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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An Air Force Base instructor-pilot died in Texas on Tuesday morning, just a day after the ejection seat was activated during ground operations, according to base officials. The pilot at 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.

An Air Force instructor pilot has died after the ejection seat on his aircraft activated while the plane was operating on the ground, officials said. The incident occurred on Monday at Sheppard ...

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 ...

Since their acquisition in 2019, these jets have been grounded due to the British veto on the supply of essential ejection seat pyrotechnics, effectively rendering them inoperable. “The project ...

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 ...