BFBS Sitrep

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Award winning Defence podcast from BFBS.

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Categories: News & Politics

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The Chief of Defence Staff refuses to say cuts are coming, but has confirmed there isn’t enough money for everything they want to do to make the Armed Forces war-ready and transformed for a high-tech future. 

Professor Michael Clarke and former RAF Deputy Director of Operations Greg Bagwell explain the “hard choices” once again facing defence, with the vital Defence Investment Plan still not ready.

We’ve also learned that there isn’t a national defence plan for the event of war, but one is being worked on. Sian Grzeszczyk Melbourne explains why new rules making it easier to call up veterans are a key part of that.

And Alex Baker MP tells Kate Gerbeau why she’s lobbying for a new Defence Investment and Resilience bank, and how she thinks it could ease the money worries.

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    Thu, 15 Jan 2026
  • 2454 - EXTRA – Mindful Soldier, how combat offers resilience lessons for us all 
    Thu, 15 Jan 2026
  • 2453 - WTAF? Would Trump actually fight (for Greenland)? 
    Thu, 08 Jan 2026
  • 2452 - EXTRA – Is the Islamic State terror group making a comeback in Syria? 
    Thu, 08 Jan 2026
  • 2451 - The World in 2026 – Defending the UK 
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