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Dicky joined DEA in 2015 to drive strategic new business development, drawing on his extensive experience in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and MOD. A former RAF pilot, he has applied his significant skills to growing DEA’s capabilities. His RAF career highlights include helping to bring the Eurofighter Typhoon into service in 2002; completing an MA in Defence Studies before working as a MOD strategic planner and strategic adviser; and Commanding No.3 (Fighter) Squadron flying the Eurofighter Typhoon, where he led combat operations. Dicky is one of the youngest ever pilots to join the Red Arrows, when he was just 27, and was Red 1, the Leader of the Red Arrows.