This episode invites Professor Mark Westwood (Head of Centre for Aeronautics, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing at Cranfield University) and Master Aircrewman Jase Hollingsworth (Youth Aviation Programme Requirements Manager, and Sustainable Aviation Lead for the RAF’s Rapid Capabilities Office) to explore the fourth pillar of the Defence Aviation Net Zero Strategy – Zero Emissions Propulsion which explores the emerging technology that is being developed to power future aviation.

This episode explores the alternative energy technologies in battery and hydrogen and where they sit in their development cycle. It then explores Project MONET, the RAFs work exploring how these technologies might apply to the RAF’s future training aircraft, and we come back to the topic of partnerships and how important they are to taking these technologies forward over the coming years.

This podcast has been developed in partnership with the Defence Suppliers Forum Aviation Sector membership. It is hosted by Hannah Swindell, Head of Sustainability for BAE Systems Air Sector, and Andrew Sweeney, Aviation Strategy Lead in the Royal Air Force’s Climate Change & Sustainability team.