BFBS Sitrep

The Joint Expeditionary Force was launched 12 years ago, but only this week was real flesh put on the bones of how the northern European alliance train, plan and operate as a fully-fledged fighting unit.
While its new structures have been greeted as a potential game-changer, with no new assets to back it up, can the JEF really do the job of stopping Russian subs, ships and cable-cutters in the High North and Atlantic sea lanes?
Prof Michael Clarke and Kate Gerbeau are joined by one of the architects of the JEF, Brig (Retd) Robbie Boyd.

The US has started strikes on Iran again. But is it limited and defensive as we’re told? What is the military strategy underpinning it all? And what does it mean for the British military?
Brigadier (retired) Gavin Thompson joins the conversation on Sitrep – he was Commander of the British Military Mission Kuwait until very recently.

The Head of the Army calls for the Nation to get behind his soldiers and prepare for sacrifices, the Defence Secretary tells the country we have 1000 days to prepare for war and that everyone needs to “Be Ready”.
Why is the word resilience on everyone’s lips and what does this mean for the Armed Forces?
Defence guru and Sitrep regular Professor Mike Clarke is here to explain and analyse, alongside host Rosie Laydon, they’re joined by former soldier and Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI Ed Arnold who is ahead of the curve on this.
Also on the programme former National Armaments Director Andy Start with his views on how to explain defence to UK society.
And there’s international insight from Scandinavia, Rosie shares her observations from her trip out there to observe Norwegian and Swedish Home Guard troops on Exercise Grenskraft 26.

The Northern Ireland Troubles - MPs back the latest legislation designed to tackle the unresolved legacy of decades of violent conflict. Amid the warnings it could leave veterans exposed to repeated investigations, is this the last chance to get it right? We speak to a Blues and Royals veteran who served at the beginning of the conflict and has closely followed every battle over the Bill.

What are the priorities of the UK’s most senior military officer? Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton launches defence exhibition DSEI with a stark warning: we have to be faster than our adversaries. Sitrep looks into how we can win that race and what industry needs to do to keep up. Air Vice Marshal Gary Waterfall gives us his thoughts.