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[[File:Peter-ruddock-fraes.jpg|thumb|right]]'''Peter Ruddock''' is a former high ranking officer of the British [[Royal Air Force]] and [[Ministry of Defence]] who retired in 2011.  
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[[File:Peter-ruddock-fraes.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]'''Peter Ruddock''' CBE, CB is a former high ranking officer of the British [[Royal Air Force]] and [[Ministry of Defence]] who retired in 2011.  
  
He is now chief executive of the global aerospace and defence company [[Lockheed Martin]] UK.
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That same year he joined the global aerospace and defence company [[Lockheed Martin]] UK as a business development director.
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Ruddock was appointed Lockheed Martin UK chief executive in January 2016.  
  
 
==Military career==
 
==Military career==
Ruddock was a senior member of the [[Royal Air Force]], with notable roles including Officer Commanding RAF Coningsby, Air Commodore Defensive Operations, Director of Air Staff, Air Secretary, and Air Component Commander.
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Ruddock served a full military career with the [[Royal Air Force]], with notable roles including Officer Commanding RAF Coningsby, Air Commodore Defensive Operations, Director of Air Staff, Air Secretary, and Air Component Commander for both Afghanistan and Iraq. His last role before leaving was as an Air Marshal.
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He was also director general of [[Ministry of Defence Saudi Armed Forces Projects|Saudi Armed Forces Projects]] with the [[Ministry of Defence]] between June 2006 - March 2011.<ref name="LI"> [https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/peter-ruddock/32/669/261 Peter Ruddock] ''Linkedin'', accessed 10 December 2014 </ref><ref> [http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Royal%20Air%20Force%20Senior%20Appointments.pdf Senior Royal Air Force appointments] ''Gulabin'', accessed 10 December 2014 </ref> <ref name="Ruddock"> *Campaign Against the Arms Trade, [https://www.caat.org.uk/resources/influence/person/593/meetings Sir Peter Ruddock Meetings with UK Government while working for industry] </ref>
  
He was also Director General of [[Ministry of Defence Saudi Armed Forces Projects|Saudi Armed Forces Projects]] with the [[Ministry of Defence]] between June 2006 - March 2011.<ref name="LI"> [https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/peter-ruddock/32/669/261 Peter Ruddock] ''Linkedin'', accessed 10 December 2014 </ref><ref> [http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Royal%20Air%20Force%20Senior%20Appointments.pdf Senior Royal Air Force appointments] ''Gulabin'', accessed 10 December 2014 </ref> <ref name="Ruddock"> *Campaign Against the Arms Trade, [https://www.caat.org.uk/resources/influence/person/593/meetings Sir Peter Ruddock Meetings with UK Government while working for industry] </ref>
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In recognition of his military service, Ruddock was made a Companion of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2001 and a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 2011.
  
 
==Revolving Door==
 
==Revolving Door==
[[File:Peter Ruddock promo F-35B.jpg|thumb|left]]After retiring from the Royal Air Force in 2011, Ruddock was appointed director of business development at  [[Lockheed Martin]] in July 2011.<ref name="LI"/>.  He was appointed UK chief executive in January 2016.  
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After retiring from the Royal Air Force in 2011, Ruddock was appointed director of business development at  [[Lockheed Martin]] in July 2011.<ref name="LI"/>.  He was appointed UK chief executive in January 2016.  
  
 
Since working for Lockheed, Ruddock has had 11 meetings with the UK government, the most recent of these in November 2016 according to Campaign Against the Arms Trade's Political Influence database. <ref name="Ruddock"/>
 
Since working for Lockheed, Ruddock has had 11 meetings with the UK government, the most recent of these in November 2016 according to Campaign Against the Arms Trade's Political Influence database. <ref name="Ruddock"/>
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==F-35 contract with BAE==
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[[File:Peter Ruddock promo F-35B.jpg|thumb|350px|left]]In March 2017 the US Department of Defense F-35 Joint Program Office awarded a contract worth more than £80m (US$102.2m) to Lockheed to deliver the initial training, engineering, maintenance and logistics support for the UK’s F-35 Lightning II  fleet over a three year period. According to a [[BAE Systems]] news release:
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:Lockheed Martin has sub-contracted work worth £40m to BAE Systems and together the two companies will form a team of more than 100 skilled technicians at RAF Marham, which will provide engineering and technical expertise, deliver air-crew and ground-crew training, facilitate routine maintenance and help to manage the jets’ global supply chain. BAE Systems will take the lead sustainment role for F-35 Lightning II  in the UK with Lockheed Martin continuing as prime contractor for global operations.
  
 
==External resources==
 
==External resources==

Latest revision as of 06:59, 27 March 2018

Peter-ruddock-fraes.jpg

Peter Ruddock CBE, CB is a former high ranking officer of the British Royal Air Force and Ministry of Defence who retired in 2011.

That same year he joined the global aerospace and defence company Lockheed Martin UK as a business development director.

Ruddock was appointed Lockheed Martin UK chief executive in January 2016.

Military career

Ruddock served a full military career with the Royal Air Force, with notable roles including Officer Commanding RAF Coningsby, Air Commodore Defensive Operations, Director of Air Staff, Air Secretary, and Air Component Commander for both Afghanistan and Iraq. His last role before leaving was as an Air Marshal.

He was also director general of Saudi Armed Forces Projects with the Ministry of Defence between June 2006 - March 2011.[1][2] [3]

In recognition of his military service, Ruddock was made a Companion of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2001 and a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 2011.

Revolving Door

After retiring from the Royal Air Force in 2011, Ruddock was appointed director of business development at Lockheed Martin in July 2011.[1]. He was appointed UK chief executive in January 2016.

Since working for Lockheed, Ruddock has had 11 meetings with the UK government, the most recent of these in November 2016 according to Campaign Against the Arms Trade's Political Influence database. [3]

F-35 contract with BAE

Peter Ruddock promo F-35B.jpg

In March 2017 the US Department of Defense F-35 Joint Program Office awarded a contract worth more than £80m (US$102.2m) to Lockheed to deliver the initial training, engineering, maintenance and logistics support for the UK’s F-35 Lightning II fleet over a three year period. According to a BAE Systems news release:

Lockheed Martin has sub-contracted work worth £40m to BAE Systems and together the two companies will form a team of more than 100 skilled technicians at RAF Marham, which will provide engineering and technical expertise, deliver air-crew and ground-crew training, facilitate routine maintenance and help to manage the jets’ global supply chain. BAE Systems will take the lead sustainment role for F-35 Lightning II in the UK with Lockheed Martin continuing as prime contractor for global operations.

External resources

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


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Peter Ruddock Linkedin, accessed 10 December 2014
  2. Senior Royal Air Force appointments Gulabin, accessed 10 December 2014
  3. 3.0 3.1 *Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Sir Peter Ruddock Meetings with UK Government while working for industry