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  • How Regular Civilians Can Help The Armed Forces Prepare For War

    October 29, 2026 · 38 min

    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…

  • Troubles Bill

    October 22, 2026 · 32 min

    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…

  • We have to be faster than our adversaries

    October 15, 2026 · 37 min

    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…

  • How to defend the UK from missiles and drones.

    October 8, 2026 · 49 min

    After decades of believing the risk of air-strikes on UK soil were miniscule, everyone now accepts we need to significantly boost our air and missile. The how, the when, and the money however are a political dispute right now, so Sitrep…

  • Another Iraq exit… will this one last?

    October 1, 2026 · 40 min

    All UK troops, and the whole Global Coalition, have left Iraq after 12 years with their mission to support local troops against Islamic State terrorists deemed complete. Last time we left, we were back within three years, and this time…

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  • Replacing 5,000 Land Rovers

    September 24, 2026 · 38 min

    The search is on to find a replacement for the Ministry of Defence’s fleet of five thousand Land Rovers.  Forces News reporter Simon Newton has test-driven some of the contenders and gives Sitrep the lowdown. Also, more and more people are…

  • What will replace the main service rifle, the SA80?

    September 17, 2026 · 39 min

    There’s a rifle race going on right now – Project Grayburn is the campaign to find the successor to the British Army’s SA80 which entered service in the 1980s. We’ll be looking at what the soldiers say they want, what the MOD says it wants…

  • Can the UK Strategic Reserve be reawakened?

    September 10, 2026 · 46 min

    In theory 95,000 veterans could be liable for recall if the UK was at war, or headed that way, but for decades it’s been little more than a notional force, lying dormant. That is about to change though.  Thousands could soon get letters…

  • British troops caught in “The war of losers”

    September 3, 2026 · 44 min

    Iran’s strikes on US military bases in the Middle East are a blunt reminder that British servicemen and women deployed in the region face real risks. Professor Michael Clarke assesses the dangers while former Royal Navy Commander Tom…

  • Can UK tech break battlefield deadlock in Ukraine?

    August 27, 2026 · 56 min

    The UK has handed final blueprints for Storm Shadow missiles to Kyiv, while a treasure trove of battlefield data is coming to Britain.  Can this tech-swap help Ukraine break through front lines largely frozen because of drone saturation in…

  • Russia’s revenge threat – what might Moscow do to the UK?

    August 20, 2026 · 48 min

    It’s not just Russia’s threat of “consequences” for British made drones used in Ukrainian strikes, US intelligence says Moscow is considering a bigger provocation of NATO possibly within weeks. Grey-zone expert Elisabeth Braw explains how…

  • How do you prevent a world war?

    August 13, 2026 · 40 min

    The Chief of the Defence Staff says it’s the "most dangerous period" he’s known in his entire military career. And we've all heard the warnings of the potential for direct armed conflict with Russia within 5 years. But what else should we…

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