The Shea Naval Aviation Museum will reopen in Weymouth on June 14. ANA Patriot Squadron honors naval air base history in ...

When the pilot pulled the seat’s ejection handle, he triggered a sequence of events that saved his life, according to an aviation expert. Lockheed Martin makes the aircraft, an F-35B Lightning ...

Every aircraft with an ejection seat uses a unique system designed for that particular plane, which is the case for the F-35 Lightning II. The F-35 is the most advanced fighter jet in the world ...

That hasn’t always been the case. Ejection seats are common in smaller fighter aircraft, but those in the larger B-1B have seen some successful seat ejections and some failures leading to fatal ...

An Air Force instructor pilot was killed Tuesday, when the ejection seat activated while the aircraft was still on the ground, the military branch said. The unidentified pilot was assigned to the ...

An Air Force investigation of a fatal fighter jet crash in 2020 quietly discovered that key components of the pilot’s ejection seat may have been counterfeit, Air Force Times has learned.

A full Air Force Safety Investigation Board is expected to be in place shortly. An Air Force instructor pilot has died after the ejection seat on his aircraft activated while the plane was ...

For some reason, the man’s emergency ejection seat deployed, sending him through the canopy and away from the jet. After descending back to the ground via parachute, he was quickly taken to a ...

The U.S. Air Force is reopening its NGES (Next-Generation Ejection Seat) competition for the F-16, the results of which might also cover the F-22 Raptor and the B-1B Lancer. The development comes ...

“The F-15EX is the most advanced Eagle ever built, combining cutting-edge technology with a proven airframe, which makes Collins’ ACES II ejection seat the perfect fit for this aircraft ...

Two major upgrades were under evaluation: a redesigned canopy jettison system and an improved ejection seat sequencer. The redesigned canopy is intended to shatter in a more controlled pattern ...