NEWS & EVENTS
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news and updates, as well as our upcoming global events.
South Korean KF-21 Aircraft with Martin-Baker Mk18 Seat Unveilled at KAI Showcase
KAI unveiled South Korea’s first indigenous fighter jet prototype on 9th April 2021, 5 years after the start of the KF-X program, naming it the KF-21 Boramae during the announcement showcase. KAI aim to deliver 40 KF-21 aircraft to the Republic of Korea Air Force…
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Martin-Baker Employee’s Step Up During the National Pandemic
When Covid-19 took hold in the UK earlier this year it challenged us all to dig deep and come together to help those around us in any way that we could. The diversity and effort of support seen across the country was overwhelming, and still…
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Martin-Baker Constructs New Bangladeshi Centre of Excellence for Aircrew Safety
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…
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Indian Air Force Orders 106 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft
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…
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India Receives First Batch of Rafale Fighters Fitted with Martin-Baker Mk.16 Ejection Seats
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…
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South Korean KF-21 Aircraft with Martin-Baker Mk18 Seat Unveilled at KAI Showcase
KAI unveiled South Korea’s first indigenous fighter jet prototype on 9th April 2021, 5 years after the start of the KF-X program, naming it the KF-21 Boramae during the announcement showcase. KAI aim to deliver 40 KF-21 aircraft to the Republic of Korea Air Force…
Read MoreMartin-Baker Employee’s Step Up During the National Pandemic
When Covid-19 took hold in the UK earlier this year it challenged us all to dig deep and come together to help those around us in any way that we could. The diversity and effort of support seen across the country was overwhelming, and still…
Read MoreMartin-Baker Constructs New Bangladeshi Centre of Excellence for Aircrew Safety
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…
Read MoreIndian Air Force Orders 106 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft
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…
Read MoreIndia Receives First Batch of Rafale Fighters Fitted with Martin-Baker Mk.16 Ejection Seats
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…
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Martin-Baker Australia Achieves ISO9001:2015 Re-Certification
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…
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Martin-Baker Celebrates International Nurses Day
(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…
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Press Release 20/04/2020
The French BEA have publicly released their accident report (A-2019-03-1) for the Rafale ejection that took place on 20 Mar ’19. The Rafale is equipped with the Martin-Baker MkF16F ejection seat supplied by SMB in France. This report documents 3 key events; 1. The manual…
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Martin-Baker Completes 600th F-35 Ejection Seat
Martin-Baker has just completed the 600th US16E Ejection Seat for the F-35 Programme. This particular Seat (pictured below) is part of the Lockheed Martin LRIP XII contract destined for F-35A aircraft AF-244, being assembled in Fort Worth. By the end of 2020 Martin-Baker will have…
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Martin-Baker Installs 1st US Navy F-5 Seat Upgrade
(NEVADA) Martin-Baker successfully installed the 1st US16J ejection seat as the US Navy F-5 seat upgrade programme begins. The Martin-Baker team are pictured here at NAS Fallon during the seat installation on the 5th December 2019. There are over 2,950 Martin-Baker seats in service today…
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