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Last year MBA was awarded a contract by the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) for the supply and retrofit of 69 x Mk.10 Ejection Seats into the F-7/FT-7 and K-8W Aircraft. One of the decisions that helped us win the contract was a commitment to construct a new Centre of Excellence for Aircrew safety. Although Bangladesh…

The Indian MoD has approved the purchase of 106 HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL). The new basic trainers ordered by the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be fitted with Mk.16 Ejection Seats, adding a further 212 Martin-Baker Seats to the 1,013 Seats already in service in the IAF and Indian Navy….

The first 5 Indian Air Force (IAF) Dassault Aviation Rafale aircraft left Merignac in Southwest France on 27th July and are expected to land at Ambala Air Base in India on 29th July after a brief pit-stop in the UAE. The journey from France to India is over 7,000km in total and this journey is…

Martin-Baker Australia was recently subject to a full systems audit at the Williamtown Facility in New South Wales, Australia. The audit was concluded with re-certification of ISO9001:2015 for MB Aus thanks to the dedication and hard work of the whole team. Shayne Hamilton, Quality and Safety Manager for Martin-Baker Australia, was thrilled with the results…

(Denham) Over the past 2 months, the work that’s been done and is still being done by the NHS is nothing short of heroic. Their dedication, selflessness and sense of duty has helped to save thousands of lives during this national pandemic. We have been in touch with our local parish council, Denham Community Support…

October 23rd

"On the 19th of June 2004, while flying a heavily loaded NORAD Alert CF-18 from our Main Operating Base in Cold Lake, Alberta to one of our Northern Airfields in Yellowknife, North West Territories, I experienced a failure, without warning, of the anti-skid brake system. A combination of systems failure, heavy aircraft, a short & wet runway, and no cables, led to hydroplaning and a spinning aircraft just after landing. As the jet was about to depart the end of the runway sideways I initiated the ejection and my Martin-Baker SJU-9/A functioned as advertised. Although I had significant feet and leg injuries from the landing, I survived and continued to fly the CF-18 for another 13 years. My family and I are thankful to the Martin-Baker team and their excellent seat for being there when I needed it."

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October 22nd

"I was not a maintainer as such but worked on Phantom FGR2 and F4J seats at ASF Wattisham and The Falklands Armoury in the 80’s.

During the change-out of FGR2’s from Wattisham to The Falklands, my team worked 24-7 under Captain ‘Wild’ Bill Flannagan of USAF. That man was the best man-manager of all time and would come in on nights and at weekends to cook us a BBQ with his wife and Labrador. At end of shift he would pour us a Bud.

At the end of the 9-month operation he gave us all a month off on top of our annual leave.

Things were not always good. One night my colleague fitted seats prior to air-test and the boss did the Independent Checks. On days, my Cpl. Did the Vital Checks and I did a Before Flight prior to the Station Commander’s air test. I found that the manual-separation handle and many of the rocket pack lock-wiring was missing so it had to be survival pack out and seat out; then a full refit.

My Sergeant and fellow JT got busted to JT and SAC. It was hard to speak up, but it was the right thing to do. On that day I grew up a lot! It is tough to stop a job but it is easier than the alternative.

Keep up the good work MB!"

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A United States Navy F/A-18E experienced a mishap yesterday during a training flight in California. The aircraft crashed into an open field in Eastern Kern County and the pilot ejected successfully.

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