Tim Jones (RAF officer)

Jones was born in Scotland.^[1] He attended Inverkeithing High School before graduating from the University of Edinburgh.^[2]

Jones joined the Royal Air Force on 8 October 1995.^[3] He qualified as a pilot and saw active service flying Hercules C-130 aircraft during the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan.^[1] He became station commander at RAF Brize Norton in 2016,^[4] and, after attending the Royal College of Defence Studies, Component Commander in the middle east in 2018 and head of air resources and plans at RAF Air Command in 2020.^[2]

He went on to become Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in 2023,^[5] and Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Capability & Force Design) in June 2024.^[6] He was promoted to air marshal on 1 September 2025, on appointment as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, Force Development.^[7][8]

Jones was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2019 New Year Honours.^[9]

Military offices
Preceded by Simon Edwards	Assistant Chief of the Air Staff 2023–2024	Succeeded by Suraya Marshall
Preceded by David Eastman	Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Capability & Force Design) 2024–2025	Succeeded by Alex Turner
Preceded by Sir Robert Magowan	Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Force Development) 2025–present	Incumbent