BRIGGS-BASED FIREFLY AEROSPACE LANDS $1.3 BILLION CONTRACT

A major agreement with AST SpaceMobile puts a Hill Country aerospace company in the spotlight.

DailyTrib reported November 11 that Firefly Aerospace, based in Briggs, reached a $1.3 billion agreement with AST SpaceMobile. The deal underscores how space manufacturing and related work extend beyond Texas's major metropolitan centers. The announcement is a regional business development; it does not by itself establish how many local jobs will result.

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