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BFBS Radio Sitrep
BFBS Radio
Radio: BFBS Gurkha Radio 1134
Categories: News & Politics
Listen to the last episode:
The new head of the Army has warned the UK has three years to be ready to fight a war or deter conflict.
General Sir Roly Walker’s talked about an “increasingly volatile world” but he said war wasn’t inevitable and the Army had "just enough time" to prepare itself.
He says he wants to double the Army's fighting power in three years (and triple it by the end of the decade) and he’s stressed the need to modernise quickly using technology like AI.
Professor Mike Clarke and former army officer Ed Arnold, who’s now at RUSI, join Kate Gerbeau and reporter Sian Grzeszczyk Melbourne to discuss the plans and the future shape of the battlefield.
And in the latest of our series, we hear about the moment that made Andrew Fox after 8 years in the army… passing P Company to earn his maroon beret and become a Para.
Previous episodes
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1639 - Ready for war in three years? Thu, 25 Jul 2024
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1638 - Why have outside experts been put in charge of the UK’s Defence Review? Thu, 18 Jul 2024
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1637 - “Don’t be Jack” -- the veterans who’ve become MPs Thu, 11 Jul 2024
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1636 - EXTRA - The Allied Reaction Force (and Britain’s role) explained Mon, 08 Jul 2024
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1635 - Defending Europe – what does NATO need to do? Thu, 04 Jul 2024
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1634 - The Black Sea mine threat Thu, 27 Jun 2024
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1633 - Who’s promising what for the Armed Forces? Thu, 20 Jun 2024
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1632 - War of the playground Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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1631 - The art of deception Thu, 06 Jun 2024
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1630 - An insider’s guide to the NATO summit Thu, 30 May 2024
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1629 - Is it time for western boots in Ukraine? Thu, 23 May 2024
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1628 - EXTRA – Hercules: first in, last out Thu, 23 May 2024
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1627 - What Course Ahead For The Royal Navy? Thu, 16 May 2024
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1626 - The forces payroll hack – what you need to know Thu, 09 May 2024
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1625 - Naval hide & seek in Norway’s fjords Thu, 02 May 2024
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1624 - EXTRA – Tempest, turning sci-fi concepts into flying reality Thu, 02 May 2024
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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