Fabien Mandon

Air Army General Fabien André Hervé Mandon (French pronunciation: [fabjɛ̃ mɑ̃dɔ̃]; born 19 October 1969) is a French Air and Space Force officer who currently serves as the incumbent Chief of the Defence Staff of the French Armed Forces since 1 September 2025. Prior to his appointment to the post, Mandon served as the Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic from 1 May 2023 to 1 September 2025 and as Head of the Minister of Defence's Military Cabinet from 1 September 2020 to 30 April 2023. A local of Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, Mandon was commissioned in the French Air and Space Force after graduating from the École de l'air et de l'espace in 1993 and later completed fighter pilot training in 1994. Mandon would later serve as fighter pilot of the Dassault Mirage F1 and the Dassault Mirage 2000D. As a fighter pilot, Mandon completed a total of 144 missions across his deployments in Afghanistan and Western Africa. Mandon is also the 6th Air and Space Force officer and the first officer in 27 years to be named as the Chief of Defence Staff.