The Gloster Javelin Mark 8 could hit 50,000 feet in nine minutes — and then lose a pilot to a faulty ejection seat at 400 knots. Britain’s delta-wing interceptor was packed with cutting-edge radar, ...

Infographic showing the seat plan for the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner, locating seat 11A, where the sole survivor was seated on flight AI171 when it crashed on June 12, 2025.

The ejection seat system in question is the ACES 5 ejection seat, made by Raytheon subsidiary Collins Aerospace. The new report details new problems. But the ACES 5 has had problems from the start.

An Air Force report found that Capt. John Robertson's death on May 13, 2024 likely came from not being properly strapped into his T-6A when his ejection seat accidentally triggered.

The new T-7A Red Hawk ejection system passes high-speed test at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. After coming under scrutiny for serious ejection system deficiencies identified during earlier ...

Boeing Defense has awarded Collins Aerospace a contract to provide 144 Advanced Concept Ejection Seats (ACES) for U.S. Air Force F-15EX fighters. The contract, which will be performed in Colorado ...