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X-BAT for Europe: A Conversation with Former RAF Typhoon Pilot Andrew “Geeky” Hawkes
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Andrew “Geeky” Hawkes knows what it takes to bring a new combat aircraft into service. As one of the first-ever Royal Air Force pilots to train and fight on the Eurofighter Typhoon, he helped introduce cutting-edge capabilities and develop tactics for the force. At Shield, he’s known to his colleagues almost exclusively as Geeky, a callsign he earned by being “massively computer literate” and quickly mastering the Typhoon’s technical details. Over time, he’s grown to embrace the moniker. “We live in a world where geeks are cool, I think.” Today, he draws on years of operational experience and time in the defence industry to lead European campaigns for Shield’s X-BAT, the world’s first vertical takeoff and landing autonomous strike fighter. We sat down with Geeky ahead of the International Fighter Conference (IFC) to discuss the operational needs shaping his interest in X-BAT, the development progress he has seen firsthand, and how Shield is building an enduring presence in Europe.
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