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“That’s not a job I stepped into. It’s the place my entire career led me.” Starfighters Space CEO Tim Franta on the origin of the world’s largest commercial supersonic fleet.
About CEO Tim Franta
Tim Franta was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Starfighters Space, Inc. on February 23, 2026. He joined the Company in October 2022 as Vice President of Development, leading development of the STARLAUNCH air-launch system. Prior to Starfighters, he served as Deputy Director of Energy Florida in Cape Canaveral (2018–2022) and Director of Special Projects (2012–2018), focused on space and energy business development and aligning public policy with private and government financing. Earlier in his career he worked for the Florida Legislature and served as Chief of Staff for the Florida Space Authority, where he helped draft space transportation legislation for the state.
About Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET)
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. The Company operates a fleet of F-104 Starfighter aircraft from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, supporting hypersonic testing, flight research, pilot training, and the development of its STARLAUNCH air-launch platform.
Archival & third-party footage credits
• NASA — Apollo program archival footage; Kennedy Space Center and Manned Spacecraft Center historical footage (public domain) • NASA — Artemis I launch, November 16, 2022, Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center (public domain) • SpaceX — Starship flight test webcast • United Launch Alliance — Atlas V launch for Amazon Project Kuiper • Associated Press — Apollo 11 lunar surface footage
• WKMG News 6 / ClickOrlando — Kennedy Space Center footage All third-party footage remains the property of its respective owners and is used for informational and illustrative purposes. No affiliation with, sponsorship by, or endorsement by NASA, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, Amazon, or any other third party is implied.
Forward-Looking Statements
This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws, including statements regarding Starfighters Space Inc.’s (the “Company”) strategy, business plans, growth opportunities, operational objectives, market opportunities, expected performance, future financial and operating results, capital markets activities, continued listing on the NYSE American, and other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are generally identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, those described under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation. Except as required by applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation. This presentation is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.