The Deputy Chief of the Air Staff is a senior appointment in the Royal Air Force. The incumbent is the deputy to the Chief of the Air Staff. The post existed from 1918 to 1969, and from 2023 to presen
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Sir Richard John Knighton is a British engineer and a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He has served as Chief of the Defence Staff since September 2025.
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
…Air Marshal Andrew Turner, May 2019 to April 2022 Air Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, May 2022 to May 2023 Deputy Chief of the Air Staff…
Knighton in 2023
Knighton (right) at the formal handover as Chief of the Air Staff, 2023