Pilots of IAF’s Rafale jets downed by Pakistan survived due to Martin-Baker’s ejection system: Sharjeel

Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said in a social media post on Friday that on the night between May 6 and 7, 2025, Pakistan's defence system shot down three Indian Air Force Rafale jets. The pilots survived due to the British company Martin-Baker's ejection system.

Writing on the social media platform X, he noted that Indian Rafale aircraft are equipped with the Martin-Baker Mk 16 ejection seat. He added that Martin-Baker maintains a record of every pilot whose life is saved by its technology and regularly shares this information on its official X account. The company recently updated its tally of lives saved, increasing the number from 7,784 to 7,788.

According to the provincial minister, one of the four newly recorded survivors was involved in the crash of a US Navy Super Hornet in the Red Sea. The remaining three, he said, were Indian Rafale pilots, who were evidently shot down by Pakistan on May 6 and 7, 2025.