# Firefly Aerospace, AST SpaceMobile sign $1.3B rocket-engine supply deal

Firefly Aerospace and AST SpaceMobile have signed a three-year, $1.3 billion rocket-engine supply agreement. AST will pay $800 million upfront for engine IP and $500 million for the first three engines and engineering support.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-11-06
- Where: Briggs, Texas, United States
- Value: $1.30B
- Status: announced
- Products: Miranda engines, Vira engines
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Firefly Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/32121.md) (supplier)
- [AST SpaceMobile](https://endata.com/companies/32122.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [manufacturingdive.com](https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/firefly-aerospace-ast-spacemobile-rocket-engines-supplier/874142/), 2026-11-10: "This allows us to build and test faster across our launch portfolio, with safety, quality, and reliability built in."

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