
Award winning Defence podcast from BFBS.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 1507 | Founded | 17 years ago |
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The search is on to find a replacement for the Ministry of Defence’s fleet of five thousand Land Rovers.
Forces News reporter Simon Newton has test-driven some of the contenders and gives Sitrep the lowdown.
Also, more and more people are warning ... more
There’s a rifle race going on right now – Project Grayburn is the campaign to find the successor to the British Army’s SA80 which entered service in the 1980s. We’ll be looking at what the soldiers say they want, what the MOD says it wants and when i... more
In theory 95,000 veterans could be liable for recall if the UK was at war, or headed that way, but for decades it’s been little more than a notional force, lying dormant.
That is about to change though. Thousands could soon get letters calling them... more
Iran’s strikes on US military bases in the Middle East are a blunt reminder that British servicemen and women deployed in the region face real risks.
Professor Michael Clarke assesses the dangers while former Royal Navy Commander Tom Sharpe explains... 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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This defense-focused show features in-depth discussions with military professionals, policy experts, and defense industry voices. Across episodes, topics span NATO modernization and alliance cohesion, force posture and modernization (including tanks, ISTAR, unmanned systems, and space capabilities), defence budgeting and the Defence Investment Plan, and the practical realities of operations from Ukraine to Estonia. Notable strengths include high-caliber guest lineups, policy-level and battlefield perspectives, and a willingness to tackle both strategic and procurement questions, though pacing and episode variety can vary. Potential listeners who want expert context on European security, defense innovation, and alliance strategy will likely ... more
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