Latest Ministryofdefence Podcast Episodes
Ep 88: No Light, No NVG, No Option But Go In
InsideAIR - April 15, 2024 23:19 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAs 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. A call from the German Ops centre asked Flt Lt Mark Jenkins to fly back into Kabul. His mission.....
Ep 87: Every Reservist a Warfighter
InsideAIR - April 01, 2024 23:37 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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 affected? And what does it mean for the wider RAF? InsideAIR spoke with Air Vice-Marshal Ranald Munro, t...
Ep 86: Saving Lives in the Air - The Centre of Aerospace Medicine
InsideAIR - March 18, 2024 23:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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 expect, and how to recognise hypoxia are just some the life-saving scenarios aircrew train for at th...
Ep 85: AVM Suraya Marshall “Do the right thing, not the easy thing”
InsideAIR - March 05, 2024 08:54 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsChange, 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 Amy Casey about life in the RAF. InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air Force by RAF Media Re...
Ep 84: UK Space Operations
InsideAIR - February 19, 2024 23:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe 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, based at High Wycombe, and he spoke with Flt Lt Chris Sully to explain what his team does and what ...
Ep 83: LEGAD and POLAD on Ops - Targeting's Check and Balance
InsideAIR - February 06, 2024 00:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings‘Could we hit it?’, ‘Should we hit it?’ Before RAF aircraft can strike a target, these questions must be asked, and it’s down to the targeting team’s Legal Adviser and Policy Adviser to come up with the answers. In this ground-breaking interview for the RAF, we head to the Middle East to speak...
Ep 82: Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force
InsideAIR - January 22, 2024 23:30 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn the latest episode, we catch up with the Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force, Warrant Officer Murugesvaran Subramaniam. Warrant Officer Subramaniam has been in post as Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force for the best part of a year now. But what does the role actually mean and what ...
Ep 81: X Flight - Reserve Aircrew
InsideAIR - January 09, 2024 00:30 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsCan you take a civilian airline pilot, make them an RAF Reservist and have them operate a state-of-the-art military ISTAR aircraft? Well, if the aircraft has essentially the same flight deck, why not!InsideAIR met with Group Captain ISTAR Reserves who aims to do this at scale with X-Flight. In...
Ep 80: Top Ten Episodes of 2023
InsideAIR - December 26, 2023 00:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAs InsideAIR reaches its third birthday, our correspondent AS1 Victoria Andrews takes a look back at your top ten favourite episodes from the past 12 months based on the number of downloads in the first seven days after release. From all the RAF Reservist team behind the podcast, have a very h...
Ep 79: Protector to the Skies
InsideAIR - December 11, 2023 23:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsInsideAIR goes behind the scenes at RAF Waddington as the RAF's latest Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) makes its maiden flight. The Protector RG Mk1 will offer a huge leap forward in terms of operability and capability as Sqn Ldr Daz Scales discovers. InsideAIR is produced for the Royal A...
Ep 78: RAF Training Specialisation
InsideAIR - November 27, 2023 22:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe annual RAF Training Specialisation Conference has just taken place at RAF Halton. Military Training Specialists are at the very heart of preparing future forces personnel to be able to deliver the capability to 'fly and fight'. AS1 Emma Kirwan caught up with some of those at the conference...
Ep 77: American Football with the RAF Mustangs
InsideAIR - November 14, 2023 00:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsRAF Mustangs are back, but this time in the shape of the RAF’s American Football team. Our correspondent AS1 Emma Kirwan went pitch side to find out why the sport is rapidly growing in the British Military and to watch the RAF meet the Army in the final of the Inter-Services Championships. "Fl...
Ep 76: Liz McConaghy - Life on Chinook, Life After Chinook
InsideAIR - October 31, 2023 00:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis is the incredible story of former RAF Chinook Crewman, Liz McConaghy. From pulling the trigger and being shot at, to extracting wounded soldiers from the battlefield, and even a near fatal collision with overhead power cables, Liz's seventeen year career in the back of a Chinook helicopter ...
Ep 75: Testing Military Aircraft
InsideAIR - October 16, 2023 22:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this week’s InsideAIR, we enter the fascinating world of test pilots, aircrew and engineers. Find out from the RAF’s Chief Test Pilot why in this synthetic world of AI, machine learning and simulators, real time test and evaluation in the air is just as important as ever. InsideAIR is prod...
Ep 74: Espionage - A Local Threat?
InsideAIR - October 03, 2023 00:30 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsProtecting the RAF’s secrets is the life-long responsibility of everyone who wears the uniform. Whether that’s online, on a night out or even in your own neighbourhood. In this frank discussion, Air and Space Commander Air Marshal Harvey Smyth explains the threat could be closer than you think...
Ep 73: Move, eat, think and sleep
InsideAIR - September 18, 2023 22:30 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings'Move, eat, think and sleep' is a new initiative to help RAF personnel physically, mentally and emotionally both in work and outside.It's a new initiative by the team of PTI's and Training Development Flight at RAF Coningsby and Sqn Ldr Daz Scales went along to see what it's all about. Inside...
Ep 72: The UK, NATO & SHAPE
InsideAIR - September 04, 2023 20:48 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe UK's National Military Representative to SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe), is Air Commodore Steve Kilvington. In this episode, he explains to Sqn Ldr Peter Lisney about the criticality of control of the air, the new NATO Force Model and what it's like to work and live withi...
Ep 71: The RAF in Scotland
InsideAIR - August 21, 2023 21:59 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsScotland plays a significant role in the RAF's defence of the United Kingdom with both Typhoon QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) jets and the Poseidon multi-role maritime patrol aircraft based at RAF Lossiemouth. Sqn Ldr Peter Lisney talks with Air Officer Scotland, Air Vice-Marshal Ross Paterson, abo...
Ep 70: NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission
InsideAIR - August 08, 2023 00:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSince Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the RAF’s involvement in Air Policing Missions over NATO's Eastern flank have taken on a new significance for both those deployed and the host nations. Before the completion of this year’s Op AZOTIZE based in Estonia, InsideAIR spoke with 140 Expedi...
Ep 69: Chinook vs Typhoon at RIAT
InsideAIR - July 25, 2023 00:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhich is best, Chinook or Typhoon? That’s the question we asked the Chinook and Typhoon display pilots at the Royal International Air Tattoo. We also take a look inside the Techno Tent to hear about STEM from astronaut Major Tim Peake and former Tornado pilot, Mandy Hickson. InsideAIR is pro...
Ep 68: F1 Meets Typhoon
InsideAIR - July 11, 2023 00:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHow does being behind the wheel of a Formula One racing car compare with taking the controls of a Typhoon jet fighter? Mercedes F1 driver George Russell found out when he flew with the RAF’s Typhoon display pilot, Flight Lieutenant Matt Brighty. InsideAIR watched from behind the scenes and bri...
Ep 67: Career Management Nexus
InsideAIR - June 26, 2023 21:50 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsImagine a world where you can carry out your RAF career management on your phone! That world is coming with the RAF Career Management Nexus. Air Commodore Nick Brittain is the Assistant Chief of Staff for Career Management and is overseeing the project and other areas. He tells Sqn Ldr Peter Li...
Ep 66: TT 2023 with Cpl Michael 'Jack' Russell
InsideAIR - June 12, 2023 23:50 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe world-famous Isle of Man TT Races have just finished for 2023 and Brize Norton-based Cpl Michael 'Jack' Russell was back with a record in mind - to complete all 10 events. Join InsideAIR as we track Jack's efforts over the two weeks, take a trip around part of the famous course together, go...
Ep 65: Chief of the Air Staff
InsideAIR - May 30, 2023 00:05 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston, is approaching the end of his 4-years leading the Royal Air Force It's certainly been a full-on time with many challenges, successes and frustrations as he told Sqn Ldr Peter Lisney. InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air Force...
Ep 64: Agile Combat Employment (ACE)
InsideAIR - May 16, 2023 00:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAgile Combat Employment (ACE) is bringing a big change to RAF mindsets and working practices. It's all about a state of readiness and resilience. Air Marshal Harv Smyth, the Deputy Commander Operations for the Royal Air Force, explains what it means for us all. InsideAIR is produced for the ...
Ep 63: Wings for the Prince
InsideAIR - May 02, 2023 13:05 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsKing Charles III is now the Commander-in-Chief of the UK Armed Forces, but he started his military career earning his pilot wings in the Royal Air Force. InsideAIR meets two of his flying instructors and goes for a flight in The Royal Chipmunk WP903, the aircraft in which the young Prince Char...
Ep 62: Fast Jets, Drones and Congested Airspace
InsideAIR - April 18, 2023 00:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHow is the RAF dealing with the risks and threats posed by drones in an increasingly congested airspace? InsideAIR explores drone near misses, air safety and the future of working with UAV's or uncrewed air systems in Defence. InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air Force by RAF Media Reserv...
Ep 61: Inside the Air and Space Ops Profession
InsideAIR - April 04, 2023 00:30 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 2022, the RAF started its transition from Trades and Branches to Professions. Almost a year on, InsideAIR met with team members from the Defence College of Air and Space Operations to find out how the transition was working within the Air and Space Ops Profession and what it means for current...
Ep 60: RAF Leaders - Born or Made?
InsideAIR - March 21, 2023 00:30 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsLeadership is a core element of RAF training, but can you really make a leader out of anyone? InsideAIR put this question to Air Marshal Sir Rich Knighton, Deputy Commander Capability and Warrant Officer Mark Willis from the Tedder Academy of Leadership. InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air...
Ep 59: Training for NATO Ops at the OTC
InsideAIR - March 07, 2023 00:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn episode 35 we looked at the work of the Operational Training Centre that prepares the RAF’s Expeditionary Air Wings for operations globally. A year on, the OTC has a new boss, it has adapted to changing threats and is now looking to grow its team of permanent staff and part time evaluators. I...
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