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Well that’s a wrap, 34 years done. In fact 68 years and 6000 hrs flying between my father and I. The Royal Air Force has been an incredible experience from start to finish and I suspect in years to come I’ll be the old fella in the corner telling stories! A couple of brief thanks as I go: To the Tornado Force. I never ceased to be amazed at what that Force delivered, on Ops non-stop from 1991 until just short of its disbandment. An aircraft at its peak as it left service capable of everything from strategic attack to close air support, super fun to fly where it was happy down low, a bit more of a handful as the air thinned, but responsible for so much political choice and bringing meaningful capability to the fight. It was the people, those men and women who flew, maintained and supported the squadrons, that made the force what it was; legends every one of them and I’m proud to have been a small part of that history. To the capability acquisition and R&D world. Finding something that motivated me after frontline FJ service was always going to be a challenge, but solving the problem that was FCAS in SDSR2015 started something, driving for better technology planning and capability strategy, and pushing the organisation to take a more sensible approach to risk and building the RCO was it. At its heart it’s about getting better capability to the warfighter quicker (through all the restrictive process and behaviour) – there’s a long way to go to make real progress on crossing the valley and it continues to be too much of a challenge to build the golden thread from concept to in service. I hope that war in Europe will help to concentrate the mind. If we do have a chance it’s about harnessing the collective minds of the operators, scientists, engineers and industry, and that aspect has been incredibly enlightening. The UK should be proud of the phenomenal people it has at its service especially in DSTL and I’ve worked with some brilliant industry partners along the way, too many to list for fear of forgetting some. We owe it to the warfighter to revolutionise Government to industry relationships and business models. So it was natural for me to seek a way to continue that mission and building Raven Innovation https://lnkd.in/eYMaBavz is all about that purpose. I’m pleased that we already have a number of brilliant companies on board and we are building momentum for acquisition change and a better future. As I type I can hear the burners engage somewhere in the sky above and I can’t help but turn to the window and crane for sight, sound and the smell of freedom, shame they all fly so high these days… Jez – switches safe, on route to the next adventure. #Veteran #RAF #Innovation #Aerospace #Technology #BusinessStrategy #FCAS #Servicebeforeself P.S. If anyone reading this is about to undergo resettlement and wants my thoughts on how to go about it please reach out, some fantastic folk helped me and I’d be delighted to share what I can.

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