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[[File: Jonathan_Band_.Flkr_Des_Kilfeather.jpg|thumb]]Admiral Sir [[Jonathan Band]] is a former head of the British [[Royal Navy]].  
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[[File: Jonathan_Band_.Flkr_Des_Kilfeather.jpg|thumb| Admiral Sir Jonathan Band, former First Sea Lord and chief of the naval staff, is now an adviser to private arms firms ]]Admiral Sir [[Jonathan Band]] is a former professional head of the British Royal Navy.  
  
He was First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 2006 to 2009,  
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Band was the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 2006 until 2009. As First Sea Lord he had command over all naval personnel and vessels, including nuclear-armed submarines. The role includes advising the British defence secretary on maritime strategy and policy.
  
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==Revolving door==
 
Since retiring from public service Band has taken up several defence industry roles.  
 
Since retiring from public service Band has taken up several defence industry roles.  
  
He currently acts as a defence adviser to [[Babcock]], and as a non-executive board member of arms manufacturer [[Lockheed Martin]] and [[Survitec]].
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He acts as a defence adviser to [[Babcock International]] and as a strategic adviser and non-executive board member of arms firm [[Lockheed Martin]] and also [[Survitec]], which makes marine safety and survival equipment. Babcock maintains the British Navy’s nuclear submarines and manages Faslane naval base.
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===Signatory of open letter to the PM about Trident renewal===
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{{Template:Revolving Door badge}}In 2015 Band was one of a number of former senior military and government signatories to a lengthy open letter to incoming prime minister David Cameron. regarding the Trident nuclear programme renewal. The group, which included ex-Labour minister [[Lord Hutton]] and former chief MOD scientific adviser Sir [[Keith O’Nions]], argued that it would be 'irresponsible folly to abandon Britain’s own independent deterrent'.  <ref>  [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/defence-of-britain-5nswbvpzjnb Defence of Britain: An open letter to the incoming Prime Minister 2015: Trident Submarine Renewal], ''The Times'', 29 April 2015, 1:01am, accessed 9 February 2018 </ref> Hutton had been employed by Lockheed as a consultant since 2014.
  
 
==External resources==
 
==External resources==
 
*Campaign Against the Arms Trade, [https://www.caat.org.uk/resources/influence/person/1235/meetings?date-from=2014-09&date-to=2014-09 Jonathan Band], Meetings
 
*Campaign Against the Arms Trade, [https://www.caat.org.uk/resources/influence/person/1235/meetings?date-from=2014-09&date-to=2014-09 Jonathan Band], Meetings
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*Thomas Harding, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/4640760/Head-of-Royal-Navy-Sir-Jonathon-Band-vows-to-fight-for-aircraft-carriers.html Head of Royal Navy Sir Jonathon Band vows to fight for aircraft carriers], The Telegraph, 16 February 2009.
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
  
[[Category:Arms Trade Revolving Door|Band, Jonathan]]
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[[Category:Arms Trade Revolving Door|Band, Jonathan]][[Category:Royal Navy|Band, Jonathan]]

Latest revision as of 09:04, 22 March 2018

Admiral Sir Jonathan Band, former First Sea Lord and chief of the naval staff, is now an adviser to private arms firms

Admiral Sir Jonathan Band is a former professional head of the British Royal Navy.

Band was the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 2006 until 2009. As First Sea Lord he had command over all naval personnel and vessels, including nuclear-armed submarines. The role includes advising the British defence secretary on maritime strategy and policy.

Revolving door

Since retiring from public service Band has taken up several defence industry roles.

He acts as a defence adviser to Babcock International and as a strategic adviser and non-executive board member of arms firm Lockheed Martin and also Survitec, which makes marine safety and survival equipment. Babcock maintains the British Navy’s nuclear submarines and manages Faslane naval base.

Signatory of open letter to the PM about Trident renewal

Revolving Door.jpg This article is part of the Revolving Door project of Spinwatch.


In 2015 Band was one of a number of former senior military and government signatories to a lengthy open letter to incoming prime minister David Cameron. regarding the Trident nuclear programme renewal. The group, which included ex-Labour minister Lord Hutton and former chief MOD scientific adviser Sir Keith O’Nions, argued that it would be 'irresponsible folly to abandon Britain’s own independent deterrent'. [1] Hutton had been employed by Lockheed as a consultant since 2014.

External resources

Notes