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🌍From the High North to the Strait of Hormuz, the Royal Navy is deploying warships to two growing global hotspots The latest #bfbsSitrep podcast explores what HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Duncan and HMS Dragon may be preparing for🔗⬇️ youtu.be/IqAqhp2B3qk?si…

"You get good at it by doing it"🗣️ 🌍From the Arctic to the Strait of Hormuz, the Royal Navy is deploying warships to two growing flashpoints On #BFBSSitrep, Retired Commodore Steve Prest explains what those missions could involve🔗youtu.be/IqAqhp2B3qk?si…

"There are lots of spoilers around"🗣️ From the High North to the Strait of Hormuz, the Royal Navy is juggling growing global pressures Professor Michael Clarke explains how the service is managing the strain during a major long-term transformation🔗youtu.be/IqAqhp2B3qk?si…

"A huge bank of information, they can feed these drones with"🗣️ Ukraine is using years of drone combat footage to train AI systems to hunt targets more effectively The technology can now identify not just targets — but where to strike them🔗youtu.be/xgygTx9sERE?si…

Ukraine is training AI drones on four years of battlefield footage, but what happens when machines start making life-and-death decisions in war?🤔 Dr Matthew Powell joins the latest #BFBSSitrep to break down the ethical and military risks🔗youtu.be/xgygTx9sERE?si…

Ukraine is turning years of drone battlefield footage into AI-trained weapons systems The technology could reshape modern warfare — and Britain is watching closely #BFBSSitrep | The latest #Sitrep podcast🔗youtu.be/xgygTx9sERE?si…

"We're going to have to swallow a very bitter pill"🗣️ Three decades on, Northern Ireland’s past is impacting recruitment, retention and morale across the Armed Forces #BFBSSitrep explores the battle between justice, closure and protecting veterans🔗youtu.be/PWDnVxh0gUU

"Military force always needs diplomacy for it to have political effect in the world"🗣️ On the latest #BFBSSitrep, Lord Peter Ricketts explains how diplomacy and the military work together Listen in FULL🔗youtu.be/Fam6LX6y0qE?si…

Japan loosens defence export rules, stepping beyond post-World War II pacifism — could the UK buy?🤔 Plus: the hunt for new Gurkhas in Nepal, and lessons from the Foreign Office on preparing for peace in wartime The latest #bfbsSitrep | 🔗youtu.be/Fam6LX6y0qE?si…

"We could significantly reduce the likelihood of something being tried"🗣️ Is the UK too late to be ready for war?⏳ On this week's BFBS Sitrep, Professor Michael Clarke and Dr Jack Watling explore the risks and how much time is really left 🔗youtu.be/uRMvAnxXeXE?si…

Is the UK too late to be ready for war?⏳ With uncertainty over equipment and timelines, on this week's #BFBSSitrep, Professor Michael Clarke and Jack Watling assess the risks and what the new "War Book" reveals about preparing for the worst🔗⬇️ youtu.be/uRMvAnxXeXE?si…

What is the UK's 'War Book' and why is it back? We speak to David Omand about the secretive playbook, first created during the First World War, now revived to prepare for modern threats, from cyberattacks to war on home soil. 🎧Listen LIVE🔴| 18:30 UKT | @BFBSRadioHQ

Who secures the Strait of Hormuz, and how?🤔 Military planners are working on it, but experts warn a fragile ceasefire isn't enough Plus: US-Iran tensions, and why Ukraine may be in its strongest position in months🔗youtu.be/9Jcqu9cJIoY?si…

"He's made clear his own views"🗣️ Trump threatens Nato withdrawal, but is the alliance really at risk? Professor Michael Clarke says support in the US still runs deep #BFBSSitrep: The Royal Navy plans for policing an Iran peace-deal |🔗youtu.be/9Jcqu9cJIoY?si…

"We've got a little way to go on negotiations"🗣️ As the fragile Iran ceasefire holds, questions remain over securing the Strait of Hormuz On this week's #Sitrep Ret’d Cdre Steve Prest warns: without the right conditions, any policing mission risks failure

The UK has long relied on US support in a crisis — but that assumption is now under scrutiny #BFBSSitrep unpacks warnings from MPs and Peers about "deep dependence", from software and aircraft to nuclear capability🔗⬇️ youtu.be/bHXdEMfFLyk?si…

"Britain has assets to bring"🗣️ With US support no longer guaranteed, MPs warn the UK must end its deep defence dependence — the latest #BFBSSitrep breaks it down🔗bfbs.com/radio/podcasts…

"We much prefer muddling through"🗣️ As President Trump threatens, again, to pull the US out of NATO, former MOD official Matthew Savill explains why a "quiet quitting" by the US is more likely and just how exposed it could still leave us #BFBSSitrep |🔗 bfbs.com/radio/podcasts…

"Actual training exercises that are done...are not really relevant"🗣️ There is evidence that Ukraine wants to reduce training outside of its country #BFBSSitrep spoke to Francis Farrell from the Kyiv Independent 🎧Listen LIVE🔴| 18:30 UKT | @BFBSRadioHQ

As the UK strengthens its role in Nato, key officers are reshuffled to meet the moment 🎙️Lt Gen Sir Simon Mayall, former Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, tells all about the jobs and people involved 🎧Latest #BFBSSitrep |🔗youtu.be/3t0WaG6WxbI?si…