YouTube video by BFBS Forces News Does taking risks win wars? | Sitrep podcast

As well as condemning “fat" generals and “woke” policies US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has told America's top officers they must end a 'poisonous culture of risk aversion'.

BFBS Sitrep separates the warfighting logic from the culture-war politics

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@keirgiles.bsky.social Hi Keir, I'm the producer of the BFBS podcast Sitrep. My presenter would love to have a chat with you tomorrow (10 mins over wifi) about the RAF mission over Poland (Russian perspective) Please can you email harriet.jenkins@bfbs.com (I've emailed you too) Thanks!

@edstringer.bsky.social Hi Ed, we'd love to have you on Sitrep this Thursday at 10am over wifi to chat about the RAF mission over Poland. My email is harriet.jenkins@bfbs.com (I've emailed you too) Thanks!

YouTube video by BFBS Forces News Analysing the weapons in China’s 'peace' parade | Sitrep podcast

China released 80,000 doves at the end of its 80th anniversary victory day parade, but the messaging of military might was far louder than appeals for peace.

This week's BFBS Sitrep analyses the weapons in China's 'peace' parade☮️

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"The world has a choice between peace and war, but China is preparing for war"🗣️

Professor Michael Clarke joined this week's BFBS Sitrep to offer his reaction to the military parade in China this week.

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"We need an acquisition process"🗣️🛰

Dr Ulrike Franke, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, joins the latest BFBS Sitrep to discuss the drone arms race in Ukraine🇺🇦

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"We must not diminish the capability of our Special Forces"🗣️

Amid scrutiny of past actions by UK Special Forces, former Army Officer Col (Ret'd) Hamish De Bretton-Gordon discusses their importance as we face the prospect of war in Europe again.

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What can the Challenger 3 learn from German tank shortcomings in Ukraine? A Leopard 2 may not be able to change its spots, but Challenger 3 must if it wants to survive, reckons Hamish de Bretton-Gordon.

If the Leopard 2 could not handle Ukraine, would the Challenger 3 have done better?

What can the holy trinity of tank designs learn from the conflict in Ukraine, where other tanks failed?

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Sitrep: From HMS Cockchafer to Agincourt's name swap, what goes into naming a ship? Professor Michael Clarke discussed how a name is given to a Navy vessel on this week's Sitrep.

Would you serve on HMS Cockchafer? How about a destroyer called HMS Frolic? 🤔🚢

Believe it or not, these are all real ships that served in the Royal Navy.

This week's bfbs Sitrep takes a look at the naming process of a Royal Navy ship.👇