# Orbital Composites wins AFWERX TACFI contract for Starfighter X drone development

Orbital Composites was awarded an AFWERX Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract to develop and scale production of its modular unmanned aircraft system, Starfighter X, for defense applications.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-09-11
- Where: Campbell, California, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: modular unmanned aircraft systems, Starfighter X drones
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Orbital Composites](https://endata.com/companies/79759.md)
- [AFWERX](https://endata.com/companies/54826.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [orbitalcomposites.com](https://www.orbitalcomposites.com/updates/orbital-composites-wins-afwerx-tacfi-award-to-build-multi-mission-starfighter-drone-fleets), 2024-09-11: "Our contrarian approach of ‘building the factory first’ uniquely positions us to tackle the challenges of scaled production."

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