An Air Force instructor pilot at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas, died Tuesday after an accident on Monday. According to a statement from the base, the pilot with the 80th Flying ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the jet was still on the ground at a Texas military base, the Air Force said Tuesday. The ...

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 Air Force has grounded its fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters due to a problem with components of the ejector seats that could prevent the pilot from being able to eject safely during an ...