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News and updates for Starfighters Space, Inc. (FJET) focus on its activities as a commercial aerospace company operating supersonic aircraft from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The company reports on milestones related to its fleet of modified F-104 aircraft, which it describes as the world’s largest commercial supersonic aircraft fleet and the only commercial platform capable of flying payloads at sustained Mach 2+ with the capability to launch those payloads to space.
Readers can expect coverage of Starfighters’ supersonic flight test campaigns, including missions in which its aircraft carry advanced propulsion or test vehicles on captive carry flights at high speeds and altitudes. These updates often highlight the company’s role as a provider of commercially available, rapidly repeatable supersonic flight services that support aerospace and defense development programs.
The news flow also includes corporate developments such as Starfighters’ listing on the NYSE American under the ticker FJET, capital raises associated with that listing, and progress on its STARLAUNCH I and STARLAUNCH II programs, which are described as being in development for sub-orbital launches of small satellites and payloads from its F-104 aircraft.
Additional news may address Starfighters’ participation in high-demand commercial space activities, support for research and hypersonic testing, pilot and space flight training efforts, and its positioning as a platform for space-adjacent and national security applications. Investors and observers can use this page to follow how Starfighters reports on its mission-specific flight services, collaborations across aerospace and defense, and the evolution of its air-launch and testing capabilities over time.
Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) announced a Technical Interchange Agreement with Blackstar Orbital to advance flight testing of Blackstar’s reusable hypersonic SpaceDrone using Starfighters’ F-104 fleet.
Planned supersonic captive carry flights begin in Q4 FY26, culminating in a high-altitude supersonic release over the Eastern Range to validate aerodynamic and release performance.
Starfighters (NYSE: FJET) announced a strategic partnership with Mu-G Technologies on March 10, 2026 to pursue microgravity/parabolic flight missions for NASA, academic and commercial customers across the US and Canada. The collaboration will combine Starfighters’ F-104 fleet capabilities with Mu-GTech’s parabolic flight systems and payload integration to expand reduced-gravity testing access and evaluate dedicated and F-104–based operational tracks.
Starfighters Space (NYSE: FJET) is expanding operations at Midland International Air & Space Port to support higher mission cadence and customer programs. Aircraft, engines, and support equipment are being relocated to Midland to add capacity and geographic flexibility alongside headquarters at Kennedy Space Center.
From Midland the company can reach nine air/spaceport and test-range locations across the U.S. Southwest. Starfighters reports 4 F-104 aircraft and 14 GE J-79 engines currently at Midland and expects those numbers to double within 18 months.
Starfighters (NYSE American: FJET) announced founder Rick Svetkoff, 72 has resigned as CEO, president, chairman and director; his spouse, Brenda Svetkoff, resigned as company secretary.
The board appointed Tim Franta as CEO. Franta has led development of the STARLAUNCH air-launch system since October 18, 2022 and previously oversaw more than $300 million in space and ground infrastructure funding.
NYSE pre-market update — Feb 20, 2026 offers market context before trading. Ashley Mastronardi delivers today's pre-market update, covering U.S. BEA reports including the December PCE inflation gauge.
Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) CFO John DeSimone will join NYSE Live to discuss the company’s latest earnings and a reported $7.5 million investment by Cristiano Ronaldo. Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) will ring the Opening Bell as it celebrates its listing and aims to send payloads using jets at Mach-2 speeds. NYSE's third annual Space Summit takes place Monday, gathering industry leaders and investors.
Starfighters Space (NYSE:FJET) and GE Aerospace are entering a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the STARLAUNCH 1 demonstrator following successful subsonic and supersonic wind tunnel tests that validated clean separation.
The CDR will evaluate vehicle design, carrier-aircraft interfaces, verification plans, manufacturability, and test readiness ahead of procurement and flight test planning.
Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) will ring The Opening Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange on February 20, 2026, marking a corporate milestone and public recognition of the company’s operational progress.
Starfighters highlighted recent technical achievements, including supersonic flight testing supporting GE Aerospace’s ATLAS propulsion program and wind tunnel validation for its STARLAUNCH 1 air-launch vehicle with confirmed clean separation.
Starfighters (NYSE: FJET) completed a wind tunnel test campaign validating clean separation of the STARLAUNCH 1 vehicle from its aircraft at both subsonic (Mach 0.85) and supersonic (Mach 1.3) conditions. Ten successful runs at the FAMU/FSU polysonic tunnel showed strong agreement between CFD predictions and experimental forces and moments, with no adverse aerodynamic interactions observed. The results reduce technical risk and support procurement of instrumented drop test articles for flight separation evaluation. STARLAUNCH 1 is a sub-orbital vehicle for short-duration microgravity missions and the validated separation work also supports Starfighters’ broader aerospace and hypersonic testing services.
Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) completed a supersonic flight test campaign supporting GE Aerospace’s ATLAS program, conducting three successful supersonic captive carry flights from Kennedy Space Center.
The flights carried an advanced propulsion test vehicle to speeds greater than MACH 2, validating Starfighters’ underwing test-payload capability and positioning its F-104 fleet as a commercially available supersonic flight-test platform for aerospace and defense customers. The ATLAS program is funded under DoD Title III, and Starfighters expects completed campaigns to support follow-on contracts and expanded mission scope.
Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET) provided a year-end corporate update after its 2025 public listing, highlighting operational progress supporting high-speed, high-altitude testing and its role across space, defense, and advanced aerospace missions.
Key points: completed a public listing in 2025, operates the only commercially available supersonic fleet capable of sustained MACH 2 flight, continued programs with government and defense collaborators, and cited a Dec 18, 2025 White House Executive Order that the company says supports commercial space capabilities. Starfighters plans disciplined execution and operational expansion in 2026.