Employer
Dayton AerospaceAccording to his official biography and LinkedIn profile Colonel Christopher Coombs (USAF Ret.) was system program manager for the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker. Boeing is the prime contractor for $44.4 billion program. He retired in 2016. After he retired he joined Dayton Aerospace, a defense industry and Pentagon consulting firm, as a senior associate. Pentagon contractor clients listed for Dayton Aerospace are most of the top contractors, including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, and L3 Technologies. The company also lists a number of Pentagon agencies as clients.
At Dayton Aerospace he has "[l]ed development of an industry customer's proposal integrated master plan...in response to a multi-billion-dollar [Air Force] advanced phase fighter and bomber trainer program requirement"
Dayton Aerospace - Senior Associate
Over the course of his Air Force career he was System Program Director for four major weapon systems: KC-46 Aerial Refueling Tanker, MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper, and Global Hawk. At Dayton Aerospace he has "[l]ed development of an industry customer's proposal integrated master plan...in response to a multi-billion-dollar [Air Force] advanced phase fighter and bomber trainer program requirement."
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