Russell Index Inclusion Expands Institutional Visibility, Broadens Shareholder Awareness, and Reinforces Starfighters Space’s Position as an Emerging Commercial Space and Hypersonic Flight Platform Company

Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE: FJET) ("Starfighters Space" or the "Company"), the commercial space company operating the world's only flight-ready MACH 2+ supersonic aircraft fleet, today announced that it has been added as a member of the broad-market Russell 3000® Index, effective when U.S. markets open on June 29, 2026, as part of the first 2026 Russell indexes reconstitution.

The June reconstitution of the Russell U.S. indexes captures up to the 4,000 largest U.S. stocks as of April 30, ranking them by total market capitalization. Membership in the Russell 3000® Index, which remains in place for half a year beginning in 2026, means automatic inclusion in either the large-cap Russell 1000® Index or small-cap Russell 2000® Index, as well as the appropriate growth and value style indexes. FTSE Russell determines membership for its Russell indexes primarily through objective market-capitalization rankings and style attributes.

"We believe our inclusion in the Russell 3000® Index represents an important milestone in Starfighters Space's evolution as a publicly traded space company and reflects growing awareness of our differentiated commercial space platform," said Tim Franta, Chief Executive Officer of Starfighters Space. "As we continue advancing STARLAUNCH and expanding our future commercial space launch capabilities, we believe this increased visibility can broaden awareness among institutional investors and support our long-term growth strategy."

Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies. According to data as of the end of June 2025, approximately $12.2 trillion in assets are benchmarked against the Russell U.S. indexes, which belong to FTSE Russell, the global index provider.

Since completing its IPO in December 2025, Starfighters Space has continued expanding its operational footprint, infrastructure, and platform capabilities. Operating from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Company is advancing a differentiated commercial space platform through its reusable, supersonic aircraft-based architecture and continued development of STARLAUNCH.

About Starfighters Space, Inc.

Starfighters Space, Inc. is a space company focused on high-speed flight operations, hypersonic testing, space research, pilot training, and future air-launch space capabilities. Operating from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Company maintains the world’s only commercial fleet of flight-ready F-104 supersonic aircraft capable of sustained MACH 2+ operations.

Starfighters Space is advancing STARLAUNCH, its responsive airborne launch platform designed to support commercial, government, research, and national security-related missions. The Company’s operational capabilities include payload deployment, airborne space testing, microgravity and high-speed flight environments, and reusable airborne launch infrastructure designed to support the evolving commercial space economy.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable United States securities laws. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or the Company’s future financial or operational performance and may include statements regarding the expected closing of the private placement financing, anticipated use of proceeds, advancement of the STARLAUNCH platform, infrastructure expansion, mission readiness activities, commercial space development, hypersonic testing capabilities, future launch operations, operational scaling, and broader space market opportunities.

These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the completion of the financing transaction, regulatory approvals, launch licensing requirements, operational execution, development timelines, competitive market conditions, customer adoption, capital requirements, space and defense industry conditions, government contracting risks, macroeconomic conditions, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Starfighters Space (NYSE: FJET) Added to Membership of Russell 3000® Index.