BFBS Sitrep

Has David Cameron broken his promise to the armed-forces? The story behind the botched search-and-rescue helicopter deal If American pressure helps to change Egypt’s Government, can it mend the Middle East Peace process? And should all serving personnel be awarded a medal?

  As the protests continue in Egypt, what are the implications for the rest of the region?   Are tours of duty for bomb disposal teams in Afghanistan too long?   The continuing rows over Nimrod and Chinook   And...: it’s the end of the Iraq Inquiry – now all the evidence is in, what conclusions will be drawn?   

The MoD wants to make more savings - but where will the axe fall?   What's behind the increased number of service personnel seeking help for mental health issues?   Plus the last minute attempts to save the Nimrod   Is democracy working in Afghanistan?   And how successful are the latest reconciliation talks between Cyprus and Turkey?

This week,  Sitrep looks back 20 years ago to the first Iraq War as the legalities of the most recent Iraq war are still being debated ahead of Tony Blair’s return to the Iraq Inquiry   Plus: as the governments in Tunisia and Lebanon collapse, what can be done to calm renewed tensions in the Middle East?

Is the government politicising the military convenant   How a change to  Forces’ pensions  could leave many out-of-pocket   Why the Chief of the Defence Staff believes the UK should have it’s own Cyber Command.   And  why one group are campaigning to raise the age of recruitment from 16 to 18.

This week’s Sitrep looks ahead: what can the defence world expect in 2011: what’s the prognosis for peace in Afghanistan ?  And why is Pakistan the key to peace in the region? How will the cuts from last year’s defence review affect British Forces around the world? Plus, why the Government is holding a review into the care of  Forces’ amputees and why Germany’s ending conscription.

This week,  a special edition of Sitrep looking back at the big stories of the year that made the headlines in the Forces' world.  From SDSR to  Afghanistan, Korea, the Middle East and many more - it's all in the Sitrep review of 2010 with Kate Gerbau and a panel of defence experts.

Sitrep looks at the reasons why the experts are saying the strategy in Afghanistan isn’t working What’s the future for defence spending and procurement Find out what’s being done to counter Islamic extremism in the UK And, find out why the number of  homeless ex-Forces personnel has fallen dramatically in the last 10 years.

In this week's programme....   The true definition of the Military Covenant and what’s it means for Forces’ Families   Analysis of the  continuing fall-out from Wikileaks   What’s behind the latest spying allegations?   And, could climate change trigger the next war?

In this week's Sitrep..............   There's been more Wikileaks - but how damaging are they and what's still to come?   The story of how one woman's determination changed forever the repatriation process for servicemen and women.   And we say farewell to Ark Royal as it head towards Portsmouth