Dossier
Ejection seat
Coverage of Ejection seat in the Nexus archive.
- What happens when a fighter pilot ejects? Inside the split-second escape after F-15E hit over Iran
A U.S. Air Force F-15E crew ejected after their aircraft was hit by enemy fire over Iran, triggering a high-risk rescue mission. Both airmen were successfully recovered, highlighting the extreme forces of ejection and the importance of rapid rescue operations in contested airspace.