Rear Admiral Richard Thompson CBE MA BEng(Hons) CEng FRAeS RN

Biography

Rear Admiral R C Thompson CBE MA BEng(Hons) CEng FRAeS was appointed Director (Technical) Military Aviation Authority on 3 October 2016.

His previous Ministry of Defence roles include:

  • Joint Helicopter Command Head of Transformation
  • Commander Air Engineering HMS Ark Royal
  • Customer Support Team(Fleet) in CofM(Fleet)
  • Joint Strike Fighter Programme Manager and Project Engineer
  • Head of Lightning II

Previous roles in government

  • Deputy Director General for the DSA and Director (Technical) MAA