Col. Donn Yates (USAF Ret.) is Electra's Vice President and General Manager of Electra Defense, Electra’s business unit focused on meeting defense mission needs. Donn drives all efforts with domestic and international defense customers focused on the dual-use EL9 Ultra Short aircraft’s next-generation capabilities to solve our warfighters' most pressing logistics needs for the last tactical leg – including the ability to take off and land quietly in helicopter-sized spaces in austere areas and provide mobile power capabilities.

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Donn joined Electra after a distinguished 30-year career across the aerospace industry, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Army, most recently as Vice President of Air Dominance Business Development and Strategy for Boeing’s Defense, Space, and Security Division. Donn is a graduate and former instructor of the prestigious U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School. Additionally, he has commanded at the squadron and group levels, and the largest F-15E fighter wing in the Air Force.