Top Guns: Inside the RAF - Episode Guide

In the first episode, RAF pilot Jake Desmond is sent to NATO's frontline to face off against three Russian jets, and rookie pilot Harry Brooks tries to earn his wings and qualify for live operations.

Documentary going behind the scenes with the personnel at RAF Lossiemouth, as global tensions, including with Russia, impact on missions both at home and abroad.

RAF Lossiemouth's brand new surveillance team, Poseidon, are called into action when a Russian warship is detected close to the UK's vital pipelines. Regiment gunner Ben Hoe overcomes a lifelong medical condition as he deploys to the front line.

Young pilot Buzz encounters a Russian aircraft over Syria when his wingman suffers a cockpit emergency. In Estonia, another broken jet risks leaving NATO's frontline undefended against the Russians, whilst a communications technician born in Ukraine enters into his first ever boxing championship.

Station Commander Jim Lee attempts to regain his Typhoon wings. Retiring Warrant Officer Dave Barr prepares to spearhead the Battle of Britain dinner to sign off after 33 years of service. But all plans are halted when the death of Her Majesty the Queen is announced.

Junior pilot Moz must overcome his nerves to tackle the Russian threat on NATO's front line, and Poseidon trainee Ross faces the biggest test of his career.

In this episode, over the Black Sea a rookie pilot is ordered to escort a top-secret British spy plane as it gathers intelligence on Russian military activity, only to face a threat which could spark all-out war. In Cyprus, a young weapons engineer comes to terms with a deadly task, while in Romania, RAF jets rapidly redeploy as Iran threatens Israel.

With unprecedented access to RAF fighter jets, drones and service personnel, this series takes viewers inside the cockpit and into the heart of battle. On top-secret orders, a Reaper spy drone controlled from RAF Waddington hunts down ISIS terrorists in Iraq. Days after meeting his first baby daughter, an air traffic controller gets deployed to the Falkland Islands. In Cyprus, a squadron receives orders to destroy Houthi missile sites in Yemen after attacks on a Royal Navy warship. 

With unprecedented access to RAF fighter jets, drones and service personnel, this series takes viewers inside the cockpit and into the very heart of the battle. A trainee pilot on his first-ever Typhoon flight has a cockpit emergency. An air traffic controller has a key role on the King's birthday. But the whole of the RAF is rocked by a pilot's death in a tragic accident. 

With unprecedented access to RAF fighter jets, drones, pilots and other service personnel, this series takes viewers inside the cockpit and into the very heart of the battle. A junior pilot has a close encounter over Syria with two Russian jets. Engineers work around the clock to keep the Typhoons battle-ready in Cyprus. At RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, two pilots prepare for an imminent overseas deployment.

With unprecedented access to RAF fighter jets, drones and service personnel, this series takes viewers inside the cockpit and into the very heart of the battle. From RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, a satellite-controlled Reaper spy drone hunts down ISIS terrorists hiding in caves in the middle of the Iraqi desert. At NATO's largest European airbase in Romania, a pilot vies for promotion before his impending wedding. And the RAF struggle to keep their new jet under wraps from eager aviation fans across the UK.

With unprecedented access to RAF fighter jets, drones and service personnel, this series takes viewers inside the cockpit and into the very heart of the battle. In the final episode of the current run, a pilot flies into the danger zone to see if he has what it takes to become a qualified weapons instructor - the British version of a 'Top Gun'. A 22-year-old rookie engineer faces her first real test when Typhoons are scrambled for an emergency. And a veteran pilots a Hurricane, notorious for being the RAF's most difficult plane to handle.