Dan Stembridge is a former Royal Navy fighter pilot and senior leader with significant operational and programmatic experience of Combat Air, Carrier Strike and Uncrewed Air Systems (UAS).
An Air Warfare Instructor and operational test pilot; he has flown in multiple conflicts, amassing over 3000 hours and 1300 deck landings in maritime attack helicopters and strike-fighters including the Sea harrier FA2, AV8-B and FA18E/F Rhino with the US Navy. He commanded an air station with 9 squadrons and over 3000 people and recently commanded the UK’s Carrier Strike Group air wing onboard HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH. Dan twice worked in the Ministry of Defence, advising ministers on Carrier strike and Combat Air during two Strategic Defence Reviews and co-chaired the policy working group on UK/US carrier cooperation.
Dan Stembridge recently left the military after 30 years’ service and is the founder and CEO of WholeShip, a defence & aerospace consulting company that owns a Test & Evaluation Centre for drones and their associated technologies. He continues to support the House of Commons Defence Select Committee with advice on Carrier Strike and is the Chair the Royal Aeronautical Society Air & Space Power Group.
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