BFBS Sitrep

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

Presenter TIM COOPER   Is the British army becoming a training force not a fighting force? The Ukraine training promise from the Defence Secretary. Op Shader one year on - has it made a difference? 70 years since VJ DAY - commemorations take place.   And why is JAPAN choosing now to look at changing its military engagement rules?

Presenter Kate Gerbeau   Find out about MoD plans for a deployment to Libya. Concerns are raised over the forthcoming Defence Review. Plus, the Navy’s new Type 26 frigate goes into production And 70 years on – the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima is remembered.

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 30th JULY   The US moves its front line from Germany to Turkey and the war against ISIS gets closer.   Mullah Omar, the man who invented the Taleban, is officially dead, or is he?   Plus: Robot Wars. What's the possibility of a Terminator - style conflict?   And Lord Richards, the former chief of the defence staff, reflects on 70 years of Forces broadcasting in Germany   ------...

(First broadcast on Thursday 23 rd July 2015 at 4.30pm)     SITREP TRAIL THURS, 23rd JULY   Are active IS units operating in a NATO country?   Find out why the Americans are saying that Russia is the No.1 enemy   And what the Defence Committee has to say in their latest report…   Plus, as millions of refugees escape conflict in the Middle East what can the international community do to help?     -...

A new Government with a new budget but is it really good news for defence & Nato?   And what’s the reaction from the USA?   Why does Greece commit so much to defence with its huge economic problems?     The IS media machine is in full swing, but how should the West counter it?   And find out how geography can dictate global security   PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST:    BFBS defence...

A new Government with a new budget but is it really good news for defence & Nato?   And what’s the reaction from the USA?   Why does Greece commit so much to defence with its huge economic problems?     The IS media machine is in full swing, but how should the West counter it?   And find out how geography can dictate global security   PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST:    BFBS defence...

(First broadcast on Thursday11 th June 2015 at 4.30pm)     SITREP TRAIL THURS, 2nd JULY   Terror in Tunisia – after last week’s atrocities could the UK attack Islamic State in Syria?   Can anyone stop IS? And what do the lawyers say?   Find out what changes lay ahead for the British Army   It's back to The Somme - but what's the point in all these commemorations?     --------------------------- PR...

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 25 JUNE   Nato ministers meet as Russia flexes its muscles. Defence Spending…can the UK have its cake and eat it?   And…the Victoria Cross?  Is it time for a rethink on why it’s awarded?     --------------------------- PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST:    BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee OTHER INTERVIEWS :      NATO TALKS BFBS Reporter Rob Olver   RUSSIAN STRA...

Presenter Kate Gerbeau   Yemen – we hear from a reporter on the ground in the wartorn region Europe's Migrant Crisis deepens but what next for the Royal Navy's involvement? There’s a new man in the defence Committee Chair - but what will Julian Lewis bring to the job? The Afghan Appeal fund celebrates 10 years of building schools in Afghanistan.   And ...The 1805 battle of Waterloo, what does it m...

This week's Sitrep comes to you from the hallowed turf of Lord's Cricket Ground where the Inter-Service T20 tournament is taking place.   We will talking about the importance of Sport in forces life as well as looking at the connections between Cricket and the military.   Rain may stop play but the usual discussion and debate about all things defence and foreign affairs will continue.    Kate Gerb...