BFBS Sitrep

How did one Afghan gunman beat the security cordon and kill an American General?   How does the MOD consistently fail its veterans?   How is it that Twitter can get a Gaza ceasefire, when the world powers cannot?   What really started the First World War?   And 10 artefacts that tell the story of the conflict.   PRESENTER : James Hirst   STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee   OTHER I...

(First broadcast on 31st July 2014 at 4.30pm)   Why the Defence committee says NATO needs radical reform.   Exercise Black Eagle…is the Cold War really on the way back?   The last crew member of the Enola Gay dies, but what turned him against nuclear warfare?   And – 100 years on – the world prepares to remember the Great War   PRESENTER: James Hirst   STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Christophe...

The Ukraine air disaster….how will the world react?   What will it take to bring about  a cease-fire in Gaza?   Why are Muslims under represented in the Armed Forces?  The Defence Secretary tells Sitrep he wants to boost numbers.   And…a fond farewell to HMS Illustrious as she sails home…for the last time.   PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau    STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee    OTHER INT...

Do British Airports really face terrorist attacks and will the switch on policy really work?   Find out why MI6 wants to see your emails and text messages.   A British General says NATO must boost defences against Russia – but the defence secretary says no way.   And why Headley Court is moving South to a new home.   PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau   STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee   OT...

If the Middle East is the biggest current threat to world stability, what will we be worrying about in 30 years?   It’s Navy week on Sitrep and the First Sea Lord tells the Government one carrier isn’t enough, give us two and we’ll do the job.   And find out why the new Carrier’s being named with a bottle of Whiskey…   PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau   STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee an...

The latest edition of SITREP with Kate Gerbeau   (First broadcast on 26th June 2014 at 4.30pm)   In the week that two generals speak out against more defence cuts,  is it time to stop the reservists “experiment”?   Find out why Putin might have done the MOD a favour   Who sides with whom when it comes to ISIS in the Gulf States?   And what does Armed Forces Day mean for the services in Scotland?  ...

In this week's programme....(19 June)   Iraq wants military help from America – but will they get it and what will it achieve?   Sitrep speaks to the former head of the British Army General Sir Mike Jackson about Britain’s legacy in Iraq.   Why the head of NATO has said ‘no’ to more defence cuts.   And the art of the military tattoo.   PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Chr...

In this week's programme....   Why is President Obama sending more troops to Eastern Europe & upping the cash to pay for it?   Why Putin’s been excluded from the top table of world leaders.   Kate Gerbeau talks to British former ambassador to Washington Sir Christopher Meyer about the influence of US foreign policy on Britain.   And it’s the 70th anniversary of D Day tomorrow, BFBS’s Tim Cooper &...

Obama's big foreign policy speech - where does Britain fit in?    How much does it cost for the UK to go to war these days?   In Afghanistan, Sandhurst in the Sand prepares to welcome its first female recruits.   And it's D Day minus eight.  Counting down to next week's 70th anniversary.

THIS WEEK'S SITREP (22nd MAY) A look ahead to the Ukrainian elections this weekend, The diplomatic fallout from Prince Charles’ comments about Putin Find out about the UK involvement in the search for the missing sailors, Do American Veterans really get such a good deal from their government? And a former PARA's extraordinary tale of survival in the jungles of Sierra Leone. PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau...