National Security Journal on MSN

How Do Pilots Actually Eject From a Fighter Jet?

A civilian-owned Hawker Hunter fighter jet, acting as a “red air” adversary for the U.S. Navy, crashed into the Pacific off Big Sur, California, this week. -The pilot, working for the contractor ATAC, ...
Military.com

F-35 Pilot Was on Phone for Nearly an Hour with Engineers Before Ejection and Fiery Crash

An Air Force F-35 pilot was on the phone midair with Lockheed Martin engineers for nearly an hour attempting to resolve a landing gear issue before ultimately having to eject from the jet, according ...
WGN Radio

911 call shows bizarre circumstances of F-35 ejection: ‘Not sure where the airplane is,’ pilot says

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A military ...
Task & Purpose

Tangled straps likely caused Air Force instructor pilot’s death, report finds

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. By Nicholas ...
CNN

F-35 pilot held 50-minute airborne conference call with engineers before fighter jet crashed in Alaska

A US Air Force F-35 pilot spent 50 minutes on an airborne conference call with Lockheed Martin engineers trying to solve a problem with his fighter jet before he ejected and the plane plunged to the ...