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In this episode, we’ll step behind the scenes at the Air Historical Branch at Northolt to check out the huge variety of work they undertake going back through time and in making sure that today’s RAF…
On InsideAIR this week, we get the latest on flying training.
As Head of Flying Training for the Royal Navy, Army and RAF, Air Commodore Rob Caine’s job is to get as many aircrew as possible through…
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT), the Red Arrows, have just returned from a very successful six-week tour of Canada on 'Maple Hawk'.
The RAF Waddington based team are celebrating their own…
In this 100th episode special, Chief of the Air Staff, Sir Richard Knighton joins Squadron Leader Peter Lisney to look back at some of the significant events and achievements that have happened for t…
This summer, two Poseidon MRA.1 (P-8A) Maritime Reconnaissance Attack aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth flew to Hawaii for the world’s largest international maritime exercise.
Called Exercise Rim of the …
The RAF normally employs its Typhoon jet fighters for land-based NATO Air Policing missions. However, this year, 617 Squadron’s F-35 B Lightnings took on the job for the first time.
InsideAIR’s Flt L…
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, have set off to help the Royal Canadian Air Force celebrate its centenary. What does it take to move the aircraft, pilots, engineers, ground and …
Speaking about the RAF's contribution to NATO air and space power, Air Marshal Johnny Stringer says, “There’s no point in having an air show air force; you’ve got to be ready to turn up and do the di…
The Finnish Air Force has deployed to Romania on its first NATO Enhanced Air Policing Mission, operating alongside the RAF’s 140 Expeditionary Air Wing.
InsideAIR sent Air Specialist 1, Victoria And…
What does it mean to be ready to fly and fight? Where will that fight be? And why is the RAF changing the way it operates? Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton gives InsideA…
We hear a lot about RAF and general military intelligence, but what do we actually mean when we talk about it?
Who’s involved, what do they do, how do they do it and what happens to all the inform…
For more than 70 years, the small Bavarian town of Oberammergau has been host to a NATO School. With 115 courses attended by 11,000 students annually, InsideAIR spoke with an RAF officer currently se…
Cyberspace is a domain we’re hearing more and more about and its importance to every aspect of what we do, day-in and day-out is growing.
But when we talk about Cyberspace, what exactly do we mean, …
In this edition of InsideAIR, we're off to Texas for RAF fighter pilot training The RAF sends some of its trainee pilots to the United States to learn to be fighter pilots. InsideAIR's Wing Command…
While scientists and engineers develop the RAF’s sixth generation combat aircraft, a specialist team of aviation and space medicine consultants are working hard to mitigate the effects which flying …
As the last forces personnel were evacuated from Kabul in August 2021, two German soldiers were accidentally left behind, leading to an incredible rescue mission, led by an RAF Flight Lieutenant.
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In 2021, the Government published a list of recommendations in the Reserve Forces Review 2030. Less than a year later Russia invaded Ukraine. What happened to RF30? How will RAF Reservists be affecte…
In today’s episode, we take a look around the RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine at RAF Henlow.
Aircraft rapid decompression and loss of oxygen can be life threatening for aircrew. Knowing what to exp…
Change, culture, leadership, and the benefits of a diverse environment. These are just some of the topics Air Vice-Marshal Suraya Marshall considers as she chats with InsideAIR’s Flight Lieutenant A…
We hear lots about the space domain, but what does that actually mean and how is the UK using it as part of its defence policy?
Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey is the Commander of UK Space Command, ba…