David Hanley
David Hanley is an accomplished international defence and aerospace executive with a distinguished career spanning more than 30 years. David has held senior leadership roles in Australia, the US and the Middle East, driving business growth, program excellence and industry development.
In July 2025, David assumed the role of Deputy Secretary Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment, where he leads the Defence Group responsible as delivery manager of maritime capabilities and the capability manager for the government’s continuous naval shipbuilding and sustainment outcomes.
Before this, David served as Raytheon’s Vice President of Global Industrialization where he was responsible for defining Raytheon’s international industrialisation strategy and delivery of offset and localisation initiatives across the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe. These projects ranged across multiple military domains including guided weapons, land-based air defence and C4I systems.
He also served as CEO of Raytheon Middle East and North Africa, leading Raytheon’s regional strategy, business growth and program execution. David also held the roles of CEO and COO of Raytheon Saudi Arabia, where he transformed the company into a sovereign defence enterprise, drove substantial business expansion and secured multiple major industrialisation and technology transfer contracts.
Before his international assignments, David spent nearly 15 years with Raytheon Australia, where he held senior leadership roles across general management, operations, strategy, business development and program execution – including successful delivery of the first of class combat system for Australia’s air warfare destroyer. Prior to this, he served as an aeronautical engineer in the Royal Australian Navy for 15 years, with assignments in Australia, the UK and the US.
David holds a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Hons) from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Business Administration from La Trobe University. He is a graduate of the Australia Institute of Company Directors and the Leadership Excellence Program at Duke University.