The T-6 uses a more lightweight ejection seat, also designed by Martin-Baker, which produces the ejection seat for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet as well. Jennifer H. Svan ...

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 ...

After an ejection, no part of the seat can be reused or salvaged, Martin-Baker says. One seat can cost anywhere from $120,000 to $240,000, according to the Martin-Baker website. Advertisement ...

The US Air Force says it has grounded most of its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet due to concerns over ejection seat safety, just days after the Navy said it had grounded an undisclosed number of ...

More modern ejection seats, like the ACES 5, developed by Collins Aerospace, are innovating on existing technology to keep pilots safer. A successor to the ACES II system, which was installed in ...

The pilot at Sheppard Air Force Base was injured when the ejection seat of the trainer aircraft, a T-6A Texan II, released at about 2 p.m. Monday.

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 ...

Collins Aerospace will provide 144 ACES II ejection seats for the U.S. Air Force’s F-15EX fleet. [Courtesy: RTX] Boeing Defense has awarded Collins Aerospace a contract to provide 144 Advanced ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas — An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the aircraft was on the ground at a military base in Wichita Falls, officials say.

Air Force grounds almost 300 training planes as ejection seat safety concerns spread. By Jennifer H. Svan Stars and Stripes; Aug 2, 2022 Aug 2, 2022 Updated Aug 2, 2022; Facebook; ...

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 ...