottom LineThe SpaceX IPO did more than reveal Starlink's economics — it confirmed that connecting ordinary phones directly to satellites is a market the most sophisticated player in space intends to pursue aggressively. For public investors, that validation lands not on SpaceX's sprawling franchise but on the focused names building in the same direction. AST SpaceMobile is the most prominent of them, with carrier commitments and an ambitious deployment plan — and the considerable execution risk that comes with building a constellation from scratch. The question the IPO sharpened is no longer whether satellite-to-phone is real, but who builds the winning network. The answer will come from orbit, on a schedule, over the next several years. To keep a closer eye on the launch, satellite, lunar, and space-data economy as it develops, sign up for the free Orbital Economy Signal Brief.SIGNAL OVER NOISESignal over noise. Space, satellite-connectivity, and telecom headlines move fast — and the crowd often moves first. 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info@equity-insider.comSOURCES[1] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), Form S-1 registration statement and Starlink Mobile disclosures (proposed Nasdaq symbol SPCX), May–June 2026, sec.gov; contemporaneous news reporting.
[2] AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTS), Q4 and full-year 2025 results and business update, March 2, 2026.
[3] Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: GSAT), Q1 2026 financial results, May 7, 2026.
[4] Viasat, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT), corporate disclosures, 2026.
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Starfighters Space (NYSE: FJET) Added to Membership of Russell 3000® IndexJune 3, 2026 6:00 AM
Business Wire Russell Index Inclusion Expands Institutional Visibility, Broadens Shareholder Awareness, and Reinforces Starfighters Space’s Position as an Emerging Commercial Space and Hypersonic Flight Platform Company Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE: FJET) ("Starfighters Space" or the "Company"), the commercial space company operating the world's only flight-ready MACH 2+ supersonic aircraft fleet, today announced that it has been added as a member of the broad-market Russell 3000® Index, effective when U.S. markets open on June 29, 2026, as part of the first 2026 Russell indexes reconstitution. The June reconstitution of the Russell U.S. indexes captures up to the 4,000 largest U.S. stocks as of April 30, ranking them by total market capitalization. Membership in the Russell 3000® Index, which remains in place for half a year beginning in 2026, means automatic inclusion in either the large-cap Russell 1000® Index or small-cap Russell 2000® Index, as well as the appropriate growth and value style indexes. FTSE Russell determines membership for its Russell indexes primarily through objective market-capitalization rankings and style attributes. "We believe our inclusion in the Russell 3000® Index represents an important milestone in Starfighters Space's evolution as a publicly traded space company and reflects growing awareness of our differentiated commercial space platform," said Tim Franta, Chief Executive Officer of Starfighters Space. "As we continue advancing STARLAUNCH and expanding our future commercial space launch capabilities, we believe this increased visibility can broaden awareness among institutional investors and support our long-term growth strategy." Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies. According to data as of the end of June 2025, approximately $12.2 trillion in assets are benchmarked against the Russell U.S. indexes, which belong to FTSE Russell, the global index provider. Since completing its IPO in December 2025, Starfighters Space has continued expanding its operational footprint, infrastructure, and platform capabilities. Operating from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Company is advancing a differentiated commercial space platform through its reusable, supersonic aircraft-based architecture and continued development of STARLAUNCH. About Starfighters Space, Inc. Starfighters Space, Inc. is a space company focused on high-speed flight operations, hypersonic testing, space research, pilot training, and future air-launch space capabilities. Operating from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Company maintains the world’s only commercial fleet of flight-ready F-104 supersonic aircraft capable of sustained MACH 2+ operations. Starfighters Space is advancing STARLAUNCH, its responsive airborne launch platform designed to support commercial, government, research, and national security-related missions. The Company’s operational capabilities include payload deployment, airborne space testing, microgravity and high-speed flight environments, and reusable airborne launch infrastructure designed to support the evolving commercial space economy. For more information, visit Starfighters Space. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable United States securities laws. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or the Company’s future financial or operational performance and may include statements regarding the expected closing of the private placement financing, anticipated use of proceeds, advancement of the STARLAUNCH platform, infrastructure expansion, mission readiness activities, commercial space development, hypersonic testing capabilities, future launch operations, operational scaling, and broader space market opportunities. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the completion of the financing transaction, regulatory approvals, launch licensing requirements, operational execution, development timelines, competitive market conditions, customer adoption, capital requirements, space and defense industry conditions, government contracting risks, macroeconomic conditions, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260603950278/en/ Investor Relations
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Supersonic Launch Play Lands a $17.5M Vote of ConfidenceJune 2, 2026 8:35 AM
PR Newswire (Canada) Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE: FJET)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., June 2, 2026 /CNW/ -- USA News Group News Commentary - The space trade has rarely been louder. With SpaceX reportedly targeting a public listing at a valuation ranging into the trillions, capital has poured into nearly every adjacent name with a credible launch or in-space-services story, rerating the sector as a whole rather than picking single winners. In that environment, the companies that stand out are the ones doing something structurally different from the crowd of small-satellite builders and rocket startups. Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) is one of the few pursuing launch from a fleet of crewed, flight-ready supersonic jets — and it just attracted a $17.5 million institutional vote of confidence to scale that platform. Starfighters operates what it describes as the world's only commercial fleet of flight-ready MACH 2+ supersonic aircraft, flying from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Florida's Space Coast. Rather than launching everything vertically from a pad, the company's architecture uses its F-104 aircraft as a reusable airborne carrier platform — carrying a rocket to high altitude and speed before release. The model targets the small, responsive end of the launch market: microgravity research, satellite deployment, hypersonic and defense testing, and rapid mission turnaround.See how the supersonic launch model stacks up against the field — view the full Starfighters Space briefing here.The financing and what it funds
In a May 22, 2026 announcement, Starfighters disclosed a roughly $17.5 million strategic equity investment led by global institutional investors, structured through a definitive securities purchase agreement and expected to close on or about May 27, 2026, subject to customary conditions. The company said it intends to direct the capital toward operational expansion, infrastructure development, and continued advancement of its STARLAUNCH platform — including launch-readiness initiatives, mission-execution capabilities, and broader space-launch operations."This financing represents a strong endorsement of our platform and long-term strategy," said Tim Franta, Chief Executive Officer of Starfighters Space. The company framed the raise as a milestone in its transition from operational-capability development toward scaled commercial execution across multiple space-access markets.The roadmap attached to the raise is specific. Near-term milestones include continued STARLAUNCH I mission activity and procurement scaling, alongside STARLAUNCH II development with a targeted space-demonstration flight timeline over the next 18 to 24 months — subject to regulatory approvals and program execution. For a company that listed on NYSE American only at the end of 2025, putting institutional capital behind a defined demonstration timeline is the kind of step that moves a story from concept toward cadence.The structure of the raise matters as much as the headline number. By bringing in institutional investors through a definitive securities purchase agreement rather than a retail-heavy placement, Starfighters is signaling the kind of backer it wants on the register as it scales — capital that tends to underwrite multi-quarter development programs rather than trade around single news events. For a micro-cap whose share price has swung hard on milestone flow, a more stable institutional base can matter to how the next phase of the story is funded and received. The company has framed the timing deliberately: secure the capital first, then carry out the operational and infrastructure build-out that a demonstration-flight campaign requires.It is also worth keeping the company's stage in view. Starfighters is still early in commercializing its model, and the capital is explicitly tied to launch readiness and infrastructure rather than to revenue already booked. That is normal for a pre-commercial launch company, but it means the investment case rests on execution against the roadmap, not on current financial results — a distinction investors in early-stage space names need to hold onto as the sector's broader rerating pulls valuations along with it.Why the supersonic-launch angle matters now
Starfighters has also been deepening its research footprint. The company recently expanded its partnership with Mu-g Technologies on parabolic-flight testing and a coordinated response to a NASA Request for Information for Parabolic Flight Services, work centered on Mu-g's modified Dassault Falcon 50 alongside Starfighters' F-104 operations. That ties FJET more directly into the microgravity-research and supersonic-testing niches that larger players tend to underserve. According to market commentary, the stock has been volatile around this news flow, with a sharp 30-day move higher even as its year-to-date performance remained negative — a reminder that small-cap space names trade on sentiment and milestones as much as fundamentals.The strategic logic rests on three converging tailwinds the company itself points to: government demand for responsive launch and test capacity, growth in the commercial space segment, and the public-market access that came with its listing. Whether the supersonic-jet model proves out commercially is still unproven — the demonstration flights ahead are the real test — but the differentiation is genuine. Few commercial aerospace companies are pursuing an air-launch architecture based on crewed MACH 2+ aircraft.Air-launch is not a new idea in the abstract — carrying a vehicle aloft before release can cut the energy a rocket needs to reach orbit and open up more flexible launch windows and azimuths than a fixed pad allows. What sets the Starfighters approach apart is the use of a fleet of high-performance crewed jets as the carrier element, drawing on an aircraft platform with a long operational heritage. The pitch to customers is responsiveness: the ability to support frequent, smaller missions — microgravity experiments, technology demonstrations, hypersonic and defense test articles — without competing for slots on the heavy-lift manifests that dominate the vertical-launch market. If the model works at cadence, it occupies a niche the sector's larger players have largely left open.Want the full STARLAUNCH roadmap and milestone timeline? Explore the Starfighters Space breakdown here.Four space names investors are watching alongside Starfighters
FJET sits at the speculative, pre-commercial end of a sector where even the established names are still scaling. The broader peer group shows how much momentum is behind launch and in-space services right now — and how uneven the results can be from one quarter to the next.Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) is the closest architectural analogue in the group — a commercial human-spaceflight company built around an air-launch model, in which a carrier aircraft lifts a crewed spaceplane to altitude before release, conceptually similar to the airborne-carrier approach at the heart of Starfighters' platform. In its first-quarter 2026 update, Virgin Galactic said it had moved the first of its new Delta-class SpaceShips from its assembly hangar to its test-and-launch hangar, with ground testing underway, and reported a narrowed net loss of roughly $65 million versus about $84 million a year earlier as it works through the final quarters of its pre-revenue phase.CEO Michael Colglazier said the company remains "on track to commence flight testing in Q3 and spaceflight in Q4 of this year," with a second SpaceShip already in fabrication and roughly 650 founding astronauts holding advanced bookings for flight windows in 2027 and early 2028. SPCE has been one of the sector's sharpest movers on the SpaceX-IPO narrative — a momentum dynamic FJET shareholders will recognize — and, like Starfighters, its investment case rests on converting a defined flight-test timeline into commercial cadence rather than on current revenue.Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) is the bellwether for the small-launch-plus-space-systems model. Per its Q1 2026 results, Rocket Lab delivered record quarterly revenue of $200.3 million, up 63.5% year over year, with backlog of more than $2.2 billion and GAAP gross margins of 38.2%. Founder and CEO Peter Beck noted the company topped $200 million in a quarter for the first time, and guided Q2 revenue to $225–240 million. Its space-systems unit now out-earns its launch business — a maturation path smaller players aspire to.Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ: LUNR) focuses on lunar access and infrastructure. The company reported record first-quarter 2026 revenue of $186.7 million — nearly triple the prior year, driven largely by its Lanteris Space Systems acquisition — along with its first positive Adjusted EBITDA of $2.7 million and a record quarter-end backlog of $1.1 billion, up $842 million from year-end 2025. New awards in the quarter totaled $428.9 million, and the company was contracted by the U.S. Space Force under the Andromeda IDIQ, which carries an anticipated ceiling value of $6.2 billion. LUNR illustrates how a government-anchored backlog can underwrite a high-growth space story — the same kind of public-and-defense demand Starfighters is targeting at a smaller scale.Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) rounds out the group on the defense-and-stations side. In its Q1 2026 results, the company raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $230–255 million on a record backlog of $275.3 million, up 54% year over year, and in late May was awarded a $16.5 million DARPA "Burn n' Go" Phase 2 contract for advanced solid-rocket-motor propulsion technology. Voyager's mix of missile-defense work, propulsion, and commercial space-station ambitions through Starlab speaks to the same government-demand thesis underpinning the launch and test markets Starfighters is chasing.Across all four, the common thread is the one driving interest in FJET: a sector being repriced on the SpaceX-IPO narrative, government demand for responsive launch and test capacity, and a market willing to pay up for differentiated access to space. The difference is scale and stage — these peers are scaling proven businesses, while Starfighters is funding its way toward first commercial demonstration.What to watch from here
For Starfighters specifically, the catalysts now cluster around execution against the roadmap the financing is meant to fund. Confirmation of the closing of the $17.5 million investment is the first checkpoint; from there, investors will watch STARLAUNCH I mission activity and procurement scaling, progress on STARLAUNCH II toward the targeted demonstration flight in the next 18–24 months, and any further development of the Mu-g parabolic-flight and NASA RFI work.None of this changes the fundamental reality that FJET is an early-stage company whose commercial model is still to be proven in flight, in a sector prone to sharp sentiment-driven swings. But the combination of a differentiated launch architecture, a Kennedy Space Center operating base, fresh institutional capital, and a sector-wide rerating gives the story more runway than most micro-cap space names enjoy at this stage. The demonstration flights ahead will tell investors whether the supersonic-launch thesis converts from concept into cadence.Stay ahead of the next STARLAUNCH milestone — get updates and the full Starfighters Space story here.About Starfighters Space
Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) is an aerospace company operating a commercial fleet of flight-ready MACH 2+ supersonic aircraft from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Through its STARLAUNCH platform, the company is developing an aircraft-based, reusable launch architecture targeting satellite deployment, microgravity missions, defense applications, and space testing.TRACK THE TREND WITH EAGLE EYE:
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Capital Floods Into Space Stocks As STARLAUNCH And Hypersonic Programs Move Toward Commercial ScaleMay 29, 2026 11:53 AM
PR Newswire (US) Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc.With SpaceX clearing the runway for what could be the largest IPO in U.S. market history and the broader sector posting back-to-back contract wins, capital is flowing rapidly into the public space names building tomorrow's launch, satellite, and defense infrastructure.USA News Group Commentary CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The global space economy approached $613 billion in 2024 and is on track to cross the $1 trillion mark as soon as 2032, according to The Space Report from the Space Foundation. Capital is finally catching up to that growth curve. SpaceX filed its S-1 on May 20 and is targeting a Nasdaq listing on June 12 under the ticker SPCX, aiming to raise up to $75 billion at a valuation of approximately $1.75 trillion — a figure that, if it holds at pricing, would mark the largest IPO in U.S. market history by a wide margin. Investors are already rotating into the public names with real revenue, expanding backlogs, and direct exposure to national security space programs. Names like Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET), Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB), Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ: LUNR), Firefly Aerospace Inc. (NASDAQ: FLY), and AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) are increasingly the way institutional capital is positioning ahead of the SpaceX listing window.The capital flows are visible in the data. Rocket Lab's contracted backlog has more than doubled year-over-year to $2.2 billion. Firefly Aerospace has guided full-year 2026 revenue to $420–$450 million on the back of Q1 revenue of $80.9 million. AST SpaceMobile has secured over $1.2 billion in aggregate contracted revenue commitments and holds approximately $3.9 billion in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and liquidity. And the U.S. Space Force's Andromeda IDIQ — under which Intuitive Machines was selected as one of 14 awardees — carries a total potential value of $6.24 billion across the program. The pattern is consistent: government and institutional capital is being deployed at scale into commercial space platforms with credible execution roadmaps.Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) is one of the newer entrants to that institutional rotation, and the Company just gave the market a fresh marker on its commercial trajectory. On May 22, 2026, Starfighters announced a $17.5 million strategic equity investment led by global institutional investors to support continued advancement of STARLAUNCH and broader commercial space development initiatives.The capital is earmarked specifically for operational expansion, infrastructure development, and continued advancement of the STARLAUNCH platform — Starfighters' responsive airborne launch architecture that uses its commercial fleet of MACH 2+ supersonic aircraft as a first stage. Near-term milestones disclosed alongside the financing include continued advancement of the STARLAUNCH platform with a targeted space demonstration flight timeline over the next 18 to 24 months, subject to regulatory approvals and program execution."This financing represents a strong endorsement of our platform and long-term strategy," said Tim Franta, Chief Executive Officer of Starfighters Space, in the Company's release. From an investor lens, that framing matters: Starfighters is no longer pitching a development-stage thesis. Since completing its IPO in December 2025, the Company has differentiated itself in the emerging market for flexible, high-cadence space access, with the recent completion of wind tunnel testing validating key STARLAUNCH system dynamics and reducing technical risk ahead of near-term commercial mission activity.Adding to the credibility narrative, on May 7, 2026, Starfighters announced the appointment of two senior leaders out of Blue Origin — Jose Arias as Vice President, Space Operations, and Catrina L. Medeiros as Director, STARLAUNCH Operations. Mr. Arias, who joins from Blue Origin where he served as Senior Manufacturing Engineer and Integration & Production Lead across propulsion system hardware, oversees all space-related operations for the Company. Ms. Medeiros, who comes from Blue Origin's New Glenn Stage 2 and Precision Cleaning Facility programs, supports execution of STARLAUNCH-related programs under Mr. Arias's direction.These are operational hires from one of the most demanding launch programs in the U.S. commercial sector.Starfighters operates the world's only commercial fleet of flight-ready MACH 2+ supersonic aircraft, based at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Company's STARLAUNCH architecture is designed to deliver flexible, high-cadence space access and satellite deployment across multiple commercial and defense markets — payload deployment, airborne aerospace testing, microgravity and high-speed flight environments, and reusable airborne launch infrastructure. The May 22 raise gives the Company the balance sheet to push that architecture from operational capability toward scaled commercial execution.In other industry developments:Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) — On May 21, 2026, Rocket Lab announced a $90 million contract from the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command to design, manufacture, integrate, and operate two geostationary (GEO) satellites hosting the Heimdall space domain awareness payload. The award is Rocket Lab's first satellite production program for geostationary orbit and continues a Space Systems Command program for development and delivery on orbit of two Heimdall prototype payloads originally developed by GEOST, which Rocket Lab acquired in 2025 and integrated as Rocket Lab Optical Systems.The win lands against a backdrop of Rocket Lab's contracted backlog up 108% year-over-year to $2.2 billion and record Q1 2026 revenue of $200.3 million — up 63.5% year-over-year. The Company also booked a $190 million 20-launch block order from the U.S. Department of War for HASTE hypersonic test flights, and a separate $30 million HASTE contract from Anduril announced May 7. Rocket Lab has emerged as one of the most direct publicly traded ways to play the broader launch-and-satellite build-out ahead of the SpaceX listing.Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ: LUNR) — On May 13, 2026, Intuitive Machines was selected by the U.S. Space Force for the Andromeda IDIQ contract, a 10-year, multi-vendor procurement vehicle with a total potential value of approximately $6.24 billion. Intuitive Machines is one of 14 selected awardees that will compete for task orders to design and field next-generation Space Domain Awareness capabilities — detecting, tracking, and characterizing objects in geosynchronous orbit. The selection significantly expands the Company's addressable government contract base beyond its CLPS-anchored lunar mission profile.Days later, Intuitive Machines was named prime contractor for operations of NASA's LunarReconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) and the ShadowCam instrument aboard the Korea Aerospace Research Institute's Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, under two three-year, cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts — $15.5 million for LROC and $4.5 million for ShadowCam, totaling $20.0 million. Q1 2026 revenue came in at a record $186.7 million, with quarter-end backlog of approximately $1.1 billion. The combination of expanding government work and lunar data services has positioned LUNR among the most visible names in the SpaceX-IPO-adjacent trade.Firefly Aerospace Inc. (NASDAQ: FLY) — On May 26, 2026, Firefly announced a $75 million subcontract from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to deliver four drones to the Moon's south pole as part of the agency's MoonFall mission, targeted to launch no earlier than 2028. MoonFall is part of the first phase of NASA's Moon Base — a long-term lunar exploration and infrastructure initiative designed to enable sustained human presence and expanded commercial activity at the lunar south pole. Firefly's Elytra spacecraft will carry the drones over a 45-day transit to the Moon and deploy them approximately 50 km above the lunar south pole.Firefly CEO Jason Kim called MoonFall "an incredible breakthrough mission" in the Company's release, framing the win as aligned with Firefly's track record of bold execution. On the same day, Firefly also commenced a public offering of 12,000,000 shares — 4,000,000 primary and 8,000,000 from selling stockholders — pointing to the capital-markets dynamic playing out across the sector: contract momentum is creating windows for sponsors and existing holders to recycle capital into the next phase of build-out.AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) — Q1 2026 results delivered on May 11, 2026 included a critical regulatory milestone: the FCC granted commercial Supplemental Coverage from Space authorization for the SpaceMobile network in the United States, enabling direct-to-device broadband connectivity in premium spectrum bands. The Company disclosed peak in-orbit data speeds of 98.9 Mbps using a Block 1 BlueBird satellite, and confirmed the next orbital launch — BlueBird 8, 9, and 10 — on a Falcon 9 in mid-June.AST SpaceMobile has secured over $1.2 billion in aggregate contracted revenue commitments from partners, was awarded a $30 million prime contract by the Space Development Agency for the HALO Europa Track 2 program, and is participating in the Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD program. Founder, Chairman and CEO Abel Avellan framed the quarter as positioning AST SpaceMobile to capture the direct-to-device broadband opportunity at scale. With a balance sheet of approximately $3.9 billion in cash, equivalents, and liquidity (pro forma for the convertible notes offering and ATM facility availability), ASTS is one of the better-capitalized commercial space names heading into the SpaceX listing window.Across the comparable set, the message from the past month of news flow is consistent: contracts are flowing, balance sheets are being topped up, and the public space complex is moving in step with the SpaceX listing thesis. Starfighters Space's May 22 financing puts the Company squarely inside that flow — with capital allocated to STARLAUNCH advancement, two senior Blue Origin operators newly seated on the execution team, and a roadmap toward future demonstration flights over the next 18 to 24 months. For investors building exposure to the SpaceX-IPO rotation trade, FJET is increasingly difficult to overlook.CONTINUED… Read this and more news for Starfighters Space at: https://usanewsgroup.com/fjet-landingCONTACT: USA News Group
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SpaceX IPO Set to Lift the Whole Space Sector -- And One NYSE American Operator Just Stepped Into a Capability NASA Has Asked Industry to RebuildMay 22, 2026 10:19 AM
PR Newswire (Canada) Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc.USA News Group News Commentary —CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 22, 2026 /CNW/ --  Key Takeaways: A Yahoo Finance segment yesterday laid out how the looming SpaceX IPO is set to act as "rocket fuel" for space ETFs and the broader space economy, with the June Nasdaq listing aiming to raise as much as US$75 billion at a US$1.75 trillion valuation — what would be the largest IPO in history. [1][2] Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) announced a signed MOU with Mu-G Technologies, LLC and a joint response to a NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Request for Information for Parabolic Flight Services — a capability the U.S. has gone without domestically. [3] Starfighters will host Mu-G's Dassault Falcon 50 at Midland International Air & Space Port in Texas for modification, flight testing, and FAA certification work. [3] The combined offering covers four flight environments at one site: microgravity, reduced gravity, hyper-gravity (from the Falcon 50), and the supersonic regime from Starfighters' F-104 fleet. [3] Four other publicly traded space names — Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ: LUNR), Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB), Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), and Voyager Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: VOYG) — are all posting record backlogs into the same sector lift.The Yahoo Finance segment that ran yesterday made the case directly: when SpaceX hits the public market, the rest of the sector goes with it. ETF.com president Dave Nadig walked through the funds and the broader public space exposure that stands to benefit from what is shaping up to be the largest IPO in history. [1] SpaceX confidentially filed its S-1 with the SEC on April 1, 2026, and its public registration is expected to land on EDGAR between May 18 and May 22 — possibly the same week as the Starfighters–Mu-G announcement. The targeted June Nasdaq listing aims to raise as much as US$75 billion at a US$1.75 trillion valuation. [2]Against that backdrop, Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) announced yesterday a signed Memorandum of Understanding with Mu-G Technologies, LLC and a joint response to a NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Request for Information for Parabolic Flight Services. The RFI targets companies that can rebuild the country's commercial microgravity capability — a capability the U.S. has gone without since the last domestic operator exited the market. [3]Under the MOU, Starfighters will host Mu-G's Dassault Falcon 50 at the Midland International Air & Space Port in Texas, where the aircraft will be modified to conduct parabolic test flights and worked through FAA certification. Starfighters provides ground support, chase plane and data collection, expert pilot integration, and safety and regulatory alignment. The combined offering covers four flight environments at one site: microgravity from the Falcon 50, reduced gravity and hyper-gravity from the same parabolic profiles, and the supersonic regime from Starfighters' F-104s. The NASA RFI specifically asks for "novel or non-traditional flight platforms." [3]Starfighters CEO Tim Franta and Mu-G founder Robert S. Ward have known each other for nearly thirty years through the Space Coast aerospace community. Franta took over as CEO in February 2026. [4] Starfighters already flies revenue missions for Lockheed Martin, Space Florida, and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.  On May 7, it added two senior Blue Origin engineers to lead STARLAUNCH operations. Four Other Names Riding the Same WaveIntuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ: LUNR) — On May 14, the Houston lunar lander company reported record Q1 2026 revenue of US$186.7 million, nearly triple the prior-year quarter, and a record backlog of US$1.1 billion. [5] The same day, it announced a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT, adding 44 antennas to its space-to-Earth network. On May 18, it added two prime contracts worth a combined US$20 million to operate NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera and the ShadowCam instrument. [6] Roth Capital lifted its target to US$50 on May 14; Canaccord raised its target to US$41 a day later. [7]Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) — Q1 2026 revenue of US$200.3 million, up 63.5% year-over-year, and a record backlog of US$2.2 billion. On May 7, Rocket Lab announced the largest launch contract in its history with a confidential customer covering five Neutron and three Electron launches through 2029. That followed a US$190 million block buy signed in March with the U.S. Department of War for 20 hypersonic test flights of Rocket Lab's HASTE vehicle under MACH-TB 2.0. [8] Cantor Fitzgerald has flagged Neutron's upcoming first flight as a "major catalyst." [9]Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) — The most direct thematic comparable to today's Starfighters–Mu-G news. Redwire operates nine active payload facilities on the International Space Station, including PIL-BOX, its pharmaceutical manufacturing platform that supported a cancer therapy investigation by Aspera Biomedicines in Q1. [10] On May 6, Redwire reported Q1 2026 revenue of US$97 million, up 57.9% year-over-year, and a record contracted backlog of US$498.1 million. The flagship win for the quarter was selection as one of 14 vendors on the U.S. Space Force's US$1.8 billion Andromeda IDIQ for next-generation geosynchronous reconnaissance and surveillance spacecraft. [10]Voyager Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: VOYG) — Lead developer of Starlab, the proposed commercial replacement for the ISS, in a joint venture with Airbus, Mitsubishi, and MDA Space. On its May 5 earnings call, Voyager reported a record backlog of US$275.3 million and raised its 2026 revenue guidance to US$230–US$255 million.  In April, NASA selected Voyager for its seventh Private Astronaut Mission to the ISS, named VOYG-1, no earlier than 2028. [11] Voyager ended the quarter with US$429.4 million in cash, and management has said Starlab is already 130% subscribed on commercial payload capacity. Where Starfighters FitsCompared to the others, Starfighters is a smaller-cap name. But it is one of the few publicly traded operators that owns a flying fleet of supersonic aircraft today, with real revenue from real customers. The Mu-G expansion adds a second dimension to the story: with the Falcon 50 going through modification, certification, and training at Midland under Starfighters' wing, the partnership positions both companies as contenders in a North American commercial microgravity market that does not currently exist domestically and that NASA has specifically asked industry to fill. As always, investors should do their own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making any decision.For more information on Starfighters Space, Inc., visit: https://usanewsgroup.com/fjet-landingContact:
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Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) Advances STARLAUNCH Program and Commercial Space Development Through Strategic $17.5 Million InvestmentMay 22, 2026 6:00 AM
Business Wire Capital Expected to Accelerate Launch Readiness, Infrastructure Expansion, Flight Operations, and Next-Generation Commercial Space Capabilities Starfighters Space, Inc. (“Starfighters Space” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: FJET), the space company operating the world’s only commercial fleet of flight-ready MACH 2+ supersonic aircraft, today announced a $17.5 million strategic equity investment led by global institutional investors. The Company intends to use the capital to support operational expansion, infrastructure development, and continued advancement of its STARLAUNCH platform, including initiatives tied to launch readiness, mission execution capabilities, and broader space launch operations. The financing represents a strategic milestone in the Company’s transition as it prepares to mature from operational capability development toward scaled commercial execution across multiple space-access markets. “This financing represents a strong endorsement of our platform and long-term strategy,” said Tim Franta, Chief Executive Officer of Starfighters Space. “With the STARLAUNCH platform defining our path to space, this capital allows us to accelerate execution, expand operational capabilities, and position the Company to meet growing commercial demand for responsive space access.” Since completing its IPO in December 2025, the Company has differentiated itself in the emerging market for flexible, high-cadence space access. Recent completion of wind tunnel testing for STARLAUNCH I validated key system dynamics and reduced technical risk, enabling progression toward flight testing and near-term commercial mission activity. Operating from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Starfighters Space is advancing a distinct space platform through its reusable, supersonic aircraft-based launch architecture. With a disciplined development roadmap, the Company is building towards a scalable commercial platform for satellite deployment, microgravity missions, defense applications, and space testing. Near-term milestones include continued STARLAUNCH I mission activity and procurement scaling, alongside STARLAUNCH II development with a targeted space demonstration flight timeline over the next 18 to 24 months, subject to regulatory approvals and program execution. The definitive securities purchase agreement with the institutional investors provides for the issuance and sale of the Company’s securities in exchange for an approximately $17.5 million equity investment. The transaction is expected to close on or about May 27, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Cantor is serving as exclusive placement agent. DLA Piper LLP (US) is serving as legal advisor to Cantor. McMillan LLP is serving as legal advisor to Starfighters Space. The securities to be sold in the private placement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or applicable state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. The Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) registering the resale of the shares of common stock issued in the private placement. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. About Starfighters Space, Inc. Starfighters Space, Inc. is a space company focused on high-speed flight operations, hypersonic testing, space research, pilot training, and future air-launch space capabilities. Operating from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Company maintains the world’s only commercial fleet of flight-ready F-104 supersonic aircraft capable of sustained MACH 2+ operations. Starfighters Space is advancing STARLAUNCH, its responsive airborne launch platform designed to support commercial, government, research, and national security-related missions. 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Inside the Joint NASA Proposal That Could Bring Microgravity Flight Back to North AmericaMay 20, 2026 9:15 AM
PR Newswire (Canada) Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc.A supersonic test operator and a parabolic flight specialist are joining forces on a NASA bid that could reopen a microgravity capability the U.S. has gone without.CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 20, 2026 /CNW/ -- USA News Group News Commentary — For decades, if a researcher wanted to expose an experiment to a few seconds of true weightlessness without paying for a rocket, the answer was a parabolic flight. The aircraft climbs, the pilot pushes over the top, and for about 20 to 30 seconds, everything inside the cabin floats. Astronauts have trained in those aircraft. Researchers have tested space-bound experiments, hardware, and life sciences protocols in them. NASA has flown microgravity science there for years. There is one problem in 2026: there is no longer a commercial parabolic flight service operating anywhere in North America. The U.S. lost that capability in recent years, and researchers who need it have been forced to look overseas or wait. Today's announcement out of Cape Canaveral lays out how that gap might be closed.Two Companies, One Hangar, and a NASA RFIThe company behind the announcement is Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET), the operator of what its own filings describe as the world's fastest fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft. From its primary base at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the company flies modified F-104 jets at sustained Mach 2+ speeds for defense and aerospace customers including Lockheed Martin, Space Florida, and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. [1]Today's news takes a different turn. Under a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding, Starfighters will host Mu-G Technologies, LLC and its Dassault Falcon 50, which will be modified to conduct parabolic test flights, at Starfighters' second operating site, the Midland International Air & Space Port in Texas, for flight testing and FAA certification work. The two companies will also jointly respond to a NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Request for Information for Parabolic Flight Services — a solicitation aimed at companies that can rebuild the country's commercial microgravity capability. The eventual home base for Mu-G's commercial microgravity flights has not yet been determined. [2]The arrangement is more than a real estate deal. Starfighters will provide ground support, chase plane and data collection, expert pilot integration, and safety and regulatory alignment while Mu-G works the Falcon 50 through FAA certification for commercial parabolic missions. The Midland co-location gives the partnership a tangible operational footprint for the testing phase and a credible base from which to jointly pursue the NASA RFI. [2]A Thirty-Year Working RelationshipThis partnership did not start last quarter. Starfighters CEO Tim Franta and Mu-G founder Robert S. Ward have known each other for close to thirty years, a relationship traced through the Space Coast aerospace community in Florida. Franta took over as Starfighters CEO in February 2026 after the resignation of founder Rick Svetkoff, and has been steering the company through its commercialization phase. [3]"I am excited to be working with Tim again and the team at Starfighters to help both restore and expand our nation's access to safe, reliable, high-quality, and long-duration reduced-gravity parabolas to assist critical research and development programs," Ward said in the announcement. Franta echoed the logic: "By bringing Mu-G's Falcon 50 into our Midland facility, we are creating a single location where researchers and customers will be able to access both microgravity and supersonic test environments. Responding jointly to NASA's Request is the next step in building that offering into something the agency and the broader research community can rely on." [2]Why Microgravity Capability MattersMicrogravity research is not exotic science fiction. It is increasingly where real commercial work happens. Pharma and biotech companies use the absence of gravity-driven sedimentation in microgravity environments to grow purer protein crystals and study drug mechanisms — work that typically scales up to the International Space Station after initial validation on shorter-duration parabolic flights. Materials scientists use reduced gravity to study how alloys solidify without convection currents. Defense and aerospace engineers use parabolic profiles to test sensors, fluid systems, and components destined for space before committing to a full launch.The combined offering Starfighters and Mu-G are pitching to NASA covers four flight environments at one site: microgravity from the Falcon 50, reduced gravity and hyper-gravity from the same parabolic profiles, and the supersonic regime from Starfighters' F-104s. The NASA RFI specifically asks for "novel or non-traditional flight platforms." The expansion also builds on the strategic framework Starfighters and Mu-G first announced in March 2026. [4]A Sector Catching a Fresh TailwindThe timing is not accidental. The commercial space sector is in the middle of its most aggressive expansion in decades, and the May 20 announcement lands against a backdrop of capital flowing back to space names.SpaceX confidentially filed its S-1 with the SEC on April 1, 2026, and its public registration is expected to land on EDGAR between May 18 and May 22 — possibly the same week as the Starfighters announcement. The targeted June Nasdaq listing aims to raise as much as US$75 billion at a US$1.75 trillion valuation, which would make it the largest IPO in history. [5] Every other publicly traded space name has felt the lift, alongside tailwinds from the Trump administration's Golden Dome missile defense program, the Department of War's expanded hypersonic test budget, and NASA's new Moon Base initiative announced in March.Four Names Riding the Same WaveStarfighters is far from the only publicly traded company chasing this opportunity. A look at the broader cohort of NYSE- and Nasdaq-listed space companies posting recent catalysts shows just how busy the sector has become.Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR)The Houston-based lunar lander company has had one of the louder months in the sector. On May 14, Intuitive Machines reported record Q1 2026 revenue of US$186.7 million — nearly triple the prior-year quarter — and a record backlog of US$1.1 billion. [6] Hours later, the company announced a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT, adding 44 antennas to its space-to-Earth network. On May 18, it followed up with two new prime contracts totaling US$20 million to operate NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera and the ShadowCam instrument. [7] Roth Capital lifted its price target to US$50 on May 14, and Canaccord raised its target to US$41 a day later. [8]Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB)If there is a benchmark for what a scaled commercial space launch company can look like outside SpaceX, Rocket Lab is currently it. The Long Beach–based launch and space systems company reported Q1 2026 revenue of US$200.3 million — up 63.5% year-over-year — and a record backlog of US$2.2 billion. [9] On May 7, it announced the largest launch contract in its history with a confidential customer: five Neutron and three Electron launches through 2029. That came just weeks after a separate US$190 million block buy signed in March with the U.S. Department of War, covering 20 hypersonic test flights of Rocket Lab's HASTE vehicle under the MACH-TB 2.0 program. [10] Cantor Fitzgerald has flagged the upcoming first flight of the new Neutron rocket as a "major catalyst." [11]Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW)Redwire is one of the most direct thematic comparables to today's announcement, because the company is already deeply embedded in microgravity research. On May 6, Redwire reported Q1 2026 revenue of US$97 million, up 57.9% year-over-year, and a record contracted backlog of US$498.1 million. [12] Redwire operates 11 active payload facilities on the International Space Station — including PIL-BOX, its pharmaceutical manufacturing platform that supported a cancer therapy investigation by Aspera Biomedicines in Q1. Its flagship win for the quarter was selection as one of 14 vendors on the U.S. Space Force's US$1.8 billion Andromeda IDIQ for next-generation geosynchronous reconnaissance and surveillance spacecraft. [13]Voyager Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: VOYG)Voyager is the lead developer of Starlab, the proposed commercial replacement for the International Space Station, in a joint venture with Airbus, Mitsubishi, and MDA Space. On its May 5 earnings call, Voyager reported a record backlog of US$275.3 million and raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to US$230–US$255 million. [14] In April, NASA selected Voyager for its seventh Private Astronaut Mission to the ISS, named VOYG-1, scheduled for no earlier than 2028. [15] The company ended the quarter with US$429.4 million in cash, and management has said Starlab is already 130% subscribed on commercial payload capacity. [14]Where Starfighters FitsCompared to the others, Starfighters is a smaller-cap name. But it is one of the few publicly traded operators that owns a flying fleet of supersonic aircraft today, with real revenue from real customers — Lockheed Martin, Space Florida, and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory among them. The April 30 announcement opening its F-104 fleet as a commercial aerodynamic test platform set the stage. The May 7 hiring of two senior Blue Origin engineers to lead STARLAUNCH operations signaled the company is staffing up for execution. [16]Today's Mu-G expansion adds a second dimension to the story. With the Falcon 50 going through modification, certification, and training at Midland under Starfighters' wing, the partnership positions both companies to be contenders in a North American commercial microgravity market that does not currently exist domestically and that NASA has specifically asked industry to fill. The RFI is a Request for Information, not a Request for Proposals, so the agency is still gathering information rather than awarding work. But the joint response puts Starfighters at the table for what could become a significant procurement.The Bottom LineThe commercial space sector has more momentum than it has had in decades. SpaceX is heading to a record IPO. Rocket Lab, Intuitive Machines, Redwire, and Voyager are all posting record backlogs. NASA is funding new lunar missions, new commercial space stations, and now new commercial microgravity flight services. Against that backdrop, Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) is positioning itself to be the company that fills two specific gaps at once: commercially available supersonic test capacity for defense and aerospace customers, and a domestic commercial parabolic flight service for the broader research community. Today's Mu-G announcement is the next concrete step toward both. As always, investors should do their own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making any decision.For more information on Starfighters Space, Inc., visit: https://usanewsgroup.com/fjet-landingContact:USA News Group
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Starfighters Space, Inc. Files First Quarter 2026 Form 10-QMay 20, 2026 6:00 AM
Business Wire Starfighters Space, Inc. ("Starfighters" or the "Company") (NYSE American: FJET), the innovative aerospace company, owner and operator of the world's largest fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft, is pleased to report its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 for the period ended March 31, 2026. To review the full financial results, please view the Company’s recent 10-Q filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov/edgar/search or on the Company’s website at www.starfightersspace.com, which should be read in connection with this news release. Stockholders may request a hard copy of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q free of charge by emailing investors@starfightersspace.com. Q1 2026 Financial Summary $Nil revenue for Q1 2026 and Q1 2025; Operating expenses were $4.05 million, a 116% increase from $1.88 million in Q1 2025; Total other expenses were $0.22 million, a decrease of 72% from $0.77 million in Q1 2025; Net loss was $4.27 million, a 61% increase from $2.65 million in Q1 2025; Reported basic and diluted loss per share of $0.10, compared to a loss per share of $0.13 for Q1 2025; On March 31, 2026, Starfighters had cash of $1.40 million compared to $4.58 million on December 31, 2025; On March 31, 2026, Starfighters had restricted cash of $0.74 million compared to $0.05 million on December 31, 2025; On March 31, 2026, Starfighters had Short-term investments of $13.21 million compared to $15.27 million on December 31, 2025; On March 31, 2026, Starfighters had Short-term investments – restricted of $0.71 million compared to $Nil on December 31, 2025; On March 31, 2026, total assets were $26.34 million compared to total assets of $28.39 million on December 31, 2025; On March 31, 2026, total current liabilities were $3.49 million compared to $3.05 million on December 31, 2025; On March 31, 2026, total liabilities were $3.91 million compared to $3.49 million on December 31, 2025; On March 31, 2026, stockholders’ equity was $22.43 million compared to $24.9 million on December 31, 2025; and 44,173,972 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2026. Key Milestones Starfighters filed its first quarterly report following its NYSE American listing under the symbol FJET in December 2025. STARLAUNCH 1 wind tunnel testing evaluated separation behavior at Mach 0.85 and Mach 1.3. Across all test conditions, no adverse aerodynamic interactions were observed. The Form 10-Q includes disclosures regarding liquidity, going concern, litigation, bank restrictions, related-party matters and remediation of material weaknesses. Net cash used in operating activities was $3.96 million for the Q1 2026, compared with $1.67 million for the Q1 2025. Cash and restricted cash were $2.14 million as of March 31, 2026, compared with $4.01 million as of December 31, 2025. Interest income was $0.15 million for Q1 2026, compared with $0.04 million for Q1 2025. The Company did not incur any interest expense during Q1 2026. Business and Program Updates STARLAUNCH 1. On January 21, 2026, the Company announced the completion of wind tunnel testing of STARLAUNCH 1. The test campaign evaluated separation of the STARLAUNCH 1 vehicle from the Starfighters aircraft platform across subsonic and supersonic conditions. The campaign consisted of ten runs and supported the next procedural step of procuring instrumented drop test articles. Leadership and operations. On February 22, 2026, following the resignation of Rick Svetkoff as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman, the Board of Directors appointed Tim Franta as Chief Executive Officer. Effective May 11, 2026, the Board appointed Jose Arias as Vice President, Space Operations. About Starfighters Space, Inc. Starfighters Space, Inc. is the only commercial company in the world with the ability to fly payloads at sustained MACH 2+ and with the capability to launch those payloads to space. Starfighters Space is an organization committed to participating in high-demand commercial space activities. Located at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Company operates a fleet of modified supersonic aircraft operationally configurable to act as the first stage lifting platform to carry payloads up to 45,000 feet for air launch to space. Additional activities include support research, pilot training, space flight training, and advanced scientific efforts including hypersonic testing as part of air launch partner development programs. Starfighters Space is working to position its capability to become the most cost-effective launch provider in the sector. For more information about Starfighters Space, Inc. please visit: https://starfightersspace.com/. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein, the information presented in this news release constitutes “forward-looking statements” as such term is used in applicable United States securities laws. 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The Pentagon Has Decided It Has a Hypersonic Problem -- and the Process Discipline to Solve It Is Coming Out of the Commercial SectorMay 19, 2026 12:05 PM
PR Newswire (Canada) Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc.Defense primes are reporting record backlogs, raised guidance, and accelerating missile and hypersonic program ramps. Capacity, not contracts, is now the binding constraint. Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) just engaged Integrated Launch Solutions to add launch, range, licensing and mission integration depth to its STARLAUNCH pathway — exactly the type of process layer the Pentagon's demand is searching for.CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 19, 2026 /CNW/ -- Equity-Insider.com News Commentary — The Q1 2026 earnings cycle in defense and aerospace has been remarkably consistent on one point: demand for hypersonic, missile defense, and responsive space capabilities is running well ahead of installed capacity. The senior primes have all but said the quiet part out loud — programs are getting funded, framework agreements are getting signed, but the binding constraint is now industrial throughput, integration cycle time, and the availability of seasoned engineering and mission integration teams. That is the context against which Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) — the owner and operator of the world's fastest fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft — disclosed that it has engaged Integrated Launch Solutions, Inc. ("ILS") to provide engineering and technical integration support as it advances the STARLAUNCH pathway from design and analysis toward flight and launch services. [1]The work is expected to support program planning, requirements definition, trajectory analysis, licensing strategy, range coordination and related integration activities. ILS will serve as an extension of the Starfighters team, providing subject matter expertise in mission design, analysis, and simulation; systems engineering and technical integration; regulatory and safety compliance; and range integration. [1] The ILS resource pool draws from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, United Launch Alliance, SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force, with prior work supporting the U.S. Air Force, the National Reconnaissance Office, NASA and commercial customers."STARLAUNCH is a pathway, and the pathway depends on execution," said Tim Franta, Chief Executive Officer of Starfighters Space. He framed the ILS engagement as adding "process discipline and execution capacity required to expedite space launch development from concept through flight readiness," paired with the recent appointments of Jose Arias as Vice President, Space Operations, and Catrina L. Medeiros as Director, STARLAUNCH Operations — both senior leaders drawn from Blue Origin's New Glenn program. [1][2]The strategic logic becomes clearer when you look at what the senior defense and aerospace primes have been telling investors over the past four weeks.For more information, please read our full report on Equity-Inisder.com Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) reported Q1 2026 revenue of $371.0 million on May 6, 2026 — up 22.6% year-over-year and 15.8% organically — and raised its full-year 2026 outlook to $1.700 billion to $1.760 billion in revenue. [3] On the earnings call, CEO Eric DeMarco confirmed that what Kratos groups as its "defense rocket support" business — the segment housing its hypersonic work — has an expectation of $400 million in 2026 revenue and $700 million in 2027 revenue. [4] DeMarco linked hypersonic funding visibility to defense budget actions including the reconciliation bill, said Kratos has been verbally informed of success on certain hypersonic program awards, and referenced a separate "$1 billion plus sole source hypersonic program expansion verbal award" that he said the company believes it will receive shortly. [4] Kratos also expects to begin small jet engine LRIP later this year for cruise missiles and powered munitions, with plans to produce "several thousand engines" in 2027. [4]Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) reported Q1 2026 sales of $18.0 billion on April 23, 2026 and reaffirmed its full-year sales target of $77.5 billion to $80.0 billion. [5] On the same day, the Company was awarded a $365 million contract for Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense and was subsequently selected by the U.S. Space Force as one of 12 vendors eligible for Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) prototype agreements with an aggregate ceiling of up to $3.2 billion under the Golden Dome layered missile defense architecture. [6] Lockheed signed a 7-year framework agreement with the Department of War to ramp PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) production from approximately 600 to 2,000 missiles annually, structured with provisions for inflation and protection against term adjustments. [7] Strategic and missile defense programs on the Fleet Ballistic Missile and Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) programs were called out as drivers of Q1 segment-level growth at Missiles and Fire Control. [5]Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported Q1 2026 sales of $9.9 billion on April 21, 2026, with diluted EPS of $6.14 — up 85% year over year — and ended the quarter with $96 billion in backlog. [8] Notably, shortly after the close of the quarter, Northrop secured an award to accelerate development of the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI), bringing the total contract value to $1.3 billion. [8] GPI is designed to intercept hypersonic missiles that can evade traditional missile defense systems — a capability the company described as critical given the proliferation of hypersonic weapons. CEO Kathy Warden told investors on the call that Northrop's missile defense business now accounts for nearly 10% of company sales, that demand in the area has been "exceptionally strong," and that Northrop is "well-positioned to capitalize on significant opportunities such as Golden Dome." [9] Tactical solid rocket motor production capacity has doubled, with further expansion targeted to complete by 2027.Karman Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KRMN) — operating as Karman Space & Defense — has positioned itself as a pure-play supplier of mission-critical systems for launch vehicle, satellite, spacecraft, missile defense, hypersonic and unmanned aircraft systems customers. The Company posted record full-year 2025 results in late March 2026, with revenue up 37% and adjusted EBITDA up 37% year-over-year. [10] Hypersonics and Strategic Missile Defense revenue for the year was reported at $150.0 million, up 30.9% year-over-year. [11] For full-year 2026 the Company raised its expectations to total revenue of $715 million to $730 million and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $207 million to $218 million, representing annual growth of 53% in revenue and 46% in adjusted EBITDA at the midpoints. [10] CEO Jon Rambeau cited "the generational increase in demand for the missile and munitions programs that Karman supports" combined with the U.S. government's efforts to establish multi-year prime procurement contracts as the basis for what he described as a "high-growth trajectory." [10]The pattern is unmistakable. Across Kratos, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Karman, the Q1 2026 prints share the same architecture — record or accelerating backlog, raised guidance, hypersonic and missile defense programs called out as standout growth drivers, and framework agreements being signed to lock in multi-year production ramps that exceed current rates by orders of magnitude.For more information, please read our full report on Equity-Inisder.comWhat is also unmistakable is that none of those primes can flight-test a production-size hypersonic article in real, variable atmospheric conditions in a single 45-minute mission. That capability is being commercialized by Starfighters Space.The Asset Behind the STARLAUNCH PathwayStarfighters Space is the operator of the largest fleet of MACH 2+ capable aircraft in the world, and the only commercial company with the ability to fly payloads at sustained MACH 2+ and with the capability to launch those payloads to space. [1] The Company operates from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, where it maintains a fleet of seven modified F-104 supersonic aircraft configured to act as a first-stage lifting platform carrying payloads up to 45,000 feet for air launch to space.STARLAUNCH 1 is being developed as a sub-orbital vehicle designed to support short-duration microgravity missions and to serve as a pathfinder for future air-launched concepts. The Company has reported wind tunnel testing that demonstrated clean separation from the aircraft platform, followed by a Critical Design Review process. [1] The Wind Tunnel in the Sky service uses the F-104 to fly as an airborne wind tunnel — the platform can fly at MACH 2 for over ten minutes, generating the equivalent of approximately 20 traditional 30-second ground wind tunnel runs, and compressing what would otherwise take about ten days of fixed-facility testing into a single 45-minute flight. [2]That is precisely the kind of throughput economics the Pentagon's hypersonic program managers — and the senior primes feeding those programs — are looking for as installed test capacity becomes the binding constraint on flight cadence.The ILS engagement now puts a deep bench of launch, range, licensing and mission integration experience around that operational asset, with prior work supporting the U.S. Air Force, the National Reconnaissance Office, NASA and commercial customers. Combined with the recent Blue Origin operational hires, Starfighters is building the engineering, regulatory, and execution stack required to move STARLAUNCH from milestone to flight at exactly the moment the customer base — the defense industrial complex — is ramping demand.The primes are signaling the demand is there. The Pentagon is signaling the funding is there. The bottleneck has shifted to capacity and execution. Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) is positioning to be one of the operators that closes that gap.For more information on Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET), visit equity-insider.com/fjet-landingCONTACT:
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editor @acblanke1Article Sources:[1] Starfighters Space, Inc. press release, "Starfighters Space Engages Integrated Launch Solutions to Advance STARLAUNCH Pathway," May 2026.
[2] Business Wire — "Starfighters Space Adds Blue Origin Leaders to Accelerate STARLAUNCH Development," May 7, 2026 — businesswire.com 
[3] StockTitan — "Kratos Q1 revenue up 22.6%, lifts FY26 outlook," May 6, 2026 — stocktitan.net
[4] Investing.com — "Earnings call transcript: Kratos Defense outperforms expectations in Q1 2026," May 7, 2026 — investing.com
[5] Lockheed Martin Corporation press release — "Lockheed Martin Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results," April 23, 2026 — news.lockheedmartin.com 
[6] StockTitan — "Lockheed Martin Wins U.S. Space Force SBI Contracts," April 2026 — stocktitan.net
[7] TIKR.com — "Lockheed Martin vs. RTX Corporation: Which Defense Stock Is the Smarter Investment?" — tikr.com
[8] Northrop Grumman Corporation press release — "Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results," April 21, 2026 — SEC.gov
[9] Investing.com — "Earnings call transcript: Northrop Grumman beats Q1 2026 forecasts," April 21, 2026 — investing.com
[10] StockTitan — "Karman Holdings posts record 2025 growth and raises 2026 revenue and EBITDA guidance," March 25, 2026 — stocktitan.net
[11] Karman Holdings Inc. Form 8-K Filing — FY2025 results, SEC.govDISCLAIMER: Nothing in this publication should be considered as personalized financial advice. We are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular financial situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. Please consult a licensed financial advisor before making any investment decision. This is a digital media distribution and is neither an offer nor recommendation to buy or sell any security. We hold no investment licenses and are thus neither licensed nor qualified to provide investment advice. The content in this report or email is not provided to any individual with a view toward their individual circumstances. This article is being distributed by Equity Insider on behalf of Market IQ Media Group Inc. ("MIQ"). Regarding this publication, MIQ has been paid a fee for Starfighters Space, Inc. advertising and digital media from Creative Direct Marketing Group ("CDMG"). There may be 3rd parties who may have shares of Starfighters Space, Inc., and may liquidate their shares which could have a negative effect on the price of the stock. The owner/operator of MIQ does not currently own shares of Starfighters Space, Inc. but reserves the right to buy and sell, and will buy and sell shares of Starfighters Space, Inc. at any time without any further notice commencing immediately and ongoing. This potential for trading constitutes a conflict of interest as to our ability to remain objective in our communication regarding the profiled company. Because of this, individuals are strongly encouraged to not use this publication as the basis for any investment decision. Please let this disclaimer serve as notice that all material, including this article, which is disseminated by MIQ has been reviewed and approved on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc. by CDMG. While all information is believed to be reliable, it is not guaranteed by us to be accurate. Individuals should assume that all information contained in our newsletter is not trustworthy unless verified by their own independent research. Also, because events and circumstances frequently do not occur as expected, there will likely be differences between any predictions and actual results.Logo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2840019/Equity_Insider_Logo.jpg View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-pentagon-has-decided-it-has-a-hypersonic-problem--and-the-process-discipline-to-solve-it-is-coming-out-of-the-commercial-sector-302775905.htmlSOURCE Equity Insider Original: The Pentagon Has Decided It Has a Hypersonic Problem -- and the Process Discipline to Solve It Is Coming Out of the Commercial Sector

The Quiet Engineering Move That Could Define How a Cape Canaveral Air-Launch Operator Gets to FlightMay 19, 2026 10:25 AM
PR Newswire (Canada) Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc.Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) just brought in a deep-bench engineering and integration partner to accelerate its STARLAUNCH pathway from analysis to flight. In a sector defined by hardware roadshows and trillion-dollar valuations, this is the move that actually matters — and it is the kind of move that does not need to be loud to be consequential.CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 19, 2026 /CNW/ -- American News Group News Commentary — Everyone knows what spaceflight looks like on the cover of the trade press. A pad. A countdown. A blast of light, a roll, a stage separation, the eventual whisper of a fairing falling somewhere in the Atlantic. That is the imagery. That is the story the markets pay attention to.  But that is not where the real story sits. The real story sits months — sometimes years — before any of that, in a windowless conference room where a chief engineer hands a thirty-page document across the table to a regulator and a range safety officer, and they walk through it line by line. It sits in a hangar where an integration crew is methodically cutting weeks of preparation time off the rollout of the next vehicle. It sits in a phone call between a launch operator and a mission integration veteran who has spent twenty years executing trajectory analyses that have to be defensible against the U.S. Air Force, the National Reconnaissance Office, and NASA before a single bolt is torqued.That is the part of the space economy that does not photograph well. It is also, increasingly, the part that determines which operators get to flight — and which ones do not.Which is why a quiet announcement out of Cape Canaveral this week is worth a closer look.Read the full report on Starfighters Space by reviewing the USA News Group coverage hereStarfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) — the operator of the largest fleet of MACH 2+ capable aircraft in the world, and the only commercial company with the ability to fly payloads at sustained MACH 2+ and with the capability to launch those payloads to space — disclosed that it has engaged Integrated Launch Solutions, Inc. ("ILS") to provide engineering and technical integration support as the Company advances the STARLAUNCH pathway from design and analysis toward flight and launch services. [1]ILS will serve as an extension of the Starfighters team, providing subject matter expertise in four areas: mission design, analysis, and simulation; systems engineering and technical integration; regulatory and safety compliance; and range integration. [1] The work is expected to support program planning, requirements definition, trajectory analysis, licensing strategy, range coordination and related integration activities. The ILS resource pool brings experience from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, and the U.S. Air Force, and has supported work related to the U.S. Air Force, the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and commercial customers.The Company's CEO, Tim Franta, framed the engagement directly in the announcement: "STARLAUNCH is a pathway, and the pathway depends on execution. ILS brings launch, range, licensing and mission integration experience from programs that have supported the U.S. Air Force, NRO, NASA and commercial customers. Combined with Jose Arias and Catrina Medeiros joining our STARLAUNCH operations team, this engagement gives us more of the process discipline and execution capacity required to expedite space launch development from concept through flight readiness." [1]Now stop and read that paragraph again, because the language tells you exactly what is going on.This is not a hardware announcement. It is not a partnership designed to generate a press cycle. It is not a marketing event. It is the formal layering of process discipline and execution capacity onto an existing operational platform — the boring, expensive, mission-critical scaffolding that a serious launch program lives or dies by, and that almost never makes it into the headlines.It is also exactly the move you would expect a company on the right pathway to make at this moment in this market.The Asset That Cannot Be ReplicatedTo understand why this engagement is significant, you have to understand the underlying asset.Starfighters Space operates the world's fastest fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft — seven modified F-104 Starfighters — from a base of operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. [1] The Company's F-104s are operationally configurable to act as the first-stage lifting platform, carrying payloads up to 45,000 feet for air launch to space. That capability — sustained MACH 2+ flight with payload, from a fleet large enough to support real operational tempo, operated from one of the most active spaceports in the world — is held by exactly one commercial entity on the planet. Starfighters.This is not theoretical. The Company's current and recent customer roster includes Lockheed Martin, Meggitt, Space Florida, and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The platform is flying. The payloads are real. The mission heritage is documented.Read the full report on Starfighters Space by reviewing the USA News Group coverage hereWhat was — until very recently — incomplete around that asset was the surrounding operational stack. The deep engineering bench, the mission integration veterans, the regulatory and range expertise, the production discipline. None of that is glamorous. All of it is non-negotiable if a launch operator is going to convert a flying platform into a sustained, high-frequency launch service.This is what Starfighters has spent the past several months systematically building.Process Discipline Now Sitting Behind STARLAUNCHEarlier this month, the Company appointed Jose Arias as Vice President, Space Operations, and Catrina L. Medeiros as Director, STARLAUNCH Operations — both drawn directly from Blue Origin's New Glenn program. [2]Mr. Arias arrived from Blue Origin, where he served as Senior Manufacturing Engineer and Integration & Production Lead, working across propulsion system hardware in multiple roles of increasing responsibility. He led process improvements that reduced integration cycle time from 76 days to 13 days. He is also a decorated U.S. Marine Corps veteran — four overseas tours, two Purple Hearts, and graduated first in his class of 819 Marines. [2]Ms. Medeiros joined as Director, STARLAUNCH Operations from Blue Origin, where she served as Operations Manager for the New Glenn Stage 2 and Precision Cleaning Facility programs, leading cross-functional teams and managing the transition from development into production operations. Prior to Blue Origin, she spent more than a decade at Lockheed Martin Space Systems as a Senior Manufacturing Planner on the Orion crew module program at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, working across civil, defense, and global supply chain. [2]These were not aspirational hires. These were operators with proven track records of executing the transition from development to production at one of the most advanced launch systems in the United States.The ILS engagement now adds the third layer — the senior engineering, integration, regulatory, and range expertise drawn from the institutions that have actually executed against the U.S. Air Force, the National Reconnaissance Office, NASA, and the commercial customers who define what success in this market looks like. [1]Process. Discipline. Execution. Cadence. These are the words a serious launch operator uses when it is building toward sustained flight. They are also the words the customer base — the U.S. defense, civil, and commercial space community — is increasingly demanding as the binding constraint.Real Progress, Not RenderingsStarfighters' technical work is also progressing in parallel.STARLAUNCH 1 is being developed as a sub-orbital vehicle designed to support short-duration microgravity missions and to serve as a pathfinder for future air-launched concepts. The Company has reported wind tunnel testing that demonstrated clean separation from the aircraft platform, followed by a Critical Design Review process. [1] Starfighters expects ILS support to help maintain the stepwise approach used across its recent program milestones.The Wind Tunnel in the Sky service uses the F-104 platform to provide aerodynamic testing conditions in real flight. The platform can fly at MACH 2 for over ten minutes, generating the equivalent of approximately 20 traditional 30-second ground wind tunnel runs. That compresses what would otherwise take about ten days in a fixed-facility ground test program into a single 45-minute flight. [2] The ILS engagement gives Starfighters additional expertise to coordinate the engineering, licensing, and range work that supports both STARLAUNCH and related flight test services.Add to that an expanded technical interchange with Blackstar Orbital around its reusable space platform and a partnership with Mu-G Technologies to support microgravity flight missions — and the picture sharpens. [2]This is not a roadmap company. This is an operator with seven flying aircraft, a documented customer history with the senior aerospace and defense primes, a manifest of program partners, and now a layered engineering, integration, and operations bench specifically built to execute against the moment.Why This Move, and Why NowThe space economy is being repriced in real time. SpaceX is moving toward what is reported to be a confidentially-filed IPO at a valuation in the $1.75 trillion to $2 trillion range. The U.S. defense industrial base is being asked to ramp at a pace it has not been asked to deliver in decades. Hypersonic and missile defense programs are receiving record funding. The Pentagon's framework agreements with the senior primes are being signed to support production levels well beyond current rates over the next decade.What that means, at the company level, is that the differentiator is no longer access or ambition. The differentiator is operational depth — the ability to actually deliver, at cadence, against a customer base that has finally decided to write the checks.Starfighters Space is not the largest name in the listed space sector. It is not the loudest. It does not need to be either.What it is, instead, is the only company in the world flying a fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft operationally configured to carry payloads up to 45,000 feet for air launch to space, with a documented customer roster, a Critical Design Review-stage sub-orbital vehicle in development, a Wind Tunnel in the Sky service that compresses ten days of fixed-facility testing into a 45-minute flight, a senior operations team drawn from Blue Origin's New Glenn program, and — as of this week — a deep-bench engineering and integration partnership built explicitly to accelerate the path from design to flight.That is what the operationalization of a flying asset looks like when it is done right. Quiet. Deliberate. Layered. Executed.The headlines will eventually follow. They always do.But the work that determines whether a launch operator gets to flight — and whether that flight becomes a hundred more — gets done long before any of that. It gets done in conference rooms, hangars, integration bays, regulatory briefings, range coordination meetings, and trajectory analyses.It is the work Starfighters is doing right now.Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET). The pathway, and the people, are coming into focus.For more information on Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET), visit usanewsgroup.com/fjet-landingCONTACT:American News Group
editor @acblanke1Article Sources:[1] Starfighters Space, Inc. press release, "Starfighters Space Engages Integrated Launch Solutions to Advance STARLAUNCH Pathway," May 2026.
[2] Business Wire — "Starfighters Space Adds Blue Origin Leaders to Accelerate STARLAUNCH Development," May 7, 2026 — businesswire.comDISCLAIMER: Nothing in this publication should be considered as personalized financial advice. We are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular financial situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. Please consult a licensed financial advisor before making any investment decision. This is a digital media distribution and is neither an offer nor recommendation to buy or sell any security. We hold no investment licenses and are thus neither licensed nor qualified to provide investment advice. The content in this report or email is not provided to any individual with a view toward their individual circumstances. This article is being distributed by USA News Group on behalf of Market IQ Media Group Inc. ("MIQ"). Regarding this publication, MIQ has been paid a fee for Starfighters Space, Inc. advertising and digital media from Creative Digital Media Group ("CDMG"). There may be 3rd parties who may have shares of Starfighters Space, Inc., and may liquidate their shares which could have a negative effect on the price of the stock. The owner/operator of MIQ does not currently own shares of Starfighters Space, Inc. but reserves the right to buy and sell, and will buy and sell shares of Starfighters Space, Inc. at any time without any further notice commencing immediately and ongoing. This potential for trading constitutes a conflict of interest as to our ability to remain objective in our communication regarding the profiled company. Because of this, individuals are strongly encouraged to not use this publication as the basis for any investment decision. Please let this disclaimer serve as notice that all material, including this article, which is disseminated by MIQ has been reviewed and approved on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc. by CDMG. While all information is believed to be reliable, it is not guaranteed by us to be accurate. Individuals should assume that all information contained in our newsletter is not trustworthy unless verified by their own independent research. Also, because events and circumstances frequently do not occur as expected, there will likely be differences between any predictions and actual results.Logo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2978955/5968046/American_News_Group_Logo.jpg View original content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-quiet-engineering-move-that-could-define-how-a-cape-canaveral-air-launch-operator-gets-to-flight-302776195.htmlSOURCE American News Group Original: The Quiet Engineering Move That Could Define How a Cape Canaveral Air-Launch Operator Gets to Flight

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Hypersonic Test Capacity Bottleneck: U.S. Defense Enterprise Signals Demand as Starfighters Space Brings F-104 Fleet to MarketApril 30, 2026 1:02 PM
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Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc.SECTOR INTELLIGENCE BRIEF | The U.S. is developing next-generation hypersonic systems faster than it is building the infrastructure to test them. Federal procurement signals are clear. Starfighters Space's April 30 announcement positions one of the few operationally-available airborne aerodynamic test platforms in the U.S. directly into that demand window.World Street Intelligence News Commentary CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 30, 2026 /CNW/ -- A Department of Defense procurement pattern that began with NASA's first new wind tunnel build in over four decades, broadened through service-level FY2026 budget allocations across the Air Force, Navy, and Army, and intensified through a March 2026 federal sources-sought notice for hypersonic test facility reactivation now extends into the airborne segment of the test infrastructure stack. On April 30, 2026, Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) announced the immediate availability of its F-104 Starfighter fleet — described as the world's largest fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft — as an aerodynamic test platform for the U.S. defense and aerospace community.SECTOR SIGNALThe Test-Capacity Gap Is Now a Procurement PriorityThe thesis is straightforward and increasingly visible across DoD budget documents and procurement actions: U.S. hypersonic weapons, vehicles, and propulsion systems are advancing through development at a pace that is structurally outpacing the test infrastructure required to validate them. The signal is not subtle. NASA recently completed its first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years. The Air Force, Navy, and Army each carry active budget line items for wind tunnel construction, reactivation, or modernization in fiscal year 2026. A federal sources-sought notice for hypersonic test facility reactivation drew industry responses as recently as March 2026.The implication for the defense industrial base is twofold. First, multi-year ground-based capacity expansion — wind tunnel construction, reactivation, modernization — will be funded through capital programs running 5–10+ years. Second, near-term operational capacity that is available immediately becomes structurally valuable inside that build-out window. Starfighters' April 30 announcement positions FJET squarely in that second category.FIRM PROFILEStarfighters Space, Inc. — Operational Today, Expanding GeographyStarfighters Space describes itself as the only commercial company in the world with the ability to fly payloads at sustained MACH 2+ and the capability to launch those payloads to space. The company operates a fleet of modified supersonic F-104 aircraft from its hangar at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center — one of the longest runways in the world. The company is expanding its operational footprint with a second location at the Midland International Air & Space Port in Texas, where aircraft and engines are already on-site.According to the announcement, the F-104 platform replicates the aerodynamic conditions of the first 30 seconds of a vertical rocket launch — historically among the most difficult phases of flight to test accurately in a static environment. The aircraft expose test articles to turbulent, variable atmospheric conditions representative of actual operational flight, and can carry models closer to production size than most ground-based tunnels permit. Test complexity can be layered simultaneously, including g-forces, humidity, and dynamic pressure variations, in a single flight profile. The result is a test environment narrowing the gap between laboratory simulation and real-world flight.CEO Tim Franta in the announcement: "Every generation has a moment where infrastructure either keeps up with ambition, or it does not. We are in that moment for hypersonic development, and Starfighters Space exists precisely to close that gap. We fly tomorrow."Starfighters' published customer list includes Lockheed Martin, GE, Innoveering, Meggitt, Space Florida, and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.CAPITAL CONTEXTFederal Hypersonic Spending Beneficiaries — Comparable SetInvestors evaluating exposure to the broader federal hypersonic and aerospace test infrastructure spending cycle have a defined U.S.-listed comparable set of established defense primes and tier-one suppliers. Each has reported material newsflow within the past month tied to the same federal capital cycle that supports Starfighters' positioning.Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT)Lockheed Martin is the dominant U.S. defense prime and one of Starfighters' published customers. Lockheed reported Q1 2026 financial results on April 23, 2026, with sales of $18.0 billion and reaffirmed FY2026 guidance of $77.5–$80.0 billion in net sales and $29.35–$30.25 in earnings per share. The company maintains an explicit Hypersonic Solutions business unit and continues to deliver across multiple service-branch hypersonic programs. Hypersonic and missile-defense exposure is one of three explicit transformative-technology pillars in Lockheed's "21st Century Security" framework alongside 5G.MIL Solutions and Spectrum Dominance.Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC)Northrop Grumman reported Q1 2026 results on April 21, 2026, beating consensus on both EPS ($6.14 vs. $6.05 estimate) and revenue ($9.88 billion vs. $9.76 billion estimate). The company secured an award shortly after the close of the quarter to accelerate development of its Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) program, bringing the total contract value to $1.3 billion. GPI is designed to intercept hypersonic missiles during the glide phase of flight — directly tied to the same federal hypersonic capability buildout that drives demand for aerodynamic test infrastructure. Northrop reaffirmed full-year guidance, citing strong demand across defense and aeronautics segments.L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: LHX)L3Harris Technologies has emerged as a key partner across the hypersonic propulsion and electronics ecosystem. In late 2025, Kratos Defense issued a Letter of Intent for 60 full-rate production Zeus motors from L3Harris — a multi-year revenue stream for L3Harris' propulsion division tied directly to hypersonic flight test cadence. L3Harris carries an analyst consensus rating profile reflecting Buy positioning across the majority of covering analysts. The company's position across hypersonic propulsion, secure communications, and sensor integration on test platforms makes it one of the most diversified beneficiaries of the federal hypersonic test infrastructure spending cycle.HEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI)HEICO is an aerospace and defense supplier with a specialized footprint in legacy aircraft modifications, FAA-approved replacement parts, and life-extension components. The relevance to Starfighters' positioning is structural: modified legacy supersonic platforms — including the F-104 — depend on a specialized supply chain for parts, engine components, and modifications. In April 2026, HEICO announced an acquisition of an 80% interest in Sherwood's defense MRO business, further expanding its defense aerospace aftermarket footprint. HEICO's broader exposure to the defense aerospace aftermarket and component supply chain provides indirect exposure to the operational sustainment requirements of platforms like Starfighters' fleet.TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE: TDG)TransDigm operates one of the highest-margin component supply businesses in U.S. defense aerospace, with a portfolio focused on highly engineered, often sole-sourced components used across military and commercial aircraft platforms — including supersonic and tactical aircraft. On April 7, 2026, TransDigm completed its previously announced acquisition of Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra Aviation Holdings for approximately $2.2 billion in cash. The earlier 2026 acquisition of Stellant Systems added advanced microwave and RF capabilities for defense platforms. TransDigm's pricing power and margin profile on long-cycle defense aerospace components has made it a structural beneficiary of multi-year defense capital cycles, with exposure overlapping the operational sustainment of platforms like the F-104 fleet.BOTTOM LINEDirect Play on a Federal Spending Cycle Already UnderwayThe U.S. defense enterprise has signaled, through both budget allocation and procurement activity, that hypersonic test capacity is one of the most consequential infrastructure constraints of the current capability cycle. The federal funding response — a multi-service FY2026 wind tunnel construction, reactivation, and modernization commitment, plus the first new NASA wind tunnel in 40+ years — establishes the spending signal. The procurement response — sources-sought notices and accelerated contract awards — establishes the timing.Starfighters Space's April 30 announcement positions FJET's F-104 fleet directly into that demand window with operational capacity available today rather than capacity dependent on capital build-out. The customer base is established (Lockheed Martin, GE, AFRL among others), the operational footprint is expanding (Kennedy Space Center primary, Midland Texas in motion), and the broader corporate identity — only commercial company in the world with sustained MACH 2+ payload-to-space capability — provides additional optionality across the broader commercial space air-launch architecture.For investors evaluating exposure to the federal hypersonic capability buildout, the comparable set above (LMT, NOC, LHX, HEI, TDG) represents the established prime and supplier beneficiaries. Starfighters Space represents the airborne test platform component — a different angle on the same underlying spending cycle.For more information on Starfighters Space, Inc., visit https://starfightersspace.com/ or the investor profile at usanewsgroup.com/fjet-profile/.CONTACT:
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The Space Economy's $71 Billion Bottleneck Is Creating a New Class of WinnersApril 29, 2026 9:45 AM
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Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc.CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Equity-Insider.com News Commentary — The U.S. Space Force is now working with a proposed $71 billion budget, including $40 billion dedicated to research and development of new space infrastructure[1]. That is not a typo. And the money is arriving faster than the facilities, workforce, and materials pipeline can absorb it. On the materials side, demand for aerospace and defense thermoplastic composites jumped 32% year over year to $731 million in 2026[2], a growth rate that points to a widening gap between what the defense industrial base needs and what the supply chain can actually deliver. That structural mismatch is funneling institutional capital toward the companies that sit closest to the bottleneck: Starfighters Space (NYSE-A: FJET), Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB), Karman (NYSE: KRMN), BlackSky Technology (NYSE: BKSY), and Hexcel (NYSE: HXL).







The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee made it official at the 41st Space Symposium: a $1 trillion baseline defense budget is now the permanent floor[3], locking in the fiscal architecture behind Golden Dome, proliferated constellations, and hypersonic development for years to come. The Pentagon then put a finer point on where the constraint actually sits, awarding $150 million to modernize instrumentation at Reagan Test Range[4], its primary facility for validating hypersonic and reentry systems. The signal is clear: flight-test throughput is the binding constraint on the entire value chain, and capital is rotating toward the propulsion, composites, and validation platforms that can close the gap.Starfighters Space (NYSE-A: FJET) just expanded its technical interchange with Blackstar Orbital, broadening the scope of their collaboration well beyond initial vehicle integration. Announced at the 41st Space Symposium in Washington, the updated agreement now covers integration engineering, carriage and release simulations, wind tunnel testing, telemetry and data systems, safety planning, and range coordination for Blackstar's SpaceDrone on the Starfighters F-104 platform.READ MORE ON Starfighters Space, Inc. HEREThe two companies first locked in a partnership earlier this year to flight-test Blackstar's reusable hypersonic spacecraft, which launches like a traditional satellite payload and returns to Earth like a spaceplane. Starfighters has already transferred physical hardware to support the next phase of evaluation, including a BL-75 complete assembly, counterbalance, sway braces, and a jettison piston at the Shuttle Landing Facility. The program is structured as a step-by-step process, with any move from feasibility into actual flight testing subject to a separate written agreement."This collaboration now covers a broader technical work program than vehicle integration alone," said Tim Franta, CEO of Starfighters Space. "That stepwise approach is how Starfighters helps customers move from concept toward flight readiness.""The expanded technical interchange gives Blackstar a structured path to validate vehicle interfaces, operational conditions, data requirements, and release planning with Starfighters' F-104 platform," said Christopher Jannette, CEO of Blackstar Orbital.The Blackstar deal adds to a growing list of partnerships. Starfighters recently signed on with Mu-G Technologies to pursue microgravity flight missions for NASA, universities, and commercial research customers. It also expanded operations at Midland International Air and Space Port in Texas, where it now stages four F-104 aircraft and 14 engines, with plans to double that footprint within 18 months. On the development side, the company is advancing toward Critical Design Review on its STARLAUNCH 1 air-launch rocket program after completing wind tunnel testing that confirmed clean vehicle separation with no adverse aerodynamic interactions.Starfighters operates the only commercial fleet in the free world capable of carrying underwing test payloads at sustained speeds above Mach 2, or more than 1,500 miles per hour. Headquartered at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida alongside tenants like SpaceX and Blue Origin, the company is building a multi-mission business across air launch, hypersonic testing, microgravity research, and specialized flight services anchored by a supersonic fleet that remains one of a kind in the private sector.In other industry developments:Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) introduced Gauss, an in-house designed Hall thruster electric propulsion system targeting high-volume production for commercial and national security satellite constellations, with a manufacturing line capable of producing more than 200 thrusters per year. Gauss features heaterless cathode technology for instantaneous start, magnetic shielding to extend operational lifetime, GaNFet-based electronics for optimized performance, and an ITAR/EAR-free design suited to a wide range of LEO constellation applications."Proliferated constellations are now the norm for commercial and national security space users, but the propulsion systems needed to maneuver these spacecraft in orbit have simply not been reliably available at any kind of scale," said Sir Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Rocket Lab. "Rocket Lab is solving this bottleneck with Gauss."The Gauss thruster delivers higher specific impulse than traditional chemical propulsion, allowing spacecraft to carry less propellant while achieving strong performance for long-duration missions and satellite station-keeping within constellations. Rocket Lab has deployed more than 250 payloads across more than 85 missions and continues expanding its end-to-end space systems business spanning launch services, spacecraft manufacturing, components, and on-orbit management.Karman (NYSE: KRMN) reported record fiscal year 2025 results with annual revenue of $471.5 million, up 36.6% year-over-year, non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $145.3 million, up 36.9%, and record backlog of $801.1 million, up 38.2%, following a successful IPO and $1.2 billion secondary offering during the year. Fourth-quarter revenue of $134.5 million grew 47.4% year-over-year, with net income surging 358% to $7.7 million, driven by accelerating demand for next-generation space and defense solutions."Our team delivered outstanding results in 2025, with 37 percent revenue growth, 37 percent adjusted EBITDA growth and strategic investments designed to satisfy accelerating customer demand for our solutions," said Jon Rambeau, CEO of Karman. "Our recent acquisition of Seemann Composites and MSC positions us as an all-domain provider, from deep sea to deep space, in support of national defense and the growing space economy."Karman raised its 2026 revenue outlook to $715 million to $730 million and adjusted EBITDA guidance to $207 million to $218 million, reflecting expanded capabilities in composites and resin systems. The company upsized its revolving credit facility to $150 million, reinforcing its financial position to pursue continued growth in the accelerating national security and commercial space access markets.BlackSky Technology (NYSE: BKSY) was awarded a multi-year, sole-source $99 million U.S. government IDIQ contract for advanced, next-generation space capabilities, with an initial $2 million task order to accelerate the design of a large aperture optical payload for Earth observation and space domain awareness platforms. The contract is expected to advance innovations in optical imaging, high-cadence Earth monitoring, and observing objects in low Earth, geostationary, and cis-lunar orbits beyond the scope of current Gen-2 and Gen-3 systems."This award validates and leverages our investments in leap ahead space technologies that feature next generation space architectures as part of our long-term constellation roadmap," said Brian O'Toole, CEO of BlackSky Technology. "With U.S. government collaboration, we can accelerate these critical technologies as part of multi-year advanced technology development program. In order to demonstrate the scale and impact of these new technologies we'll be focused on quickly fielding advanced systems that combine future-generation payloads with an evolution of our proven Gen-3 space architecture."BlackSky Technology is developing satellites under this contract expected to function as on-orbit data storage and processing hubs compatible with AI-enabled communications environments and future launch vehicles, extending the company's mission-oriented space intelligence architecture.Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) celebrated the successful roll-out of the Dassault Aviation Falcon 10X, a next-generation business jet in which Hexcel supplies structural prepregs for the entire wing following its selection to the program in 2022. The company's M21E/IMA prepreg, developed in collaboration with Dassault Aviation's technical teams, delivers the weight savings, stiffness, and fatigue resistance required by the Falcon 10X wing structure, reinforcing Hexcel's position as a materials partner across high-performance commercial aerospace programs."Our partnership with Dassault exemplifies how Hexcel's expertise in lightweight, advanced carbon fiber composites drive the next generation of high-performance aircraft," said Tom Gentile, Chairman, CEO and President of Hexcel. "We are proud to support Dassault in ensuring the durability, efficiency, and competitive edge of the Falcon 10X throughout its service life with a full composite wing."Hexcel is a global leader in advanced lightweight composites technology serving commercial aerospace, defense and space, and industrial markets, with its carbon fiber, prepregs, and engineered core materials enabling performance and efficiency across the world's most demanding aircraft platforms.Article Source: Equity-Insider.comCONTACT:EQUITY INSIDER
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This 'concept' sounds feasible, interesting. But will it catch on.
Afterall, how many SMALL (by weight) satellites are there to
launch.. hmmm.. NO REVENUES to speak of, just a concept
waiting to see if it will be 'accepted'?? Their presentation:

https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_ad8861c8b7428ebfc14ce732c85aac15/starfightersspace/db/3715/35107/pdf/StarfightersSpace-Corporate_Presentation-2026-05.pdf

disclaimer: own some shares at $6.20, sold the May $7.5
calls just because their chart was showing 'support' around
the $6 level and the calls gave a 10% return for about a
months holding. See what I do with them in May..

Starfighters Space, Inc. files Fiscal 2025 Annual ReportApril 15, 2026 8:50 PM
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Starfighters Space, Inc. (“Starfighters” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: FJET), the innovative aerospace company, owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft, is pleased to report, in accordance with NYSE American requirements, the filing of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). This Form 10-K filing, which includes the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements, related notes thereto and management’s discussion and analysis, is available for viewing on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov/edgar/search/ or on the Company’s website at www.starfightersspace.com. Stockholders have the ability to receive a hard copy of the Company’s complete audited financial statements free of charge upon request via email to investors@starfightersspace.com.


About Starfighters Space, Inc.


Starfighters Space, Inc. is the only commercial company in the world with the ability to fly payloads at sustained MACH 2+ and with the capability to launch those payloads to space. Starfighters Space is an organization committed to participating in high-demand commercial space activities. Located at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Company operates a fleet of modified supersonic aircraft operationally configurable to act as the first stage lifting platform to carry payloads up to 45,000 feet for air launch to space. Additional activities include support research, pilot training, space flight training, and advanced scientific efforts including hypersonic testing as part of air launch partner development programs. Starfighters Space is working to position its capability to become the most cost-effective launch provider in the sector.


For more information about Starfighters Space, Inc. please visit: https://starfightersspace.com/.


Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements


Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein, the information presented in this news release constitutes “forward-looking statements” as such term is used in applicable United States and Canadian securities laws. These statements relate to analysis and other information that are based on forecasts or future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Any other statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as “expects”, or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “plans”, “estimates” or “intends”, or stating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and should be viewed as “forward-looking statements”. We have based these forward-looking statements on information currently available to the Company, assumptions the Company believes are reasonable and our current expectations about future events or performance. While we believe these expectations are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Our actual future results may differ materially from those discussed or implied in our forward-looking statements for various reasons. Factors that could contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the ability to obtain the necessary permits and approvals to operate, the Company’s ability to develop new products and/or services, the approval of the Company’s application for a launch license and the timing thereof, the Company’s expansion to Midland, Texas, the adoption by the market of the Company’s method of satellite deployment, the Company’s continued business arrangements, market trends and competition in the Company’s industry, the future diversification of the Company’s revenue streams and the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing, and other factors discussed in the Company’s filings with the Commission. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurances that the actual results or developments will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effect on, the Company. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this news release and in any document referred to in this news release. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made only as of the date hereof. For forward-looking statements in this news release, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy the Company’s securities.

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$FJET: Zero Sales.......... but $330Milly MarketCap.

https://starfightersspace.com/






GO $FJET

The Only Mach 2+ Commercial Fleet in the World Is Now Testing Reusable Hypersonic Space Systems -- and the Pentagon Is Writing the ChecksApril 2, 2026 2:02 PM
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Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc.CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group News Commentary — The next arms race isn't being fought on the ground. It's being fought at 45,000 feet and Mach 2, in the stratosphere where hypersonic weapons are validated, reusable space systems are tested, and the gap between the United States and its adversaries is either closed or conceded. The Pentagon knows it. Congress knows it. And the capital flowing into the commercial aerospace sector right now reflects exactly that urgency.







The U.S. Space Force is operating on a total budget of approximately $40 billion in fiscal 2026 — more than double its first independent budget of $15 billion in fiscal 2021 — boosted by reconciliation funding tied to the administration's Golden Dome layered missile defense architecture. [1] The FY2026 defense budget also increased funding for hypersonic weapons programs specifically, with the Air Force allocating $387.1 million to resume production of the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) and $802.8 million to continue the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) toward planned flight testing this year. [2] President Trump has floated pushing total defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal 2027 — a 50% increase funded in part by tariff revenue — with the Space Force expected to receive a disproportionately large share of any increase. [3]The message is unambiguous: Washington needs more speed, more testing infrastructure, and it needs it commercially available. Right now.Companies mentioned in this article: Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET), Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB), AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS), Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR), Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU)No company is better positioned to answer that call than Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET). Operating the world's only commercial fleet of sustained Mach 2+ aircraft from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Starfighters is not a development-stage concept waiting for its first government contract. It is an operational aerospace company flying active missions for defense and commercial customers right now — and it just added another major program to its already-expanding roster.Reusable Hypersonic Systems: From Simulation to FlightOn March 30, 2026, during the Satellite 2026 conference in Washington, Starfighters Space announced a strategic partnership with Blackstar Orbital — a company developing next-generation Return-to-Earth satellites — to advance flight testing of reusable hypersonic space systems. [4] The collaboration is built on a Technical Interchange Agreement (TIA) that integrates Blackstar's lifting-body SpaceDrone vehicle with Starfighters' F-104 aircraft platform, moving the program from simulation and wind tunnel modeling into real-world flight validation — the critical milestone that separates aerospace concepts from operational capabilities. [4]Starfighters has provided a specialized BL75 pylon as the structural interface between the F-104 and the SpaceDrone, enabling a structured, phased test program. [5] The first phase involves underwing captive carry flights to validate aerodynamic performance against simulation and wind tunnel data. If those results hold, the program progresses to high-speed release testing over the Eastern Range off the Florida Atlantic Coast — a supersonic release that models the post-reentry flight trajectory of Blackstar's microshuttle platform. [5] Supersonic captive carries are expected in Q4 FY26. [4]What Blackstar is building matters enormously in the current defense environment. Reusable return-to-Earth satellites represent a new class of space asset — one that can deploy as a payload and come back intact, enabling the kind of rapid reconstitution and on-orbit flexibility that the Space Force has been pursuing as a core capability under its resilient architecture push. Starfighters' F-104 fleet is the only commercially available platform in the world capable of delivering that kind of test environment at sustained Mach 2+ speeds. [6]A Platform Built for This MomentThe Blackstar Orbital announcement isn't a pivot — it's the latest chapter in a streak of technical momentum that has been building since the company's NYSE American listing in February 2026.Earlier this year, Starfighters completed supersonic test flights as part of GE Aerospace's Atmospheric Test of Launched Air-breathing System (ATLAS) program, carrying an advanced propulsion test vehicle at speeds exceeding Mach 2 — a direct contribution to advanced solid fuel ramjet propulsion development supported by DoD funding under the Defense Production Act. [6] The company also completed wind tunnel validation for its STARLAUNCH I air-launch platform at Mach 0.85 and Mach 1.3, demonstrating clean separation across ten successful runs, with results correlating closely to computational fluid dynamics predictions. [7] STARLAUNCH I is now moving toward Critical Design Review with GE Aerospace support — the final checkpoint before full-scale fabrication and integration of a vehicle designed to carry small satellites to orbit from 45,000 feet. [7]A separate microgravity flight partnership with Mu-G Technologies adds a fourth mission category, positioning Starfighters to pursue NASA, academic, and commercial research customers across the U.S. and Canada — a market where access to microgravity environments is chronically undersupplied. [4]Operationally, the company has also expanded its footprint beyond Florida. Starfighters has increased its presence at Midland International Air & Space Port in Texas, relocating aircraft, engines, and support equipment to support an anticipated increase in mission cadence. [7] From Midland, Starfighters can reach nine air and spaceport locations across the U.S. Southwest, including Air Force bases and test ranges in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Nevada, Utah, and California — giving the company dual-hub operational resilience that no other commercial supersonic operator can match. [7]The Sector Context: Capital Is Following the MissionStarfighters isn't operating in isolation. The broader commercial space and hypersonic testing sector is attracting capital at a rate that reflects the structural nature of the Pentagon's commercial pivot — not just a budget cycle, but a long-term shift in how the U.S. acquires defense capability.Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) secured a $190 million contract for 20 dedicated HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) launches — the largest single launch contract in the company's history — pushing its total backlog past $2 billion and cementing its role as a critical infrastructure provider for U.S. hypersonic weapons development. [8] Rocket Lab also posted record 2025 revenue of $602 million, up 38% year over year, and is advancing its reusable Neutron medium-lift rocket toward a targeted maiden flight in late 2026. [8]AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) secured a $30 million contract from the U.S. Space Development Agency for its Europa Track 2 Commercial Solutions program, building out a direct-to-device satellite constellation that converts standard smartphones into satellite phones without hardware modifications. [8] Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR) continues to expand its lunar surface services business under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program as the agency accelerates its Artemis infrastructure buildout. Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) is building out its remote sensing constellation targeting government and commercial data customers in the growing Earth observation market.What is increasingly clear across all of these companies is that the defense and commercial space sectors are no longer separate markets — they are converging into a single capital formation opportunity, and the companies with operational infrastructure, proven mission histories, and unique technical capabilities are the ones separating from the field.The Moat That Can't Be Quickly ReplicatedStarfighters Space's most important competitive asset is the one that also takes the longest to build: operational credibility with a one-of-a-kind platform. The company operates seven modified F-104 aircraft capable of carrying payloads at sustained Mach 2+ speeds — a capability that no other commercial company in the world can offer. [6] Its customer list already includes Lockheed Martin, GE Aerospace, Innoveering, Space Florida, and the Air Force Research Laboratory. [9] It operates from NASA's Kennedy Space Center alongside SpaceX and Blue Origin.The window for companies with existing hardware, active government relationships, and demonstrated flight histories is not staying open indefinitely. As the Pentagon's demand for commercially available hypersonic and space test infrastructure continues to accelerate, platforms that are already flying missions — not just drawing up schematics — are the ones that capture the contracts, the partnerships, and ultimately the market.Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) is already flying.For more information on Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET), visit usanewsgroup.com/fjet-profile/Sources[1] SpaceNews — A banner year for military space funding — spacenews.com
[2] TURDEF — FY2026 US Budget Shifts to PAC-3 and Hypersonic Focus — turdef.com
[3] Air & Space Forces Magazine — What a $1.5T Defense Budget Could Mean for USAF, USSF — airandspaceforces.com
[4] Business Wire — Starfighters Space and Blackstar Orbital Partner — businesswire.com
[5] Investing.com — Starfighters Space partners with Blackstar for hypersonic testing — investing.com
[6] Yahoo Finance / Business Wire — Starfighters Space to Ring the Opening Bell — finance.yahoo.com
[7] GlobeNewsWire — From the Tarmac to the Stars — globenewswire.com
[8] Equity-Insider.com / PR Newswire — Reusable Hypersonic Space Systems Just Moved from Simulation to Flight Testing — theautochannel.com
[9] MarketScreener — The New Arms Race: Investing in Speed, Agility, and Responsive Space Infrastructure — marketscreener.comDISCLAIMERThis is a digital media distribution by USA News Group on behalf of Market IQ Media Group Inc. ("MIQ"). Regarding this publication, MIQ has been paid a fee for Starfighters Space, Inc. advertising and digital media from Creative Digital Media Group ("CDMG"). There may be 3rd parties who may have shares of Starfighters Space, Inc., and may liquidate their shares which could have a negative effect on the price of the stock. The owner/operator of MIQ does not currently own shares of Starfighters Space, Inc. but reserves the right to buy and sell, and will buy and sell shares of Starfighters Space, Inc. at any time without any further notice commencing immediately and ongoing. This potential for trading constitutes a conflict of interest as to our ability to remain objective in our communication regarding the profiled company. Because of this, individuals are strongly encouraged to not use this publication as the basis for any investment decision. Please let this disclaimer serve as notice that all material, including this article, which is disseminated by MIQ has been reviewed and approved by CDMG. While all information is believed to be reliable, it is not guaranteed by us to be accurate. Individuals should assume that all information contained in our newsletter is not trustworthy unless verified by their own independent research. Also, because events and circumstances frequently do not occur as expected, there will likely be differences between any predictions and actual results. Always consult a licensed investment professional before making any investment decision. Be extremely careful, investing in securities carries a high degree of risk; you may likely lose some or all of the investment.Logo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2838876/5898897/USA_News_Group_Logo.jpg



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Reusable Hypersonic Space Systems Just Moved from Simulation to Flight Testing and the Only Commercial Supersonic Fleet in the World Is the PlatformMarch 30, 2026 1:42 PM
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Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc.Key Takeaways:Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) announced a strategic partnership with Blackstar Orbital to advance flight testing of reusable hypersonic "SpaceDrone" systems using Starfighters' F-104 supersonic aircraft, with captive carry tests expected in Q4 FY26 and a high-altitude supersonic release over the Eastern Range off the Florida Atlantic Coast.The Technical Interchange Agreement covers integration of Blackstar's lifting-body SpaceDrone with Starfighters' F-104 platform, transitioning the system from simulation to real-world flight testing — a critical step in validating a new class of reusable satellites that launch as payloads and return to Earth like spaceplanes.This partnership builds on Starfighters' recent momentum, including progress on the STARLAUNCH I air-launch platform with GE Aerospace following successful wind tunnel testing, and a microgravity flight partnership with Mu-G Technologies.Starfighters is the only commercial company in the world with the ability to fly payloads at sustained Mach 2+ speeds, operating a fleet of seven modified F-104 aircraft from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Equity-Insider.com News Commentary — Hypersonic testing and reusable space systems are converging into one of the fastest-growing segments of the aerospace and defense market. The U.S. Space Force budget is $40 billion this year. The Pentagon has moved decisively toward commercial solutions for responsive space, hypersonic weapons development, and rapid payload return. And the companies providing the infrastructure for this shift are attracting capital at an accelerating rate.







Companies mentioned in this article: Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET), Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB), AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS), Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR), Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU)Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) announced today, during the Satellite 2026 conference, a strategic partnership with Blackstar Orbital to advance flight testing of next-generation reusable hypersonic space systems. Under a Technical Interchange Agreement, Starfighters will integrate Blackstar's SpaceDrone vehicle — a lifting-body reusable satellite designed to launch as a payload and return to Earth like a spaceplane — with its F-104 supersonic aircraft platform. Captive carry flights are expected in Q4 FY26, culminating in a high-altitude supersonic release modeling the post-reentry flight trajectory of Blackstar's "microshuttle" platform. Testing will occur in the Eastern Range off the Florida Atlantic Coast."This partnership highlights the role Starfighters plays in bridging the gap between concept and flight for next-generation aerospace systems," said Tim Franta, CEO of Starfighters Space. "Blackstar is developing a highly differentiated approach to reusable space platforms, and our F-104 fleet provides a proven, high-performance environment to test and validate those systems in real-world conditions."Starfighters has provided a specialized BL75 pylon as the structural interface between the F-104 and the SpaceDrone, enabling captive carry and eventual release testing in a phased program. The partnership builds on Starfighters' recent progress on its STARLAUNCH I air-launch platform with GE Aerospace, a microgravity flight partnership with Mu-G Technologies, and the expansion of operations to Midland International Air & Space Port in Texas.CONTINUED… Read this and more on Starfighters Space at: Equity-Insider.comIn other industry developments:Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) — $190 Million Hypersonic Testing ContractRocket Lab secured a landmark $190 million contract for 20 dedicated HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) launches, the largest single launch contract in the company's history. The deal pushed Rocket Lab's total backlog past $2 billion and firmly positions the company as a critical infrastructure provider for U.S. hypersonic weapons development. Rocket Lab posted record 2025 revenue of $602 million, up 38% year over year, and is advancing its reusable Neutron medium-lift rocket toward a targeted maiden flight in late 2026.AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) — Space Development Agency Contract for Direct-to-Device SatelliteAST SpaceMobile secured a $30 million contract from the U.S. Space Development Agency for the Europa Track 2 Commercial Solutions program. The company is building a direct-to-device satellite constellation that would turn standard smartphones into satellite phones without hardware modification — a capability with significant defense and emergency response applications. AST SpaceMobile represents the convergence of communications infrastructure and space-based defense systems.Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR) — Lunar Landing and Space InfrastructureIntuitive Machines became the first private company to soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon and has secured over $300 million in NASA contracts for lunar delivery services under the Artemis program. The company's Nova-C lander platform positions it at the center of cislunar infrastructure development. Intuitive Machines demonstrates how commercial space companies are capturing government contracts that were historically reserved for legacy aerospace primes.Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) — Small Satellite Manufacturing and AI-Enabled Space ServicesSidus Space is developing AI-enabled satellite platforms and space-as-a-service capabilities from its manufacturing facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The company's LizzieSat platform is designed for multi-mission configurations supporting Earth observation, communications, and defense applications. Sidus represents the growing ecosystem of small-scale space infrastructure companies emerging around Kennedy Space Center and the broader Florida Space Coast — the same operational hub where Starfighters maintains its supersonic fleet.Hypersonic testing. Reusable space systems. Responsive launch. The infrastructure companies enabling these capabilities are drawing capital from defense and commercial markets simultaneously. Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) just partnered with Blackstar Orbital to take reusable hypersonic "SpaceDrone" systems from simulation to real-world flight testing — using the only commercial supersonic fleet in the world — adding another mission category to a platform already advancing air-launch, microgravity research, and hypersonic testing.For more information on Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET), visit Equity-Insider.comArticle Source: https://usanewsgroup.com/fjet-profile/ CONTACT:
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Mach 2 and Beyond: Aerospace Enters Its Biggest Spending CycleFebruary 27, 2026 11:24 AM
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Issued on behalf of Starfighters SpaceVANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Equity Insider News Commentary — Congress approved $839 billion in Pentagon funding for fiscal 2026, $8 billion more than the Department of Defense requested, with billions earmarked for space, missile defense, and advanced aerospace systems[1]. The Pentagon's $152 billion reconciliation spending plan allocates $2.2 billion specifically to accelerate hypersonic defense systems and $5.6 billion for space-based interceptors[2]. Companies positioned across aerospace testing, defense technology, and space infrastructure include Starfighters Space (NYSE-A: FJET), Kratos Defense (NASDAQ: KTOS), V2X (NYSE: VVX), Redwire (NYSE: RDW), and Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR).







The FAA licensed 205 commercial space operations in 2025, a 25% increase over the prior year, with projections showing licensed launches could double by 2029[3]. Separately, an additional $24.4 billion in new missile defense funding under the Golden Dome initiative is expected to drive sustained demand across satellite ground systems, advanced propulsion, and airborne test platforms[4].Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) recently announced an expansion of its operations at Midland International Air & Space Port, relocating aircraft, engines, and support equipment to increase mission cadence and geographic flexibility. The company reports four F-104 aircraft and 14 GE J-79 engines now stationed at Midland, with plans to double that number within 18 months.From Midland, Starfighters can reach nine locations across the U.S. Southwest, including spaceports, Air Force bases, and test ranges in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Nevada, Utah, and California. The expansion complements the company's headquarters at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, providing operational resilience across two strategic hubs."Midland's strategic location allows us to reach nine different air and spaceport locations," said Tim Franta, Chief Executive Officer at Starfighters. "The flexibility of the Starfighters platform allows us to scale operations rapidly, especially compared to static vertical launch sites."The Midland site also supports Starfighters' partnership with the Midland Development Corporation on high-speed corridor initiatives focused on safe supersonic flight over land. The company expects the location to play a growing role as operational cadence increases across its airborne testing and air-launch development programs.In parallel, Starfighters continues to advance its STARLAUNCH 1 program, having recently announced it is moving forward to Critical Design Review. The next step builds on completed subsonic and supersonic wind tunnel testing at Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP), which demonstrated clean separation behavior at Mach 0.85 and Mach 1.3 across ten successful runs.Starfighters operates the only commercial fleet in the free world capable of carrying underwing test payloads at speeds greater than Mach 2, or more than 1,500 miles per hour. The company's growing range of collaborations across defense and space positions its F-104 platform as a versatile high-performance testbed serving both government and commercial partners.In other industry developments:Kratos Defense (NASDAQ: KTOS) recently completed the Critical Design Review for the Space Development Agency's Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure system with zero liens, allowing the program to continue on an accelerated schedule. The CDR was finished just eight months after the preliminary design review, itself completed in five months from the original $116.7 million contract award."Completing the critical design review ahead of schedule highlights Kratos' ability to deliver advanced, software-driven systems faster than traditional development models, enabled by our OpenSpace ground architecture," said Greg Caicedo, Senior Vice President of Kratos Space.The company serves as prime contractor for the AFCGI program, overseeing a multi-partner team delivering ground segment capabilities for the SDA's demonstration systems. Kratos continues to invest in scalable, resilient capabilities aligned with the Pentagon's expanding space architecture priorities.V2X (NYSE: VVX) was recently awarded a seat on the Advanced Technology Support Program 5, a $25 billion multiple-award contract administered by the Defense Microelectronics Activity under the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The scope covers engineering development, prototyping, testing, integration, and full lifecycle support for defense systems including AI-optimized platforms."Winning a position on the ATSP5 enables V2X as a leader in transformative engineering solutions," said Jeremy C. Wensinger, President and CEO of V2X. "Our selection places us at the forefront of defense modernization, allowing us to deliver advanced capabilities that don't simply respond to threats and system obsolescence, but anticipate and evolve with them."The contract vehicle provides federal and state agencies streamlined access to V2X's capabilities in mission-critical solutions, from rapid acquisition and systems engineering to intelligent integration and autonomous system development. The company brings decades of expertise in solving complex engineering challenges at scale.Redwire (NYSE: RDW) recently reported full-year 2025 results at the top end of its revenue guidance range, with a record contracted backlog of $411.2 million. The company was also awarded a position on the Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD contract, an indefinite-delivery vehicle with a ceiling of $151 billion."2025 marked the transformation of Redwire into an integrated, multi-domain space and defense tech company," said Peter Cannito, Chairman and CEO of Redwire. "This evolution is reflected in our new structure, which we believe will enable us to maintain strong positioning and continue our growth trajectory across both established and rapidly emerging domains. With continued acceleration in contract awards during the fourth quarter of 2025 and confidence provided by our record Backlog1 of $411.2 million, we are entering 2026 with strong momentum."The company recently reorganized into dedicated Space and Defense Tech segments, appointing new segment presidents to sharpen its operational focus. Redwire's growing backlog and structural realignment position it for sustained execution across both established and emerging defense and space domains.Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR) recently announced a $175 million strategic equity investment led by global institutional investors to advance satellite communications and in-space data processing capabilities. The investment follows the company's $800 million acquisition of Lanteris Space Systems in January."We are building a scalable infrastructure platform from low-Earth orbit to the Moon and into deep space," said Steve Altemus, Chief Executive Officer of Intuitive Machines. "With this investment, we can accelerate the integration of the combined company's collective capabilities to deliver next-generation data, communications, and space-based infrastructure services."The company intends to expand its Near Space Network Services and invest in flight-proven satellite platforms for growth markets including orbital data centers and deep space communications. Intuitive Machines also anticipates near-term awards for NASA's Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services and follow-on satellite contracts.Article Source: equity-insider.comCONTACT:
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Starfighters Space Founder Rick Svetkoff Steps Down after Listing on NYSE; Tim Franta Appointed as CEOFebruary 23, 2026 6:00 AM
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Starfighters Space (“Starfighters” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: FJET), the innovative aerospace company, owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft, announced today that Company founder Rick Svetkoff, 72, has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman and Director. Mr. Svetkoff’s spouse, Brenda Svetkoff, has also resigned as Company secretary. The board of directors of the Company has appointed Tim Franta as Chief Executive Officer.


Mr. Svetkoff has had a distinguished career. After college, Svetkoff joined the U.S. Navy in 1978 and flew the venerable A-4 fighter jets. Svetkoff left the Navy in 1984 and began a new career as a Continental Airlines pilot, prior to founding Starfighters in 1996. On behalf of the remaining board and management, the Company thanks the Svetkoff’s for their visionary leadership and efforts in progressing Starfighters to its current stage of development and wishes them success in their future endeavors.


“Rick built Starfighters from the ground up. As we move into the commercialization era of our business, we are grateful for the strong foundation, both operationally and financially, he has left us,” said Tim Franta, Chief Executive Officer.


Tim Franta has served as Starfighters’ Vice President of Development since October 18, 2022. He is leading development of the STARLAUNCH air-launch system intended to fly rockets capable of delivering payloads to space. Before Starfighters, he was Energy Florida’s Deputy Director in Cape Canaveral (October 2018 to September 2022) and previously Director of Special Projects (2012 to October 2018). His work focused on space and energy business development, translating financial and technical requirements into fundable business plans and aligning public policy with private and government financing. Earlier, he worked for the Florida Legislature and served as Chief of Staff for the Florida Space Authority, where he helped draft space transportation legislation, oversaw FAA licensing of two launch pads, and supported more than $300 million in space and ground infrastructure funding. He also authored the Florida Space Transportation Act.


“I've worked with Tim for more than 20 years on commercializing space. It is very fitting that he now leads a company that aims to continue that development. I congratulate him on his new role and look forward to seeing to what heights he can take Starfighters,” said Bill Posey, former congressman (2009–2025) who represented Florida’s Space Coast.


About Starfighters Space, Inc.


Starfighters Space, Inc. is the only commercial company in the world with the ability to fly payloads at sustained MACH 2+ and with the capability to launch those payloads to space. Starfighters Space is an organization committed to participating in high-demand commercial space activities. Located at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Company operates a growing fleet of modified supersonic aircraft operationally configurable to act as the first stage lifting platform to carry payloads up to 45,000 feet for air launch to space. Additional activities include support research, pilot training, space flight training, and advanced scientific efforts including hypersonic testing as part of air launch partner development programs. Starfighters Space is working to position its capability to become the most cost-effective launch provider in the sector.


For more information about Starfighters Space, Inc. please visit: https://starfightersspace.com/.


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Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein, the information presented in this news release constitutes “forward-looking statements” as such term is used in applicable United States securities laws. These statements relate to analysis and other information that are based on forecasts or future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Any other statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as “expects”, or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “plans”, “estimates” or “intends”, or stating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and should be viewed as “forward-looking statements”. We have based these forward-looking statements on information currently available to the Company, assumptions the Company believes are reasonable and our current expectations about future events or performance. While we believe these expectations are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Our actual future results may differ materially from those discussed or implied in our forward-looking statements for various reasons. Factors that could contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the ability to obtain the necessary permits and approvals to operate, the Company’s ability to develop new products and/or services, the approval of the Company’s application for a launch license and the timing thereof, the Company’s expansion to Midland, Texas, the adoption by the market of the Company’s method of satellite deployment, the Company’s continued business arrangements, market trends and competition in the Company’s industry, the future diversification of the Company’s revenue streams and the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing, and other factors discussed in the Company’s filings with the Commission. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurances that the actual results or developments will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effect on, the Company. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this news release and in any document referred to in this news release. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made only as of the date hereof. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy the Company’s securities.

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NYSE Content Update: Starfighters Space Celebrates NYSE American ListingFebruary 20, 2026 9:02 AM
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NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor.NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today's NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. 
Ashley Mastronardi delivers the pre-market update on February 20thInvestors digest a pair of key reports from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, including the December PCE Report, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge.Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) CFO John DeSimone will join NYSE Live to discuss the nutrition company's latest earnings and a new $7.5 million investment by soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo.Commercial space company Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) will ring the Opening Bell as it aims to send payloads into space using jets that fly at Mach-2 speeds.NYSE's third annual Space Summit will take place on Monday, bringing together pioneers, executives, and investors in the space industry.Opening Bell
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NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor.NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today's NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. 



Ashley Mastronardi delivers the pre-market update on February 20thInvestors digest a pair of key reports from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, including the December PCE Report, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge.Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) CFO John DeSimone will join NYSE Live to discuss the nutrition company's latest earnings and a new $7.5 million investment by soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo.Commercial space company Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) will ring the Opening Bell as it aims to send payloads into space using jets that fly at Mach-2 speeds.NYSE's third annual Space Summit will take place on Monday, bringing together pioneers, executives, and investors in the space industry.Opening Bell
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Starfighters and GE Progress STARLAUNCH PlatformFebruary 20, 2026 8:00 AM
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Starfighters Space and GE Aerospace undergo critical design review of STARLAUNCH I


Starfighters Space, Inc. ("Starfighters" or the "Company") (NYSE American: FJET), the aerospace company, owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft, announced today that, after successful wind tunnel testing of the STARLAUNCH I rocket design, it is moving forward to Critical Design Review ("CDR”) with support from GE Aerospace. The CDR is intended to confirm design maturity and support the program’s transition into its next phase of build and test planning.


Key Takeaways



Starfighters and GE Aerospace are undergoing a Critical Design Review for STARLAUNCH 1 in the next two weeks of its demonstrator vehicle.



The review builds on STARLAUNCH 1 wind tunnel testing that validated clean separation from Starfighters’ aircraft platform.



The Company continues its stepwise program execution toward its goal of launching payloads to space.



The planned review follows Starfighters’ recently announced completion of subsonic and supersonic wind tunnel testing for STARLAUNCH 1, which demonstrated clean separation behavior across tested flight conditions and correlated well with the Company’s computational models. Starfighters has also initiated procurement of instrumented demonstrator vehicle to be flown underwing to further evaluate separation dynamics under flight conditions.


In aerospace development, a CDR is a structured program milestone used to provide a detailed, integrated review of a system’s design before proceeding into full-scale fabrication, integration, and formal test execution. A typical CDR process reviews the design baseline, interfaces, verification plans, and key risks, and provides management and engineering leadership with a basis to authorize the next stage of program execution.


Starfighters expects the STARLAUNCH 1 CDR to evaluate design documentation and analysis for the vehicle and its interfaces with the carrier aircraft, with a focus on configuration control, manufacturability, and test readiness. The review is also expected to address verification plans, including the sequence from ground validation through drop testing and subsequent flight evaluation.


GE Aerospace has supported Starfighters’ STARLAUNCH development through prior engineering work and flight test activities, and the Company plans to leverage GE Aerospace participation in the upcoming review to strengthen program discipline and accelerate risk reduction.


“We execute STARLAUNCH as a series of practical, documented steps to space,” said Tim Franta, Director and VP Development at Starfighters. “A critical design review is where we confirm that the design is ready for the next phase. Our team is dedicated and focused on the mission, and we are staying disciplined as we progress STARLAUNCH 1.”


STARLAUNCH 1 is being developed as a sub-orbital vehicle designed to support short-duration microgravity missions and serves as a pathfinder for future air-launched concepts. In parallel, Starfighters’ validated separation work supports its broader aerospace testing services, including programs where clean separation is required for advanced and hypersonic vehicle testing.


About Starfighters Space, Inc.


Starfighters Space, Inc. is the only commercial company in the world with the ability to fly payloads at sustained MACH 2+ and with the capability to launch those payloads to space. Starfighters Space is an organization committed to participating in high-demand commercial space activities.


Located at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Company operates a growing fleet of modified supersonic aircraft operationally configurable to act as the first stage lifting platform to carry payloads up to 45,000 feet for air launch to space. Additional activities include support research, pilot training, space flight training, and advanced scientific efforts including hypersonic testing as part of air launch partner development programs.


For more information about Starfighters Space, Inc. please visit: https://starfightersspace.com/.


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Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein, the information presented in this news release constitutes "forward-looking statements" as such term is used in applicable United States securities laws. These statements relate to analysis and other information that are based on forecasts or future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management.


Any other statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "estimates" or "intends", or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and should be viewed as "forward-looking statements".


We have based these forward-looking statements on information currently available to the Company, assumptions the Company believes are reasonable and our current expectations about future events or performance. While we believe these expectations are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control.


Our actual future results may differ materially from those discussed or implied in our forward-looking statements for various reasons.


Factors that could contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the ability to obtain the necessary permits and approvals to operate, the Company's ability to develop new products and/or services, the approval of the Company's application for a launch license and the timing thereof, the Company's expansion to Midland, Texas, the adoption by the market of the Company's method of satellite deployment, the Company's continued business arrangements, market trends and competition in the Company's industry, the future diversification of the Company's revenue streams and the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing, and other factors discussed in the Company's filings with the Commission.


Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurances that the actual results or developments will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effect on, the Company. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this news release and in any document referred to in this news release.


The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made only as of the date hereof. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy the Company's securities.

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FJET to ring the opening bell tomorrow NYSE. Should be big kick in the ass for the pps. Don’t know if the last few days
has been in anticipation for the bell ringing either way a big boost should be continuing for the pps.
Patrik

amazing what a little Time will do for a stock

FJET MAGNET READY

FJET NEW MAGNET 11.27

FJET HERE WE GO TO MAGNET

FJET 9.44 MAGNET

HOUSTON WE HAVE LIFT OFF

FJET ROCKETSHIP

ouch !

Aren’t his shares restricted?
Patrik

Short group won't leave FJET Be... daily bear raids ... crazy thing is the ceo owns 14 million shares.. the float is so tiny and in some strong hands by now... could run like crazy with a good group of bulls... I mean did a 370% gain day in Dec....

Getting clobbered again today!!!!!!!!!
Wish I knew why. Aerospace sector exploding with all the hype
Except FJET
Patrik

this was just a wild shot, hope it recovers

Seminole Red
Hope they establish it soon or they will go broke. PPS down every day. I heard there still waiting for FAA approval
to launch but still have more testing hurdles to overcome
Would like to see more people on this board. Makes things interesting
Patrik
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still establishing their new business at the cape in Fl.

Does anyone know what the hell is going on with FJET and
the pps.
Patrik

$FJET: $14 babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Keep the party going now

I want moreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


GO $FJET

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$FJET: Back in this again today at $10 !

Added 3k shares this time.
1st time was nice a profitable.

Watching $FLYX going today tells me that this puppy is far from over


GO $FJET

Wrong video

Looking really good