Paul Tedman

Major General Paul Terence Tedman is a senior British Army officer. Since May 2024, he has been commander of United Kingdom Space Command.

Early life and education
Tedman has a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering and a master's degree in war studies.

Military career
Tedman was commissioned into the Army Air Corps on 29 July 1995. Having qualified as a pilot, he was awarded his wings in 1999. He became officer commanding No. 661 Squadron AAC in 2008, Deputy Commander, Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing in 2010 and commanding officer 1 Regiment Army Air Corps in 2012. He went on to be commander of the Aviation Reconnaissance Force in 2016, Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command in October 2019 and commander 1st Aviation Brigade in April 2020. He was promoted to brigadier on 30 June 2020.

From 2021 to 2023, he served as an exchange officer at US Space Command in the role of deputy director of strategy, plans and policy. On 12 May 2024, he was appointed Commander United Kingdom Space Command and promoted to major general.

Tedman was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service for services in Iraq on 23 April 2004 and the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service for services in Afghanistan on 21 March 2014. In the 2020 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) on 28 December 2019. In 2023, he was awarded the Legion of Merit by the President of the United States of America.