Air Marshal (09) Paul “Godders” Godfrey is the Assistant Chief of Space Operations for Future Concepts and Partnerships, United States Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In this role, he is responsible for integrating allies and partners with the Space Force’s capability development strategy.

Godfrey joined the Royal Air Force in 1991 and has been a fighter pilot for most of his career. A Weapons Instructor on the Harrier and one of the first operational pilots on the Eurofighter Typhoon, he has flown on numerous operations and exercises with the RAF and undertook an exchange tour on the F-16 Fighting Falcon with the United States Air Force. He was also privileged to be a Spitfire and Hurricane pilot on the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

Staff roles have included Typhoon requirements management at Defence Equipment and Support in Bristol, capability management and acquisition at the Ministry of Defence and F-35 operational programme management, leading the entry into service of the F-35B for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. He was also Head of Carrier Enabled Power Projection, integrating F-35B fighters and Crowsnest helicopters with Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers. In 2020 Paul was Director of the 609th Air Operations Centre in Al Udeid, responsible for the planning and employment of coalition air and space power across the Middle East.

Godfrey has commanded as a Flight Commander on F-16 and Typhoon Squadrons, Officer Commanding Operations Wing at RAF Coningsby, a Typhoon Base Commander at RAF Lossiemouth and was the inaugural Commander of U.K. Space Command 2021-2024.

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