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Air Force grounds F-35 fleet over faulty component

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Air Combat Command grounded the advanced fighters Friday in order to speed up inspections of ejection seat cartridges. The part that explodes to propel an aviator out of the cockpit and prompts their parachute to open. The U.K. Royal Air Force also stopped non-essential flights for its Red Arrows jets and Typhoon warplanes after a safety concern arose with its ejection seats.

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Reuters

U.S. Air Force pauses some operations over pilot ejection seat concerns

Concerns over defects in the explosive cartridges in pilot ejection systems aboard three U.S. military aircraft, including the F-35, forced a temporary halt to some U.S. operations in order to perform checks, the Air Force said on Friday.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Hill

Air Force grounds F-35 fleet over faulty component

The Air Force said Friday that it is grounding its fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets over a faulty component. The stand-down, which was first reported by Breaking Defense, was due to an …

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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IBTimes

U.S. Air Force Pauses Some Operations Over Pilot Ejection Seat Concerns

Concerns over defects in the explosive cartridges in pilot ejection systems aboard three U.S.

2 years ago·United States

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Washington Examiner

Air Force grounds F-35 aircraft over ejector seat concerns

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 emergency.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Bloomberg

Air Force grounds F-35 fleet over faulty component

2 years ago·United States

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UPI

Air Force grounds some F-35s over ejector seat concerns

The Air Force announced Friday that it's grounding its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet over problems with a component that helps propel the pilot's ejection seat.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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