Martin-Baker is perhaps the world’s most prolific ejection seat manufacturer. In the last five years, it has produced more than 4,000 seats for 13 manufacturers of 18 aircraft types flown in 27 ...

Once upon a time, escaping an aircraft was a tricky business. You had to unstrap yourself, fling open a heavy glass canopy, and try to wrench yourself out of a small opening without getting smacked by ...

To mitigate risk factors associated with ejection, engineers continue to refine ejection seat technology—though risks remain. Latent and unappreciated until the exact moment of need, modern fighter ...

The US Air Force (USAF) is re-evaluating its procurement strategy for installing replacement ejection seats across multiple combat aircraft types, with a pending new request for proposals “to allow ...