Cape Canaveral, Fla., Feb 20 — 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 its executive leadership team will ring The Opening Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on Friday, February 20, 2026.
The Opening Bell® ceremony marks a significant milestone for Starfighters Space and reflects the Company’s continued growth and expanding role in the commercial space sector.
“Ringing the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange is a proud moment for Starfighters Space and a testament to the dedication of our team,” said Rick Svetkoff, Chief Executive Officer of Starfighters Space. “We are operating at a time when governments and commercial customers are increasingly prioritizing speed, responsiveness, and operational readiness in space and defense capabilities. Our supersonic platform aims to provide a flight-proven, commercially available solution aligned with those evolving requirements, and we remain focused on disciplined execution and long-term value creation.”
The broader aerospace environment continues to evolve amid increased global competition, accelerating testing cycles, and growing integration of commercial capabilities into defense and space architectures. Starfighters’ sustained MACH 2+ aircraft and air-launch platform position the Company to support high-speed testing, technology validation, and space-adjacent mission profiles that complement traditional launch and ground-based systems.
Rick Svetkoff added, “This milestone reflects years of operational execution and mission focus. As we represent Starfighters at the NYSE, we do so on behalf of the pilots, crew, engineers, and technical teams who have built a unique aerospace capability designed to support the next generation of space and national security missions.”
Starfighters Space recently demonstrated continued operational momentum through the successful completion of supersonic flight testing in support of GE Aerospace’s ATLAS propulsion program and the completion of wind tunnel validation for its STARLAUNCH 1 air-launch vehicle, including confirmed clean separation across subsonic and supersonic regimes. Together, these milestones reflect the Company’s expanding role as a commercially available supersonic flight services platform and continued technical progress across its air-launch development initiatives.
The Opening Bell® ceremony will be broadcast live and can be viewed at NYSE.com and on the New York Stock Exchange’s official YouTube channel.