BFBS Sitrep

21st February This week on Sitrep with Tim Cooper and Christopher Lee: Putin has told Moscow's federal assembly that Russia will deploy new weapons and aim them at the west if the US deploys new short and medium-range missiles in Europe.  So what's Putin's game?  We hear from RUSI's Professor Mark Galleotti and writer on Russian affairs Mary Dejevsky. Simon Marks reports from Washington on Preside...

This week on Sitrep with Kate Gerbeau and Christopher Lee: Professor Michael Clarke from the new counter-terrorist think tank Co-Jit UK explains why British Intelligence Officers might like to speak to the IS bride who wants to come to the UK. Forces News reporter Laura Mackin-Isherwood reports from the NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels. The London Evening Standard's Defence Editor Robert...

In (today’s) Sitrep with Kate Gerbeau and Christopher Lee: Are Islamic State really defeated in Syria or is it wishful thinking by President Trump? The UK hosts the Nato’s 70th summit later this year – is it chance to modernise the alliance? Find out why there are now more Gurkhas joining the British Army than in the past 30 years. And as we wave goodbye to the Tornado, Sitrep looks at how it will...

This week on Sitrep with Kate Gerbeau and Christopher Lee: Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood explains why Brexit defence planning is the number one priority at the Ministry of Defence. Professor Paul Rogers explains the INF treaty and why President Trump is warning the US may pull out. The new Commander of British Forces in the Falklands, Brigadier Nick Sawyer, gives his first interview and tells Gi...

What’s behind last weekend’s car bomb in Londonderry?  We speak to Dr Marisa McGlinchey whose forthcoming book "Unfinished Business: The politics of Dissident Irish Republicanism" is out soon.   President Trump and North Korea are planning another summit  - but is North Korea still developing nuclear warheads?  Sitrep looks at the meeting from both the US and North Korean perspective with Robert E...

17th January edition   What would a no-deal Brexit mean for defence?   Why France and Germany are strengthening their defence and foreign policies with a new Treaty.   The US Shutdown - how does it affect US Defence?    Plus what’s the Royal Navy up to in the South China Seas and what was the SAS man doing at a Nairobi Hotel?

It's out with the old and in with the new for the RAF.  The F-35s are deployment ready while the Tornadoes are being prepared to retire, Aviation Expert Paul Beaver explains the significance. We speak to Christina Lamb, the Sunday Times Chief Foreign Correspondent, who was recently in South Sudan, about how British soldiers intervened to stop the repeated rape of a group of women there. What will...

Sitrep looks at the highs and lows of 2018   From the Novichok poisoning in Salisbury to President Trump’s historic talks with North Korea’s leader.   The RAF celebrated 100 years, the Royal Navy put its new Carrier to sea and we remembered the fallen of first World War in the centenary of the Armistice   Plus: will the Modernising Defence Programme deliver what it promises?   And what’s in store...

In this week’s Sitrep with Kate Gerbeau and Christopher Lee…   In today’s programme Sitrep hears from the Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, and General Sir Nick Carter,  the Chief of the defence staff  who is rated by many as one of the best modernisers in the army   The carnage in Yemen - is there a chance to bring some hope to more than a hundred thousand people made homeless and starving as...

In this week’s Sitrep with Kate Gerbeau and Christopher Lee… Should we be banning one of China’s biggest telecoms firms from involvement in Britain’s next-generation mobile networks? The head of MI6 is asking that question, and many of Britain’s global security partners have already taken action – should the UK follow suit? As Russia threatens to escalate missile production – are we heading into a...

In this week’s episode with Kate Gerbeau and Christopher Lee…. Has the Matthew Hedges’ case made for tricky relations between Britain and the UAE?    Is it time to ditch the Russian-American missile treaties and start again? It’s Thanksgiving in America but is it a bad time to say thank you? And the Armed Forces Covenant - what has it done for you?   ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. C...

In today’s Sitrep with Kate Gerbeau and Christopher Lee….. Brexit – what happens to the military?  Is the Defence Budget threatened and what about NATO? Does Britain still have influence in the Middle East and has the US lost its global military edge ? Plus - how does the MoD monitor big defence contracts? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Check out our Facebook video on the Forces New...

In today’s Sitrep with Kate Gerbeau and Christopher Lee…..   A boost to improve care for veterans, but why has it taken so long?   America's top thinking General tell us what's wrong with leadership.   The US mid-term elections, who are the winners and losers?   And, as we look towards the centenary of the Armistice on Sunday - Dan Snow looks back on 100 years of PTSD and …are we getting remembran...

Do millennials understand the Armed Forces? Defence gets a million in the budget – or does it? Plus - war games in the snow and the sand And – what is modern deterrence? Find out in today’s Sitrep with James Hirst and Christopher Lee   ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Check out our Facebook video on the Forces News facebook  (after 15.30 UKT)   PROGRAMME TX THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME...

In today’s Sitrep with James Hirst and Christopher Lee….. As the US prepares to walk away from a nuclear pact with Russia — should we be worried? A Brexit deal’s agreed for Gibraltar — but what if there’s no deal? Plus the continuing political row over the treatment of veterans of the conflict in Northern Ireland, and we’re in Australia with And a special report from the Invictus Games in Australi...

In today’s Sitrep with Kate Gerbeau   The bungling Russians spies – and President Putin’s political war on the West,   There’s recruitment problems in both Britain and America.   Why far-right extremism likes a man in uniform.   And the new documentary bringing colour and sound to film footage of the first world war.   ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Check out our Facebook video on t...

In this episode with Kate Gerbeau and Christopher Lee… Britain accuses Russia of cyber-attacks.  We hear from Sky’s defence correspondent Alistair Bunkall in The Hague plus analysis from Professor Paul Rogers from the university of Bradford. British troops make history by joining in Japanese war games for the first time. We hear from Paul Madden, the British Ambassador to Tokyo. The Defence Secret...

In today’s Sitrep with Kate Gerbeau and Christopher Lee Is the Syrian war over, and if so - who runs the peace? Why the Taliban are talking peace to an unlikely mediator… Could Russian hackers fix the next general election? And… Flying high at a hundred. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Check out our Facebook video on the Forces News facebook  (after 15.30 UKT) PROGRAMME TX THURSDAYS...

In this week’s Sitrep with Kate Gerbeau and Christopher Lee……….. The two Novichok suspects make a public appearance on Russian TV – is Putin playing games with the UK? Why a British General says don’t write of IS…. Why we need a new counter-terrorism organisation. And spy stories from behind the iron curtain from a former SAS soldier. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Check out our Fac...

In this week’s Sitrep with Tim Cooper and Christopher Lee………..   The UK’s new fighter jets, the F35B,  moves one step closer to front-line operations as it successfully completes tests using British made missiles….   Find out why President Macron wants Europe to cosy up to Russia to bolster its security…..   Why RAF Akrotiri’s port in Cyprus may be extended if there’s a no-deal Brexit…   And, how...

In  this week’s Sitrep with James Hirst and Christopher Lee………..   Why Turkey poses a potential threat to the stability of NATO.   The leaders of north and south Korea have agreed to meet for the third time this year - what’s likely to be on the agenda?   Plus, after an especially violent week in Afghanistan, Sitrep has a special report from Camp Bastion - four years after the last British troops...

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 9th August 2018 *James Hirst presents today*   This week's Sitrep looks at how Britain's military could play a big role in the country's post-Brexit future. The Defence Secretary's been talking up Britain's position as a global player in a speech in Washington DC -- but is he making promises the military can afford to keep?   As the US imposes sanctions on Russia over the Salis...

In this episode presented by Tim Cooper… The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson started the week in Kenya where agreements are being drawn up for Army training to continue there.  As well as meeting troops and their families at BATUK Headquarters in Kenya, he met the men and women running UK funded courses to prevent sexual violence in war. We have a report from Laura Makin-Isherwood. Also… The De...

On this week's Sitrep, there’s reaction to the decision to close RAF Scampton, the Red Arrows' home in Lincolnshire.   It was announced on the same day as a pay rise for the armed forces -- but it's still not clear how that's going to be paid for.   Does it mean more cuts are on the way?   Plus, how worried should we be about Donald Trump's latest tweetstorm, aimed at Iran?   There’s worrying figu...