Starfighters completes supersonic tests for GE Aerospace ramjet program

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2026

Starfighters Space Inc has completed a supersonic flight test campaign for GE Aerospace in which a company F-104 aircraft carried an advanced propulsion test vehicle on multiple flights at supersonic speed. The work supports GE Aerospace’s Atmospheric Test of Launched Air-breathing System (ATLAS) program, which is focused on solid fuel ramjet propulsion.

As part of the ATLAS program, Starf