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PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau   Is Assad winning the Syrian War?   Does Putin’s bombing campaign make him a war criminal?   If the UK pulls out of the EU, what happens to NATO?   A special report from Exercise Ascari Storm 2016 - the largest ever deployment of reservists in an overseas exercise.   And what makes a defence secretary go to the Falklands?

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 11th February   PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau   Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   NATO’s sending ships to help with the European migrant crisis but could they get drawn into the fight against IS?   In North Korea another general is executed so what exactly is the Dear Leader up to?    What’s wrong with the Navy’s Type 45s?   And, how the British Army can...

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee     SITREP TRAIL THURS, 4th February   As the Syrian peace talks are suspended Sitrep looks at the spread of IS in Afghanistan and Libya.   Find out all you need to know about the new Chiefs of Staff at the MoD   Why the USA is proposing an increase in military spending for Europe.   And what do YOU think of the A...

  US General Jon Allen says Afghanistan can't beat the Taliban without a new air force. Syria - are tomorrow's talks already dead in the water? Britain's arms sales to Saudi Arabia, are they being used against Yemen? A special report from Earthquake hit Nepal - nine months on. And Forces Charities - is the public going cool?  You can hear the COBSEO Chairman, Lt Gen Sir Andrew Ridgway's thoughts o...

  Trident - the Government gets its Vanguards in a row. Who killed the Russian spy Litvinenko? Find out what the official inquiry says… The new Service Complaints Ombudsman explains how she plans to deal with bullying and harassment.   And 25 years on Flight Lieutenant John Peters remembers his capture by Saddam's forces 25 years on. PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 14th January   Aid finally gets through to Syria’s starving but should the RAF be doing more? Is Helmand a lost cause? Sitrep hears from Britain’s Ambassador in Kabul who says it’s not. It’s five years since the Arab Spring uprisings began – but has it done more harm than good? And, why there’s a growing need for health care for our military veterans       PRESENTER THIS WEEK:...

How can MI5 keep track of returning IS terrorists? Did North Korea really test a Hydrogen bomb? What does the Government’s announcement on Armed Forces pay mean for you? Plus: Sitrep meets Labour’s new shadow defence minister Emily Thornberry And, after 70 years, it’s goodbye Hohne………….

Sitrep’s Review of the Year Join Kate Gerbeau, BFBSDefence Analyst, Christopher Lee & special guests for Sitrep's review ofthe year. They'll be discussing themilitary issues that dominated the headlines this year, and consider what’s onthe horizon for our armed forces in 2016. Sitrep’s Review of the Year will be broadcast on Thursday 17th December on BFBS Radio and across UK Bases at 6.30pm (UK),a...

After 10 hours of debate Prime Minister David Cameron got the green light to extend the air campaign to Syria – but what’s the end game?   America tops up its special forces in the Middle East,   And Nato gets a new member - Montenegro has joined the alliance but how will Russia react?         PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   OTHER INTERVIEWS :...

PRESENTER KATE GERBEAU   SITREP TRAIL THURS, 19th November       The PM tell us why Britain should bomb Syria but can he secure the vote?   Plus: Reflections on this week’s Defence review   The diplomatic fall out between Russia and Turkey,   Are Al Qaeda a bigger long term threat than ISIS?   And is Climate Change the world’s biggest enemy?  

PRESENTER TIM COLLINS     SITREP TRAIL THURS, 19th November     After the Paris terror attacks - how can we beat ISIS and if we do, how will we manage the peace?   Find out what’s likely to be in next week’s Defence and Security Review .   Could cyber-attacks bring Britain to a standstill inside three days?   and why the biggest long term threat is climate change.

PRESENTER KATE GERBEAU   SITREP TRAIL THURS, 5th   November   After four years of war in Syria can this weekend’s Vienna talks bring hope? The Defence Review – are we about to find out who gets what and how much it'll cost. Is the Chancellor trying to hi-jack Trident from the MoD? Why the Cyber geeks in Southampton could be potential recruits for GCHQ. And, Inside the Glasshouse - what's life real...

PRESENTER KATE GERBEAU   SITREP TRAIL THURS, 5th   November   Terror in Sinai, was it a bomb that bought the plane down?   Will the Commons ever hold a vote to go into Syria?   What’s in the Snooper’ Charter and how will affect British Forces?   And, why a former Army Chief says the NHS should be spending more money on mental health.  

Sitrep speaks to NATO's Secretary General about Russia, Syria and Ukraine. How anti-extremists are hoping to stop radicalisation through the arts. What HMS Ocean is doing on Exercise Trident Juncture in the Mediterranean Sea. The Commando Doctor who is making Battlefield Medicine work in peacetime. And MI5 tells us why our emails have to be bugged.     PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Paula Middlehurst Studio...

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 22nd October (TIM COOPER presenting)   This week in Sitrep - The story of migrants in Cyprus, Cyber security fears behind the Chinese deal to build the UK's new Nuclear power station. The United Nations is 70 years old on Saturday - but do we expect too much? NATO's biggest exercise in ten years takes to Land, Sea and Air. But who's the enemy? Plus The Paras get their Pegasus b...

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 15th October (Kate Gerbeau presenting)   American troops are to stay longer in Afghanistan as the security situation gets worse. In Syria – the USA and Russia talk airspace while Lord Robertson says Britain should carry out airstrikes there. Israel, is another Gaza war on the way? And Trident - the SNP say it must still go.

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 8th October (Kate Gerbeau presenting)   Nato demands Russia to stop its Syrian operation- but will they take any notice? And, as tensions rise in Europe, the UK is sending troops to the Baltics Why America must rethink total withdrawal plans in Afghanistan, Sitrep speaks to the journalist that went to see one of America’s most wanted in Moscow Plus: Rugby - England are out but...

  SITREP TRAIL THURS, 24th September   Find out what needs to happen in the next Defence Review to make our Forces more efficient.   America and Russia go head to head on what happens next in Syria,   Plus, British troops teaching the Kurds how to beat IS and get streetwise,   And 75 years of the George Cross - the people's decoration.     PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defen...

Presenter Kate Gerbeau   SITREP TRAIL THURS, 17th September   Why the man at the top of MI5 has spoken publicly about why they need to read our emails. Frederick Forsyth tells Sitrep why he’s backing the campaign to clear the guilty Royal Marine. Plus the best of the new defence innovations at the DSEI exhibition And the Battle of Britain remembered:     PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GU...

Was the RAF drones strike against IS in Syria legal and is there more to come? Find out why Russia is increasing its military presence in the region. A new report warns against cuts in UK security. Is the IRA still active in Northern Ireland? And what will a new leader of the Labour Party mean for defence, security and foreign affairs in Parliament?     PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUE...

The Migrant crisis, how should the UK respond and is Europe doing enough The Libyan campaign – who was right, the chiefs of staff or the politicians? Afghan Interpreters - what Price should we pay now the war is over. Plus why China’s military are on parade and it’s Merchant Navy Day, but who remembers?  

Nato’s Exercise Swift Response gets underway in Europe as China and Russia show off their military might in the Sea of Japan. What’s behind the Taliban’s push into a former British stronghold in Afghanistan? Can improved relations between the West and Iran help the Syrian crisis? And how a little bit of Shakespeare is helping injured soldiers.   --------------------------- PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Pau...

Presenter Paula Middlehurst   SITREP TRAIL THURS, 20th August   The Chilcot report, what’s behind claims of political pressure on the inquiry team?   Is there a new ‘Cold War’ emerging between Russia & the West?   The Battle of Britain’s Hardest Day remembered,     And the US army get ready for an historic day