Fighterjets, Inc.

Fighterjets, Inc., a minority-owned, Native American-owned for-profit Subchapter S corporation based in Athens, Texas, operates as a prime contractor providing vintage military aircraft aerial demonstrations and static displays at Air Force air shows and open house events. The company competes exclusively on full-and-open (non-set-aside) purchase orders, though one contract carries a Total Small Business designation. Fighterjets delivers a single, specialized capability: operating and performing with historical fighter aircraft such as the MiG-17, MiG-17F, T-33, T-37, B-25, and F-86 at military installations nationwide.

Fighterjets' customer base is entirely within the Air Force. The top five Air Force commands account for 81% of awards by count and 83% of combined potential value. Air Education and Training Command leads with 30 awards valued at $196 thousand, followed by Air Combat Command (21 awards, $147 thousand), Air Mobility Command (18 awards, $114 thousand), and Global Strike Command (16 awards, $104 thousand). The company serves fourteen distinct federal agencies total, but non-Air Force work is minimal. Recent representative work includes a $21,499.50 F-100 aerial demonstration and formation flying performance at Shaw Air Force Base (March 2026), a $14,877 MiG-17 performer contract for the Air Power over Hampton Roads air show at Langley AFB (April 2025), a $15,400 air show performance with multiple MiG-17 aircraft at Tinker AFB (June 2025), and a $14,671.25 MiG-17F aerial demonstration for the First State Air Show under Air Mobility Command (May 2024).

The company's footprint spans 126 prime purchase orders totaling $860 thousand in combined potential value since 2002. Award activity has remained modest and flat — ranging from four to seven awards annually over the past five years — with four awards issued in 2026 year-to-date as of early July. Combined dollars obligated (approximately $899 thousand) exceed the combined potential value across all awards, indicating final invoiced amounts on closed contracts have run slightly above ceiling values. Fighterjets operates entirely as a prime contractor; the source contains no subcontract relationships or work as a sub-recipient on federal grants. The company's NAICS and PSC footprint reflects its niche: 47 awards under All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (NAICS 711900), 26 under Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (NAICS 711510), 22 under Other Spectator Sports (NAICS 799100), and 81 purchase orders classified under Social-Recreational PSC (K005). Performance occurs at Air Force bases across the continental United States, with completion dates typically thirty to sixty days after award.