Starfighters Space, Inc. operates a commercial aerospace business built around modified F-104 supersonic aircraft and development of the STARLAUNCH air-launch platform. Company news commonly covers flight-test capability, airborne aerodynamic testing, hypersonic test services, microgravity mission support, spaceflight and pilot training, and launch-support activities from Kennedy Space Center.
Recurring updates include STARLAUNCH 1 and Wind Tunnel in the Sky program development, technical work with aerospace partners, participation in space manufacturing and research initiatives, and operational leadership appointments tied to mission execution. Releases also address annual reporting, capital-structure disclosures, and operating and financial results.
Starfighters Space (FJET) has completed the first flight hardware for its Wind Tunnel in the Sky reusable airborne testing platform. Robby Moto Engineering manufactured the components under a production agreement. They are en route to NASA's Kennedy Space Center for assembly into two modular underwing flight articles compatible with the company's existing F-104 aircraft pylons.
The company plans to expand testing capabilities for hypersonic technologies, advanced materials, sensors and other flight systems, alongside scientific payloads requiring extended-duration microgravity. The platform is designed for sustained Mach 2+ flight—more than twice the speed of sound. Before customer missions, the hardware must undergo ground handling, aircraft integration tests and flight evaluations while attached to the aircraft. Starfighters expects the program's flight data and operational experience to support development of its STARLAUNCH air-launch system.
Starfighters Space (FJET) completed its first flight hardware for the Wind Tunnel in the Sky reusable airborne testing program. Manufactured under a production agreement with Robby Moto Engineering, the components are en route to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for assembly into two modular underwing flight articles designed for Mach 2+ testing in real atmospheric conditions.
The hardware will support an initial planned customer deployment. Assembly will be followed by ground handling and processing, aircraft integration tests and captive-carry flight evaluations before future customer missions. Starfighters expects the program’s flight data and operational experience to also support development of its STARLAUNCH air launch system.
Starfighters Space (FJET) and Vaya Defense & Space entered a memorandum of understanding to explore collaboration on supersonic captive-carry flight testing and air-launch propulsion.
The MOU has two tracks: evaluating Vaya hypersonic test articles and other payloads on Starfighters’ Wind Tunnel in the Sky® service, and assessing whether Vaya’s Vortex-Hybrid propulsion is suitable for Starfighters’ STARLAUNCH® air-launch system, starting with suborbital missions. The technical work is expected to cover propulsion performance, packaging, integration with F‑104 underwing stations, and operating methodologies. Starfighters will also gain access to Vaya’s propulsion lab and machining facility for joint engineering, prototyping, engine testing, and flight hardware development.
Starfighters Space (FJET) signed a memorandum of understanding with The Bionetics Corporation to support pathfinder small payload missions on Starfighters’ F‑104 aircraft.
Bionetics will provide laboratories, equipment, and personnel at the Space Life Sciences Lab in the Cape Canaveral Spaceport for pre- and post-flight payload assembly, testing, integration, and data retrieval. These initial payloads will help define equipment and service needs for future Wind Tunnel in the Sky™ and STARLAUNCH™ missions.
Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) announced it will participate in the AIRSHO at Midland International Air & Space Port in Midland, Texas, on September 12-13, 2026. The company will showcase its historic, flight-ready Mach 2+ F-104 supersonic aircraft in both aerial demonstrations and static displays.
According to Starfighters, its F-104 fleet operates as commercial flight platforms for high-speed research, testing, and technology development for next-generation aerospace and space applications. The F-104 at AIRSHO will be flown by Director of Flight Operations Piercarlo Ciacchi, an experienced aviator with more than 7,000 flight hours.
Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) reported that it has filed its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 with the SEC. The filing includes financial statements and details on results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, and business developments. The report is accessible via the SEC’s website and the Investors section of the company’s website.
Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) announced support for the bipartisan Space Ready 2.0 Act (H.R. 9651 / S. 4905), which would authorize NASA to create a pilot program to partner with public and private entities to modernize shared infrastructure at NASA centers, including Kennedy Space Center.
According to Starfighters Space, the legislation would allow voluntary private contributions to eligible infrastructure projects without creating a new federal spending program. The company, a commercial operator at Kennedy Space Center, relies on shared roads, utilities, facilities, and other systems to support its supersonic flight operations, space research, payload testing, and future air-launch development.
Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) announced the next development phase of its “Wind Tunnel in the Sky,” a reusable airborne test platform based on its Mach 2+ F‑104 supersonic fleet. The underwing system is being designed as a modular, reusable host for diverse payloads, including sensors, avionics, communications systems, electronic equipment, advanced materials and other test articles.
According to the company, a typical 45‑minute mission can provide up to a 10‑minute Mach 2+ test window, offering longer real‑atmosphere exposure than traditional wind tunnel runs that often last only seconds. The platform targets commercial, government, defense and research users for hypersonic and microgravity-related testing and builds on prior subsonic and supersonic work, including STARLAUNCH 1 demonstrator flights.
Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) announced that its Audit Committee, with Board approval, has engaged CBIZ CPAs P.C. as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm, following a detailed evaluation process. Management highlighted CBIZ CPAs’ experience, technical expertise and independence as key selection criteria for supporting public company financial oversight.
Since becoming public in December 2025, Starfighters reports completing wind tunnel testing for its STARLAUNCH program, advancing it into Critical Design Review with GE Aerospace, expanding operations in Midland, Texas, securing a $17.5 million strategic investment, and joining the Russell 3000 Index, underscoring ongoing operational and capital markets progress.
Starfighters Space (NYSE American:FJET) welcomed a new FAA proposal on July 8, 2026 to modernize civil supersonic flight rules over land. The performance-based framework would focus on measurable ground-level sonic overpressure instead of speed limits, aiming to enable commercial high-speed flight testing, space research and future spaceflight.
Starfighters Space, which operates Mach 2+ F-104 aircraft, sees potential new opportunities for research, training, testing and inland air-launch if dedicated test corridors are developed. The company plans to participate in the FAA’s public rulemaking process.