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The head of Boeing Defense's fighter jet division, Steve Nordlund, is set to retire after two years in the role. His position as vice president and general manager of Boeing Defense, Space and Security's Air Dominance division will be filled by Dan Gillian, who currently serves as vice president and general manager of Mobility, Surveillance & Bombers.
Nordlund has been with Boeing for over 15 years. He joined the company in 2009 as director of unmanned systems business development. Before that, he spent more than seven years at Insitu, a US-based unmanned aerial systems developer acquired by Boeing in 2008. Nordlund eventually became vice president of strategy at BDS and was general manager of Phantom Works before leading the Air Dominance division.
Nordlund's leadership came after a major reorganization within Boeing's defense unit in late 2022, which consolidated eight divisions into four: Vertical Lift, Mobility, Surveillance & Bombers, Air Dominance, and Space, Intelligence & Weapon Systems. The Air Dominance division oversees programs like the F/A-18, F-15, T-7, MQ-25 and MQ-28.
