Collins Gets $700M to Upgrade F-15 Ejection Seats

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F-15 Eagle drivers will get upgraded ejection seats under a new $700 million contract to Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies subsidiary, awarded on Oct. 29.

The new ACES 5 ejection seat will replace the F-15’s older ACES II ejection seat, found in most of the Air Force’s fighter and bomber fleet. Collins, in a release, said its new seat includes improved head, neck, arm, and leg “flail prevention,” along with a catapult that can adjust based on the occupant’s weight.

The company claims the new seat reduces ejection-related injuries to less than 5 percent, and spinal injuries to less than 1 percent.

Collins Gets $700M to Upgrade F-15 Ejection Seats | Air & Space Forces Magazine

F-15 Eagle drivers will get upgraded ejection seats under a new $700 million contract to Collins Aerospace.

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