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U.S. Air Force Gives Okay for Initiator Cartridges on F-35A Ejection Seats

U.S. Air Force Gives Okay for Initiator Cartridges on F-35A Ejection Seats
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brandon Nauta, 65th Aggressor Squadron commander, assumes command of the squadron during an activation ceremony at Nellis AFB, Nev. on June 9 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force has finished examining cartridge actuated devices (CADs) on Martin-Baker Mk16-US16E ejection seats for most of the service's 349 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A fighters and has given the go-ahead for a resumption of flight. "The Air Force has completed the Time Compliance Technical Directive on all F-35 ejection seat initiator cartridges, with a few exceptions, and all aircraft have resumed normal operations," Air Combat Command (ACC) said in an Aug. 15 email. "Across the Air Force, technicians…

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