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Starfighters Inc is a civilian organization that usesF-104 Starfighters for contract testing and flight simulations.
Starfighters Inc, based inClearwater, Florida, began as a private venture founded in 1995[1] to restore and fly three formerCanadairCF-104 Starfighters at air shows across the United States and Canada. Initially their CF-104s consisted of a two-seat CF-104D Serial#:104632 (registered as N104RB[2]), and two single-seat CF-104s Serial#s: 104850 (registered as N104RD[3]) and 104759 (registered as N104RN[4]). The aircraft were originally operated with theRoyal Canadian Air Force and all later served with theRoyal Norwegian Air Force before being imported into the U.S. in the early 1990s.[5] In recent years the company has cut back on air show appearances as they have transitioned to using their aircraft for government and private contract work, providing high-performance photo chase planes on flight tests, simulating enemy aircraft in military defense exercises, and modellingballistic missiles for detection system evaluation.[6] In summer 2011 the company acquired five additional aircraft. The estimated cost of restoration of each of the five aircraft is $1 million.[7] In winter of 2025, the organization funded a new branch of the company called Starfighters Space, focused on air to orbit launches of small satellite and payloads. The IPO raised $40 million from 11 million shares of common stock.[8]
CEO & President of Starfighters is Rick Svetkoff.[citation needed]
