Each ejection seat is calibrated explicitly for its specific aircraft and mission profile. Collectively, they offer ...

There are currently 6,000 ACES II seats in service by 29 air forces worldwide, including the U.S. Air Force’s A-10, F-15, F-16, F-22, B-1 and B-2 fleets, as well as all F-15s and F-16s worldwide.

The Air Force primarily uses the Collins Aerospace-made ACES II ejection seat in its legacy F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-15 Eagle and Strike Eagle, F-22 Raptor, A-10 Thunderbolt II, B-1 Lancer and B-2 ...

The seat technology has been kept current as the seat first entered service in the 1970s. The Aces II seat is also used in the F-15, F-16, F-22, F-117, A-10, B-1 and B-2. Over 10,000 have been ...

The leading alternative to Collins Aerospace’s ACES 5 ejection seat was Martin-Baker’s Mk16 ejection seat, which is used on all variants of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightening II.

BFGoodrich Aerospace, Charlotte, N.C., reports it has completed separate contract negotiations with the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin in multi-year buys of its ACES II ejection seat totaling ...

The Advanced Concept Ejection Seat (ACES II) used in the B-1B is a zero-zero seat. The U.S. Air Force’s Flight Surgeon Guide states: ...

Collins' Advanced Concept Ejection Seat, known as ACES, has saved over 700 lives since 1978. There are currently 6,000 ACES II seats in service by 29 air forces worldwide, including the U.S. Air ...

October 7, 2022: The U.S. Air Force suffered a rare ejection seat failure in June 2020 in which the seat successfully ejected but the parachute did not deploy and the pilot died on impact. The widow ...

"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," said ...