Wg Cdr Jon McMahon

Deputy Team Leader

Defence Support Innovation, Research and Experimentation MoD

About the Moderator

Wg Cdr Jon McMahon MSc PGDip BEng(Hons) CISSP LCGI FInstLM MIAM RAFR 

Jon joined the RAF in 1993 as a Flight Simulator Technician before reading Electrical Engineering at Cranfield University and commissioning as an engineer. He has worked on airfield and air defence radars, weapons and countermeasure systems, battlefield communications and the delivery of Cyber effects and security. Additionally, he is versed in policy and project delivery across a range of C4ISR, platform delivery and engineering disciplines and was involved in delivering the Defence Cyber Strategy which was Defence’s contribution to the delivery of the National Cyber Strategy. He has deployed on global operations to Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and west Africa as well as supporting the 2012 Olympic Games and the settlement of Afghan refugees in the UK following the evacuation of Kabul. He is extensively studied in Leadership and Management at the post-graduate level, is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. Jon is currently the Deputy Team Leader in the Defence Support Innovation Team; his portfolio includes Digital Manufacturing, Automation and AI, and Quantum. 

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PANEL SESSION: From Collaboration to Capability - the UK–US Path to Interoperable Defence Support
Project TAMPA - Defence Insights

PANEL SESSION: From Collaboration to Capability - the UK–US Path to Interoperable Defence Support

Wednesday, Jun 3, 2026
12:20 PM - 1:05 PM | Europe/London

Moderator's Sessions (1)

Session
Project TAMPA - Defence Insights
PANEL SESSION: From Collaboration to Capability - the UK–US Path to Interoperable Defence Support
Wednesday, Jun 3, 2026
12:20 PM - 1:05 PM | Europe/London
Panel
English

PANEL SESSION: From Collaboration to Capability - the UK–US Path to Interoperable Defence Support

Join us for an insightful discussion as the UK and US share real-world lessons on achieving interoperability and equivalency in manufacturing across defence support enterprises. Led by the UK MOD’s Defence Support organisation, this panel offers a rare opportunity to hear candid perspectives from both sides of the Atlantic on navigating joint programmes, strengthening industrial collaboration, and enabling a resilient, shared global supply chain with allies. Attendees will gain practical insights into what it truly takes to work together across national boundaries to deliver collective capability.
Defence
Speakers (4)
Stuart Douglas
Chief Engineer, Babcock
Sabina Kumar
Specialist Engineer, Eaton
Moderators (2)
Kyle Cobb
Deputy Chair, JAMWG, OUSD(R&E)