
The U.S. Air Force and industry are implementing a series of modifications to the F-35A ejection seat and helmet to remove a potential safety hazard for lightweight pilots, service officials said May 15.The ejection seat changes are being made at a rate of 14 seats per month, putting the Air Force on track to finish modifying its 107 F-35As by December or January, said Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, director of the Air Force F-35 integration office. The modified helmet is…