InsideAIR – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, we're going on exercise with the RAF Regiment Reserves to the South Atlantic.

Exercise Southern Sunrise saw members of the RAuxAF Regiment deploy to the Falkland Islands to conduct overseas Annual Continuation Training or ACT.

The aim was to cultivate and enhance a 'ready to fight' culture to optimise and integrate the RAuxAF Regt in support of operations, assigned tasks, contingencies, and warfighting.

We sent AS1 Chris Keen along with them.

InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air Force by RAF Media Reserves. Theme music by RAF Music Services.

Listening to those who served before can inspire those who serve today. In this episode, Media Officer Flight Lieutenant Mark McKinstry delves into the archive of some of the interviews he recorded with World War II veterans. 

The RAF's aircraft may have changed but the fighting spirit of its people remains as relevant today as always.

InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air Force by RAF Media Reserves. Theme music by RAF Music Services.

Which is the best profession in the Royal Air Force? If you said Pilot, Aircraft Technician, or Regiment Gunner, Chef Warrant Officer Chris Beavis, might disagree.

InsideAIR dropped into the Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess at RAF Benson to find out why WO Beavis loves being a Chef and to find out what life is like feeding the RAF.

InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air Force by RAF Media Reserves. Theme music by RAF Music Services.

Meet Senior Aircraftman Alan Thomas in this week's InsideAIR. Just over a year ago, experienced musician Alan decided to trade his comfortable seat in an orchestra for a place on parade in all weathers with RAF Music Services.

We follow Alan as he prepares to perform at one of the Nation's most important events of the year. Find out how Alan copes with the pressure, what RAF musicians do when they're deployed and get let into one of their most closely guarded secrets!

InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air Force by RAF Media Reserves. Theme music by RAF Music Services.

After 7 months at sea, the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has returned. HMS Queen Elizabeth sailed into Portsmouth Harbour a day after its F-35 jets arrived home at RAF Marham. A decade in the making, CSG 21 combines the capabilities of the RAF and Royal Navy to support global operations. Find out how the two services have worked together to deliver the Lightning Force and hear RAF personnel share their experiences of going to sea and maritime aviation. 

InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air Force by RAF Media Reserves. Theme music by RAF Music Services. 

Magic Carpet is an annual exercise that allows personnel from the RAF and Royal Air Force of Oman to work, train and socialise together. This year they were also joined by the Qatar Emiri Air Force. We asked our correspondent Flight Lieutenant Ronan Carey to find out what went on both in the air and on the ground.

InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air Force by RAF Media Reserves. Theme music by RAF Music Services. 

Per Ardua Ad Astra - 'through adversity to the stars'. It's the RAF's motto, but how does this apply its people, both uniformed and MOD Civil Service? Is social mobility possible in today's RAF and can anyone 'reach the stars'?

Plus, we look into the Chief of the Air Staff's Fellowship that can fund aviators of any rank through a masters degree or even a doctorate.

InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air Force by RAF Media Reserves. Theme music by RAF Music Services. 

Unmistakable because of its giant rotating dish, the airliner sized E-3D Sentry, also known as AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System), recently flew its final operational mission before retirement later this year. Join us on board to find out what made Sentry so special.

InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air Force by RAF Media Reserves. Theme music by RAF Music Services. 

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 subjects put under the spotlight at the Astra Technology Exposure Day.

InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air Force by RAF Media Reserves. Theme music by RAF Music Services. 

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 and agile delivery of mobile applications for the Royal Air Force.

InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air Force by RAF Media Reserves. Theme music by RAF Music Services.