
Award winning Defence podcast from BFBS.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 1496 | Founded | 17 years ago |
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From remote controlled bombs-on-wheels to fooling Russian missiles that they’re flying over Peru, Simon Newton has been in Ukraine looking their homegrown battlefield technologies.
Professor Michael Clarke explains how, with the help of those techno... more
From mine clearance to escorting tankers the UK and France promised to lead a “defensive” mission to reassure shipping “when conditions allow.”
With the ink now dry on the first step of a US/Iran peace deal that mission looks like it’s about to go f... more
John Healey’s parting broadside as Defence Secretary, and Al Carns resignation as Armed Forces Minister, are clearly intended to jolt the government into a rethink of the Defence Investment Plan. But will it work?
Sitrep explains the difficult choi... more
MI5 says Chinese intelligence have been trying to lure military personnel into revealing secrets through fake job postings on sites like Linkedin, while the Pentagon reveals data gathered by legitimate advertisers has been scraped to target its troop... more
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Enjoying listening however i would strongly disagree with the commentator during the last extra episode discussing amalgamation of regiments. The commentators stated that the Royal Anglian regiment with it’s two battalion’s don’t have a strong identify like the Guards or Parachute Regiment, this is incorrect The regiment went through an amalgamation of 7 county battalions in the 60’s and became three battalions, this was reduced further in the 90’s to two. Since formation 1 Royal Anglian (The Vi... more
Wide ranging topics, up to date and interesting. Please mute Kate’s mic - hearing her breathing in my ear whilst trying to listen is very distracting!
Wide ranging topics, up to date and interesting. Please mute the interviewers mic - hearing them breathing in my year whilst trying to listen is very distracting!
Kate tweezing the best out of her interviewees
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The Sitrep programme is excellent and I look forward to the weekly instalments as one of the highlights of my podcasting week. However, the podcast is sometimes a repeat of a previous episode or, in a recent case, a two-minute news flash rather than the programme advertised. Why does no one check this before release?
For example, 13 June 2019 episode has people talking about leaving the EU on 29 March. This is presumably a repeat of an old episode, rather than the one advertised? It’s been a c... more
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A defense-focused show that frequently features deep-dive discussions on naval power, aerial warfare, and geopolitical strategy, often framed around current conflicts, alliance dynamics, and defense economics. Episodes regularly analyze carrier operations, unmanned systems, NATO-Russia relations, and UK defense policy, with practical host commentary and expert guest insights from military, academic, and think-tank perspectives. Notable strengths include a blend of on-the-ground reporting, historical context, and forward-looking defense planning, making it a likely fit for listeners who want timely, policy-relevant defense analysis and case studies in how technology and geopolitics intersect with national security. A distinctive trait is the... more
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