Mark Flanders is the Chief Engineer for the International Battle Management C2 Division, AFLCMC/HBI, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts.  The HBI Division is responsible for the Foreign Military Sales (FMS), development, modification and testing of the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft operated by International Allied Partners.  Mark has (45) years of Engineering and Program Management experience in the military aircraft, military weapons systems, space systems and special programs.  

Throughout his career, he has managed programs such as:

• F-16 Jet Fuel Starter Modification Program
• Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) F-15, F-16, F-14 and F-18 Captive Flight Program
• Seven NATO Nation Short Range Anti-Radiation Missile Program (SRARM) Cooperative Development Program
• Strategic Air Command & Israeli Air Force Initial Operational Test & Evaluation Program (IOT&E) Air-Ground Have Nap Missile Program 
• Advanced Tactical Applications for Strategic Weapons Technologies 
• Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Wide-Angle Infrared Simulator Program (WISP) 
• Israeli Air Force Air-to-Air Infrared Missile Seeker Simulator Program 
• UK & US Hawker Horizon Aircraft Wing Development Program. 
• Germany & US Cooperative Aerospace Factory Development and Production Transition Program 
• NASA & Canadian M.D. Robotics Space Shuttle Arm Optical Encoder Production Program 
• ALMA Ground Antenna Optical Encoder Development and Production Program 
• Lockheed Martin Operational Satellite Optical Encoder Development & Production Special Program 
• Mitsubishi Operational Communication Satellite Optical Encoder Program 
• C-5 Malfunction, Detection, Analysis and Recording System (MADARS) Program 
• F-35 and Rotary Wing Joint Service Aircrew Mask (JSAM) Development & Production Program