BFBS Radio Sitrep
BFBS Radio
Radio: BFBS Gurkha Radio 1134
Categories: News & Politics
Listen to the last episode:
Rishi Sunak has pledged tens of billions of pounds to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030, but how much will it improve our military capability?
Professor Michael Clarke explains why the extra cash will probably be used to firm up our forces rather than making them bigger, and we fact check how much of the £75m figure given by the Prime Minister is actually new money.
Months after US military supplies to Ukraine effectively dried up the Washington deadlock is broken. But what will the new $60bn package deliver, when, and how much difference can it make to the war?
And we hear from the London Defence Tech Hackathon where coders, engineers, and businesses had a direct line to Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield as they tried some rapid problem solving for the troops.
Previous episodes
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1623 - The PM’s defence spending spree – what’s it really worth? Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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1622 - How did the RAF support Israel when it was attacked by Iran? Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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1621 - EXTRA – What is followership, and how could it change the Army? Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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1620 - Can ‘broken’ defence procurement be fixed? Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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1619 - EXTRA – Minister explains new shake-up for buying military hardware Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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1618 - Russia’s new push in Ukraine Thu, 04 Apr 2024
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1615 - EXTRA – A view from Ukraine’s front line Thu, 04 Apr 2024
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1614 - The new Wider Service Medal – good or bad idea? Thu, 28 Mar 2024
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1613 - Inside the Navy’s ‘999 centre’ for the Red Sea Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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1612 - Wargaming to win Thu, 14 Mar 2024
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1611 - Germany’s embarrassing leak – could it happen to us too? Thu, 07 Mar 2024
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1610 - Extra – The world’s only female Chief of Defence Staff Thu, 07 Mar 2024
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1609 - Wargames under the waves Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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1608 - Getting UK arms to Ukraine Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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1607 - EXTRA – Can we rely on the Trident nuclear deterrent? Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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1606 - Trump-proofing Europe – could it win a war without US help? Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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1605 - Inside the secret world of Defence Intelligence Thu, 08 Feb 2024
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1604 - Could National Service fix the forces recruitment crisis? Thu, 01 Feb 2024
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1603 - What is Strategic Command? Mon, 29 Jan 2024
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1602 - EXTRA – Sir Iain Duncan Smith on China, conscription and his own time in the Army. Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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1601 - The £25m minehunter mishap Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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1600 - A new world order Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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1599 - EXTRA - Life lessons from ‘The Perisher’ submarine command course. Thu, 11 Jan 2024
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1598 - New questions about the future of the Royal Marines. Thu, 11 Jan 2024
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1597 - The Sitrep Crystal Ball 2024 Thu, 21 Dec 2023
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1596 - To beard or not to beard? The Army’s big question. Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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1595 - The UK increases its Middle East military presence – what can it do? Thu, 07 Dec 2023
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1594 - What does Ukraine need to win the war? Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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1593 - EXTRA – The National Cyber Force explained Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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1592 - Can Ukraine avoid being trapped in a frozen war? Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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1591 - EXTRA – The laws of war explained Thu, 16 Nov 2023
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1590 - Up close with Ajax Thu, 16 Nov 2023
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1589 - EXTRA – Japan’s big military ambitions Thu, 09 Nov 2023
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1588 - How Napoleon changed warfare forever Thu, 09 Nov 2023
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1587 - Could Georgia be dragged into the Ukraine war? Thu, 02 Nov 2023
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1586 - Mosul’s urban warfare lessons for Gaza Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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1585 - EXTRA – ‘Conflict – The evolution of warfare’ Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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1584 - British forces moved for ‘dangerous moment’ Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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1583 - Explaining the war between Israel and Hamas Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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1582 - The Army tests its ability to get to a war Thu, 05 Oct 2023
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1581 - EXTRA - ‘Live Fight Survive’ Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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1580 - Ukraine breaches Russian defences, but is it a breakthrough? Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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1579 - How smartphones have become military supercomputers Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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1578 - Lessons on warfare from Ukraine Thu, 14 Sep 2023
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1577 - Army Head on Future Soldier Tue, 12 Sep 2023
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1576 - EXTRA – Enforcing the Armistice Thu, 07 Sep 2023
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1575 - North Korea – Holding the Line Thu, 07 Sep 2023
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1574 - EXTRA – The Gardener of Lashkar Gah Fri, 01 Sep 2023
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1573 - EXTRA - ‘Thinking the unthinakble’ in the war for talent Thu, 31 Aug 2023
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1572 - A new Defence Secretary – does it matter? Thu, 31 Aug 2023