An Air Force instructor pilot died Tuesday after the ejection seat of the plane he was in activated while the aircraft was on the ground, Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas said. Capt. John Robertson of ...

The crown jewel of the Air Force fighter fleet has been sidelined for an indeterminate amount of time as the service inspects most of its F-35 fighter jet ejection seats for faulty launch cartridges, ...

The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seat primary military trainer aircraft capable of a maximum flight speed of 310 mph. Photo by Airman Zachary Heal/U.S. Air Force May 14 (UPI) --A U.S. Air ...

The air force this morning said that the pilot of a missing F-16V jet had indicated he would eject from the aircraft before it disappeared from radar, but could not confirm whether the ejection was ...

An Air Force instructor pilot with the 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas died overnight from injuries sustained when their T-6A Texan II ejection seat activated during ground ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas — An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the aircraft was on the ground at a military base in Wichita Falls, officials say. The instructor ...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force has grounded its F-35 fighter jets for an inspection of an issue with ejection seat firing mechanisms. The Air Combat Command, based at Langley, Virginia, said ...

The U.S. Air Force's F-35A fleet has resumed normal flight operations, following inspections of hundreds of ejection seat cartridges to look for potentially faulty ones. (Capt. Kip Sumner/U.S. Air ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the turboprop aircraft was still on the ground at a Texas military base, the Air Force said Tuesday.