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Gesture or shoot? How to intercept Russian planes in NATO skies

Gesture or shoot? How to intercept Russian planes in NATO skies

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The Foreign Secretary says we will “confront” Russian planes after repeated invasions of NATO airspace. Donald Trump says they should be shot down.

Sitrep talks to former RAF pilot Air Marshal Greg Bagwell about how intercepts are carried out, the options for pilots, and the risks involved.

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Gesture or shoot? How to intercept Russian planes in NATO skies

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The Foreign Secretary says we will “confront” Russian planes after repeated invasions of NATO airspace. Donald Trump says they should be shot down.

Sitrep talks to former RAF pilot Air Marshal Greg Bagwell about how intercepts are carried out, the options for pilots, and the risks involved.

Kate and...

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Sitrep 2nd June 2016

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PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

 

 

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 2nd June

 

 

The fight to take back Fallujah and the key role the RAF is playing.

 

Is the UK is at risk from terrorists via the English channel?

 

Afghanistan: why is the world is looking the other way.

 

Two former generals battle it out & give their unique perspective on the EU referendum.

 

And…remembering Jutland 100 years on

 

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

OTHER INTERVIEWS

 

IRAQ - FALLUJAH

BFBS reporter Simon Newton in Cyprus & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

AFGHANISTAN – Amnesty report

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

BURUNDI

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

ENGLISH CHANNEL  - SECURITY GAP

Former first sea Lord, Lord West

 

JUTLAND 100

First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Philip Jones

 

EU REFERENDUM – a military point of view

General Sir Mike Jackson was Chief of the General Staff at the time of the Iraq War and believes Britain should stay in the EU,

Major General Julian Thompson led 3 Commando Brigade during the Falklands War and wants Britain to vote leave.

 

 

THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases

 

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)

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Sitrep 26th May 2016

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SITREP TRAIL THURS, 26th May
 

Are British special forces operating in Libya?


Britain boosts its contribution to the international coalition in Iraq and Syria in the ongoing fight against IS.

 

As President Obama continues his global long goodbye tour - Sitrep takes a look at America's position in the world.

 

And, onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first of the Royal Navy's incoming aircraft carriers, as she welcomes her first Commanding Officer.

 

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:

 

AMERICA'S VIEW

Professor Michael Stathis, Professor of Political Science at the University of Southern Utah & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

IS LIBYA

Former British Ambassador to Libya, Oliver Miles

 

IRAQ

Professor Michael Stathis, Professor of Political Science at the University of Southern Utah & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

TALIBAN

Professor Michael Stathis, Professor of Political Science at the University of Southern Utah & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

HMS Queen Elizabeth

BFBS Reporter Ali Gibsons speaks to Captain Jerry Kyd, CO of

Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth

 

 

THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases

 

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)

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Sitrep May 19th 2016

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British guns for Libya but what does Egypt think?

What’s behind the increase in violence in Baghdad?

Find out all about the new missile for the F35 stealth fighters.

Plus, how happy are you with your life in the Forces?

And, fact or Fiction? The former General who's put his worries about Russia into a novel...

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:

LIBYA/EGYPT

David D. Kirkpatrick in Cairo, a middle east correspondent for the New York Times and associate fellow at RUSI.

BAGHDAD BOMBS

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

BURUNDI

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

THE BRITISH FORCES & MORALE

BFBS reporter, James Hirst

SPEAR MISSILE

Defence Procurement Minister, Phillip Dunne & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

GENERAL SHIRREFF - NOVEL

General Sir Richard Shirreff, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, interview with BFBS reporter James Hirst.

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Sitrep May 12th 2016

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Corruption – is it a reason to go to war?

Why the threat level from Northern Ireland-related terrorism in the UK has been raised?

Why the New First Sea Lord has an in-tray full of problems

The Invictus Games - who wins when no one loses?

And what does Putin think of Trump?

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:

CORRUPTION

Broadcaster and journalist Robin Lustig & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

Northern Ireland Terror

Northern Ireland commentator Chris Ryder

BURUNDI

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

Royal Navy 1st Sea Lord

Military analyst and Naval historian Eric Grove.

Missile Defence Shield

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

DONALD TRUMP

Simon Marks from Feature Story News in Washington.

THE INVICTUS GAMES

BFBS reporter Richard Hutchinson and former Royal Marine, Cassidy Little

THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)

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Sitrep May 5th 2016

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SITREP TRAIL THURS, 5th May

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Iraq  - why is Britain planning to send more troops?

If Europe had its own army what would happen to Nato?

Burundi in crisis, could this be another Rwanda?

Find out why North Korea’s leader is having a party.

And coming up Trump: everyone said he couldn't...but he has.

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:

IRAQ TROOPS

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

EU DEFENCE/NATO

Dr James Corum, defence academic and military historian from the University of Salford

BURUNDI

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

NORTH KOREA

David Slinn who was the first British Ambassador to North Korea

DONALD TRUMP

Simon Marks from Feature Story News in Washington.

ASHMORE

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)

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Sitrep 28th April 2016

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PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

 

 

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 28th April

 

 

Is it right to keep quiet about foreign policy?

 

Is the "Special Relationship" between the USA and Britain still going strong?

 

When 14 became one - the amalgamation of the Scottish Regiments, ten years on.

 

Why a long military career could be good for your state of mind…

 

And Flipper joins the Russian Navy – find out why in today’s Sitrep.

 

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Sitrep April 21st 2016

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Are the MoD cooking the books?

 

The Government has no plans to send British combat troops to Libya...but is that the whole truth?

 

A NATO Security chief warns of IS bombers putting explosives inside their own bodies.

 

Why Russia has ambitions towards the Arctic region…..

 

And Obama's in town to wish the Queen a Happy 90th Birthday, but what does he really think of Britain?

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Sitrep April 14th 2016

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The Chilcot Report - why's it taking so long?

Obama says Libya was his worst mistake - but should The West intervene again?

The UN's looking for a new Secretary General - who's up for the job?

Could fast living and fast thinking means snap decisions on security and more wars?

And Ex-Detect - the new anti-terrror device that could have prevented the Brussels attacks

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Sitrep 7th April 2016

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SITREP TRAIL THURS, 7th April

 

Why Nato needs America to stay strong.

 

Can Afghan forces retake Sangin from the Taliban?

 

Libya?  Democracy or blood revenge?

 

Why are British troops hitting the desert in Jordan

 

And the British spy who never came in from the cold.

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Sitrep 31st March 2016

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PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Tim Cooper

 

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 24th March

In today’s Sitrep – Which British intelligence agency is chasing jihadist bombers?

Will a new government help to stabilize Libya and counter the IS threat in the region?

Does Russia have the upper hand over the West in key military and communications areas?

 

And Continental Shelves - explained.  Why Argentina reckons its on to a winner with the Falklands.

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Sitrep March 24th 2016

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Terror in Europe, first Paris, now Brussels, where next?

Trump lashes out at NATO and the UN.

Why defence is still an election issue in Scotland.

 

And the legacy of 1916....Ireland Commemorates but does Britain ignore?

 

 

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Sitrep March 17th 2016

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In today's programme - a warning from a top security official that Europe is dealing with the migration crisis in a “messy way”.

It’s been five years since the unrest in Syria began, but will the renewed peace talks work and why the sudden Russian withdrawal?

 

Street fighters - why the Army thinks urban warfare training is vital.

 

And why RFA Lyme Bay is "Ship of the Year".

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Sitrep 10th March 2016

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SITREP TRAIL THURS, 10th March

 

Thousands of secret ISIS membership details are leaked...how big a coup is it for the security services?

 

Why violence is on the increase in Northern Ireland and Libya is struggling against threats from Islamic extremists.

 

Predicting the future in world events...are the so called experts losing their touch?

 

Plus: women in the British Army could be seen in combat roles within months.

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Sitrep 3rd March 2016

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SITREP TRAIL THURS, 3rd March

 

The man who says the President got it wrong on IS.

 

The Brecon Beacons deaths - why is the MOD off the hook?

 

Find out what 3 Rifles are up to in Louisana

 

And Super Tuesday, could Donald Trump be the next Commander in Chief of American Armed Forces?

 

 

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

OTHER INTERVIEWS:

 

IRAQ/IS FAILURES

David Kilcullen, former senior counter-insurgency advisor to General David Petraeus in 2007 and 2008, where he helped design and monitor the Iraq War troop surge.

 

NATO/PUTIN

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

NORTH KOREA

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

BRECON BEACON DEATHS

Legal commentator Joshua Rosenberg

 

EXERCISE RATTLESNAKE

BFBS Reporter Ali Gibson

 

Super Tuesday

Simon Marks from Feature Story News

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Sitrep 25th February 2016

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Brexit - who’s in and who’s out in the world of defence

 

Will the Syrian ceasefire work?

 

The day the Russians condemned Stalin – could Putin be next?

 

How the Australians have increased their defence budget thanks to China.

 

And tributes to Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown - the UK's greatest ever test pilot, who died earlier this week.

 

 

 

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

OTHER INTERVIEWS:

 

EU DEFENCE LETTER

BFBS Reporter James Hirst & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

SYRIA CEASEFIRE

Doris Carrion, a Research Associate from the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

KRUSHCHEV

Dr Martin McCauley is a Soviet and Russian historian from University College London

 

WINKLE BROWN

Tributes to Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown - described as the UK's greatest ever test pilot who dies aged 97 last weekend.

 

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Sitrep February 18th 2016

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Is Assad winning the Syrian War?

 

Does Putin’s bombing campaign make him a war criminal?

 

If the UK pulls out of the EU, what happens to NATO?

 

A special report from Exercise Ascari Storm 2016 - the largest ever deployment of reservists in an overseas exercise.

 

And what makes a defence secretary go to the Falklands?

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Sitrep 11th February 2016

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SITREP TRAIL THURS, 11th February

 

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

 

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

NATO’s sending ships to help with the European migrant crisis but could they get drawn into the fight against IS?

 

In North Korea another general is executed so what exactly is the Dear Leader up to? 

 

What’s wrong with the Navy’s Type 45s?

 

And, how the British Army can learn from the Greek tragedy....

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Sitrep 4th February 2016

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Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

 

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 4th February

 

As the Syrian peace talks are suspended Sitrep looks at the spread of IS in Afghanistan and Libya.

 

Find out all you need to know about the new Chiefs of Staff at the MoD

 

Why the USA is proposing an increase in military spending for Europe.

 

And what do YOU think of the Army’s new TV ads?

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Sitrep January 28th 2016

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US General Jon Allen says Afghanistan can't beat the Taliban without a new air force.

Syria - are tomorrow's talks already dead in the water?

Britain's arms sales to Saudi Arabia, are they being used against Yemen?

A special report from Earthquake hit Nepal - nine months on.

And Forces Charities - is the public going cool?  You can hear the COBSEO Chairman, Lt Gen Sir Andrew Ridgway's thoughts on this and the current isues faced by the sector.

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau
Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

 

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Sitrep January 21st 2016

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Trident - the Government gets its Vanguards in a row.

Who killed the Russian spy Litvinenko? Find out what the official inquiry says…


The new Service Complaints Ombudsman explains how she plans to deal with bullying and harassment.

 

And 25 years on Flight Lieutenant John Peters remembers his capture by Saddam's forces 25 years on.



PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

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