Starfighters Space Plans Pathfinder for Payload Processing Under MOU with The Bionetics Corporation

Starfighters Space (FJET) signed a memorandum of understanding with The Bionetics Corporation to support pathfinder small payload missions on Starfighters’ F‑104 aircraft.

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The Bionetics Corporation to provide specialized services and facilities for small-payload captive-carry and air-launch missions

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Starfighters Space, Inc. ("Starfighters" 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 it has signed a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with The Bionetics Corporation (“Bionetics”) to integrate and process a series of pathfinder small payloads for missions aboard the Company’s F-104 aircraft.

Under the MOU, Bionetics will work with Starfighters to prepare multiple classes of small payloads, including their pre-flight and post-flight assembly, testing, integration, and data retrieval, using Bionetics’ specialized laboratories, equipment, and personnel within the Space Life Sciences Lab at the Cape Canaveral Spaceport.

“Bionetics manages some world-class processing capabilities for NASA research payloads and spaceflight hardware, and their facilities are conveniently located alongside ours in the Space Life Sciences Lab at the Kennedy Space Center,” said Tim Franta, CEO of Starfighters Space. “Working with Bionetics, we will use these first payloads as pathfinders to determine the array of equipment and services required for future Wind Tunnel in the Sky™ and STARLAUNCH™ missions.”

Located at the Cape Canaveral Spaceport, just nine miles from Starfighters’ hangar, the Space Life Sciences Lab is a 104,000-square-foot facility with dozens of laboratories that support NASA and commercial space activities, including processing microsatellites and conducting spaceflight experiments. Both Starfighters and Bionetics are housed within the facility, which is also home to Space Florida, multiple universities, and other space companies.

About Starfighters Space, Inc.

Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET), with a fleet of F-104 aircraft based at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Midland International Air and Space Port in Texas, is the only company in the world with the commercial capability to fly at sustained Mach 2+ speeds for a variety of aerospace applications. The iconic F-104 jets are configurable as a platform for air-launched payloads, training for pilots, and to support research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) for hypersonic technologies, advanced materials, missile defense systems, microgravity science, spaceflight hardware validation, and defense electronic systems.

Forward-Looking Statements:

Except for statements of historical fact, this news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ materially due to risks and uncertainties affecting the Company’s business, including those described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, available at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and are made as of the date of this news release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law.

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Key Terms

memorandum of understanding financial

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) is a formal agreement between two or more parties that outlines their shared intentions and plans to work together. It acts like a handshake in writing, clarifying each side’s roles and expectations before any official contract is signed. For investors, an MOU signals that parties are serious about collaboration, which can influence future business opportunities and potential growth.

air-launch technical

Air-launch is a method of sending a rocket or payload into space by releasing it from a carrier aircraft in mid-flight, rather than launching from a ground pad. Investors care because it can lower costs, reduce weather and range constraints, and enable faster, more flexible launches—advantages that can shorten delivery time, cut infrastructure needs, and affect a company’s competitive position and capital requirements in the satellite and small-launch market.