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Operations at the UK’s new Space Command, what future RAF stations will look like, VR to improve fire-fighting training and new tech at the RAF Officer Training Academy. These are just some of the su…

Using mobile apps is part of everyday life for most people, but technology experts believe we’ve only scratched the surface of app capability. The Astra Appivate team focus on the professional, rapid…

Ceremonial swords are a common sight on parade squares but how would you fair in a fight using a foil, epee or sabre? We asked two Senior Aircraftmen from the RAF Fencing Association what this niche …

If you want to know who has the best super power in the Royal Air Force, look no further than the RAF’s military working dogs. Whether it’s protecting people, fighting crime or sniffing out danger, A…

The RAF regularly contributes to NATO Enhanced Air Policing missions in Europe. Currently, Typhoon multi-role combat aircraft are deployed to Romania on Operation BILOXI. Our correspondent Sqn Ldr St…

The RAF encourages all its people to get involved in sport, but if you’re good enough to compete at the highest level, you could receive a package of support to help make you a champion. In this epis…

It takes years of study and training before an RAF pilot earns their coveted wings and can progress to operational flying.

In episode 15 we looked at helicopter training at RAF Shawbury. Today in epi…

Working on Operations from desert air bases in the Middle East and Cyprus are the men and women of 83 Expeditionary Air Group. The combined efforts of HQ 83 EAG, its Expeditionary Air Wings and Force…

Learning to fly a helicopter is notoriously challenging, so what does it take to earn your pilot’s wings? We asked one of the RAF’s most recent graduates from No. 1 Flying Training School at RAF Shaw…

There are more than 3,000 men and women in the Royal Air Force Reserve and they are integral to protecting the nation’s security at home and overseas.

But what motivates a Reservist to balance a full…

The cockpit stays in the hangar but the aircraft flies thousands of miles away. We’re talking Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) and our correspondent, Flt Lt Chris Sully, spoke to 13 Squadron to fi…

Maintaining a high level of fitness is expected of everyone in the RAF. But what happens when an accident, injury and or lockdown gets in the way.

Our correspondent SAC Emma Kirwan spoke with RAF Exe…

Can you respond to a cyber-attack with force? Do laws on earth extend into space?

InsideAIR's Flight Lieutenant Peter Lisney quizzes Squadron Leaders Kieran and Stu from RAF Legal Services about the …

If you’re serving in the Royal Air Force and found out you’d developed a life changing neurological condition, how would you cope? What would the RAF think? Would you still have a job?

Our correspond…

When you deploy on operations or exercises around the globe, it’s vital you have the right kit, in the right place, at the right time.

For 55 years, this has been the job of UK Mobile Air Movements S…

It’s called MACA, or Military Aid to the Civil Authorities, and since the first lockdown, RAF Reservists have been temporarily swapping their civilian jobs to play their part on the COVID Support For…

Can online gaming beat lockdown isolation? Where is the line drawn between gaming enjoyment and gaming addiction and what are the cyber security risks? We asked our correspondent LAC Emma Kirwan to f…

You may be familiar with stories from the RAF’s past, but what about stories from the future? We ask the head of the Royal Air Force and his Warrant Officer why the RAF is talking about the year 2040…

The RAF apprenticeship programme is almost as old as the RAF itself, but what is it like to be an RAF apprentice today? We hear from some of our Apprenticeship Award Winners and from a member of the …

Thirty years ago this month, former RAF Tornado navigator John Nichol was being held as a prisoner of war in an Iraqi jail. His aircraft had been shot down following a low-level ground attack.

In thi…