U.S. Air Force F-35s Join Grounded List With Martin-Baker Flaw

US Air Force maintainers extract a Martin-Baker US16 ejection seat from an F-35A in 2018.
Credit: US Air Force
The U.S. Air Force grounded most Lockheed Martin F-35As on July 29 to inspect a component in the stealthy fighter’s ejection seats that manufacturer Martin-Baker said could be faulty, a service spokesman says. The stand-down order reverses the Air Force’s original decision to continue flying the F...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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