Lockheed Martin Australia has appointed former Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Director General Integrated Air and Missile Defence, Air Commodore (Retd) Phil Gordon, as the new International Strategy & Business Development Director of Rotary and Missions Systems for Australia and New Zealand effective immediately.
“I congratulate Phil on his appointment. His career is marked by exemplary service and dedication, earning Phil a reputation as a highly progressive and effective leader," Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand Chief Executive, Warren McDonald, said. “I look forward to working with Phil to grow our sovereign Rotary and Missions Systems capability across Australia in support of the Australian Defence Force’s mission.”
Gordon has assumed the role from Kendell Kuczma, who was recently promoted to Program Director and General Manager of Rotary and Missions Systems for Australia and New Zealand. Gordon will lead the regional strategy for Rotary and Mission Systems continued growth and business development across capabilities including command and control integrated systems, training and logistics solutions, integrated air and missile defence, radars, sensors, cyber, electronic warfare, helicopter sustainment and more.
“I am proud to be joining Lockheed Martin, where I can continue to serve national security with passion and integrity. I have seen firsthand the remarkable capability that Lockheed Martin delivers and I am excited to help bring that to the war fighters," Gordon reflected.
With a career consisting of over three decades of service in the RAAF, Gordon is an ex-Air Force fighter pilot with a background in command, operations, training, and capability development.
Gordon has served 36 years in the RAAF. In that time, Phil has held several senior leadership roles as an Air Commodore including: Commander Air Task Group 630 where he led the Air Task Group contributing strike, air to air refuelling, airborne and ground-based command and control, intelligence and targeting capabilities to the US led coalition under Operation Inherent Resolve to liberate Iraq from Daesh; Director General Air encompassing air planning, command and control of air operations and major air exercises globally; Commander Air Warfare Centre; and Director General Air Defence and Space where he was responsible for synchronising over a dozen Air, Land, Sea and Joint projects for the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) multi-billion dollar, multi-domain IAMD and Space Control programs.
Phil holds a bachelor’s degree in science from the ADF Academy. Early in his career Phil undertook fast jet training graduating as an F/A-18A Hornet pilot. He flew and instructed on the F/A-18A, PC-9, Aermacchi MB326 and Hawk 127.