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Boeing-Saab Team Picks Collins Aerospace to Supply T-X Ejection Seat, Landing Gear

Boeing-Saab Team Picks Collins Aerospace to Supply T-X Ejection Seat, Landing Gear - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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Boeing-Saab Team Picks Collins Aerospace to Supply T-X Ejection Seat, Landing Gear - top government contractors - best government contracting event

The BoeingSaab team has selected United Technologies Corp.'s Collins Aerospace business to provide an ejection seat and a landing gear system for the U.S. Air Force's future T-X trainer aircraft.

Collins said Thursday it will equip the training jet with the ACES 5 ejection seat designed to help protect a pilot's head and neck, prevent limb flail and and adjust ejection thrust based on the pilot's weight.

The landing gear will integrate hydraulics, wheels, dressing and brakes into one system designed to reduce maintenance requirements.

Boeing won a potential 16-year, $9.2B Air Force contract in September to manufacture up to 475 T-X trainers and 120 ground-based training platforms.

The service branch aims to achieve full operational capability status for the aircraft by 2034.

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Written by Nichols Martin

a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.

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