Air Force Push For Better Pilot Protection Upsets Competitive Landscape In Ejection Seats
Loren Thompson
Earlier this month, the Air Force buying command responsible for developing a next-generation ejection seat to be installed on combat aircraft issued a curious request for information. It solicited industry inputs concerning whether the safety standards the service has established are too hard to meet.
The November 6 request from the Human Systems Program Office of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center said information was needed "to help us identify and potentially mitigate areas of significant technical challenges and cost/schedule risks." It went on to state that the government "would like to understand if industry has potential problems" in meeting performance criteria for a next-generation ejection seat set forth in an attachment, and sought an assessment of what steps offerors might be required to take to comply with the criteria.
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