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The Norwegian Defence Attaché, Col John Andreas Olsen, is pictured with  John and James Martin on the completion of the 300th US16E Ejection Seat for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Programme during a visit to the Martin-Baker headquarters in Denham. This particular Seat is destined for the RNoAF F-35A aircraft “AM-010” that will eventually be operated…Read More

Recently I had the privilege of spending some time with the F-35 Martin-Baker team. Martin-Baker is the world’s most experienced manufacturer of aircraft ejection seats and related survival equipment. The corporation is the primary contractor building the F-35’s US16E ejection seat. While at their site in the U.K., I toured their state of the art…Read More

Fairford, England – Martin-Baker showcased its wares at the Royal International Air Tattoo this weekend (July 14-16) at Royal Air Force Base Fairford in Gloucestershire. The company hosted a booth at Fairford and had the US16E ejection seat simulator there for all to view and try. The US16E is currently fitted into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter which is…Read More

Martin-Baker Australia and Pilatus Aircraft have today signed a Letter of Intent for Martin-Baker Australia to provide Ejection Seat Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul for the Royal Australian Air Force PC-21 aircraft. The agreement proposes a seven year firm fixed price solution with rolling Contract Change Proposals out to twenty years. Andrew Eden, Martin-Baker Australia Managing…Read More

Article by Flight Global Martin-Baker is showing its candidate ejection seat for the US Air Force’s T-X trainer for the first time at a major show, with the Mk18 design also to be the basis for offers to equip future fighters and upgrade in-service types. Developed using the UK company’s experience gained from designing and…Read More