From A-10 to B-2: Which US Military Aircraft Use Collins Aerospaces ACE II Ejection Seat?

Summary Collins Aerospace dominates ejection seat production for US jets. Around 6,000 Collin's ACE II ejection are estimated to be in service around the world. Collins' ACES II ejection seat has saved 713 lives and ACES 5 caters to wider pilot weights.

Only two major Western combat aircraft ejection seat manufacturers dominate non-Russian and Chinese ejection seat production. These are Collins Aerospace (now a subsidiary of RTX Corporation—formerly Raytheon) and the British defense contractor Martin Baker. They supply the ejection seats for everything from France's Rafale to the Raptor, the B-2 Spirit to the Saab Gripen.

Here are the US jets equipped with Collins Aerospace ejection seats (and eventually, the new Collins ACES 5 ejection seat ). Which military jets use Collins and Martin Baker ejection seats Collins Aerospace manufactures ejection seats for the F-16 Fighting Falcon (pre-Block 70/72 variants), F-15 Eagle, A-10 Warthog, B-2 Spirit, F-22 Raptor, and B-1 Lancer, which means it supplies the ejection seats for many of US military jets. ACES II ejection seats are fitted to US-made fighter jets, strategic bombers, and advanced trainers.

The B-52 Stratofortress has a peculiar downward-firing ejection seat system, and it is unclear which company manufactures those seats. New build F-16s are not fitted with ACES II seats. In 2020, Lockheed Martin selected the Martin Baker US18E Ejection Seat for the latest Block 70/72 F-16 variant .

Martin Baker also supplies all eject.