Phil Hanson

About Phil Hanson

Phil’s career began as an Avionic engineering apprentice at the Royal Naval Aircraft Yard Fleetlands in Gosport Hampshire. Career Highlights include: Implementing business change in the Defence Aviation Repair Agency; Working in MOD airworthiness policy; Management and development of UAV research programmes for the MOD; Project managing the implementation of interim Search and Rescue (SAR) Helicopter contract in introducing new technology; • Project engineer for the Joint SAR Helicopter Procurement, holding airworthiness and safety delegations; • Managing through life support of 20+ MOD UAV capabilities which provided surveillance and information superiority for the RAF, RN and Army.
Current role; Responsible for technical aspects and service acceptance of SAR Helicopter, Aerial Surveillance and Maritime drone capability