Firefly Aerospace has a new deal to provide 36 rocket engines to AST SpaceMobile worth over $1.3 billion.

Nov 6, 2026, 2:24 PM ETDealRead the original at moomoo.com

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Firefly signed a 3-year engine deal worth over $1.3 billion for 36 engines. It funds Firefly's own rocket plans, and Firefly keeps the designs despite AST's perpetual right to make engines.

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The deal gives Firefly a customer commitment and money to speed up its own launch vehicle work. AST can make the engines under a perpetual license, but Firefly keeps ownership of the engine designs and will provide ongoing engineering help. The stated funding for Firefly's own plans makes the positives stronger.

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