Ejector seats are designed to be as safe as possible—but there are obvious inherent dangers in a rocket-powered ejection from a fast-moving aircraft. Ejecting from a fighter jet is a wrenchingly ...

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 ...

In 2019, a 64-year-old French engineer with a long career in the aviation industry was offered an unusual retirement gift: a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russian Sukhoi Su-30SM jet fighters fly during the joint Russia-Belarus "Zapad-2025" military drills near Borisov, Belarus ...