BFBS Sitrep

In this week's Sitrep...   The outgoing CGS, SirJock Stirrup, explains why he’ll still be fighting for an increase in defencespending, and the head of the Defence Select Committee on what they’ll beinvestigating after the results of the Defence Review   Plus: Wikileaks; why releasethe documents now? And...Why the Royal BritishLegion’s Poppy appeal  is more appealingthan ever

After months' of speculation the Government’sStrategic Defence and Security Review has finally been published.This week's special edition of Sitrep willl go beyond the headlines, to find out what it means for our forcesin the years ahead, and for Britain's position on the world stage.

  In this week’s Sitrep, could the war in  Afghanistan spill into Pakistan   The latest terror alerts in the UK & Europe –are they exaggerated or a genuine threat   Plus: the Royal Navy and the SDSR - the story behind the headlines  

Sitrep 23 September In today’s programme...Sitrep looks back at the British troops' mission in Sangin – was it a success?   Fact or fiction: the experts' verdict on the latest rumours to hit the forthcoming Strategic Defence and  Security Review..   Plus: could a solar flare cause as much damage as a nuclear weapon?

Today’s Sitrep looks at this week’s criticism of the defence review and asks just how radical it might be.Plus: A look ahead to this weekend’s Afghan elections And the latest on the fragile security situation in Northern Ireland.

Part one of our two part review of the global defencepicture that anyone in the services today should know about – it’s the world you could be fighting in and for.  Today: we ask what’s going on inthe world and where do we fit in?