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Award winning Defence podcast from BFBS.
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This is the official Mining Review Africa Podcast. Mining Review Africa is the leading monthly magazine and digital platform in the African mining industry. Every month, MRA reaches an audience of over 50 000 influential mining authorities and key decision makers through a variety of channels, including an interactive website, videos and print distribution at all major mining conferences in Africa and across the globe. MRA serves as a knowledge, news and information sharing platform which dr ...
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Ukraine’s big gamble in Russia – what happens next?
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Is this Chess, or Russian Roulette? Professor Michael Clarke explains why Ukraine has chosen a path with big risks, but also potentially big rewards by taking the fight to Russia on its own turf in Kursk. Sitrep’s Simon Newton analyses the forces and movements of each side as we assess how this could develop and affect the war. 75 years since the G…
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Discussion with Jordan Trimble | Skyharbour Resources (TSXV:SYH)
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Wagner Mercenaries in West Africa
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Sitrep’s looking into the role of the Russian mercenary group, Wagner, after reports of fierce fighting in the West African country of Mali and asking why this conflict has caused a diplomatic row between Mali and Ukraine? And where is the balance between the needs of the military and the needs of the media? Sitrep will discuss that with the former…
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Discussion with Bruce Lane & Matt Hartmann | GTi Energy (ASX:GTR) | Uranium
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Discussion with Brian Reinsborough | Recon Energy Africa (TSXV:RECO)
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The armed forces pay rise – what’s it really worth?
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Most servicemen and women are getting a 6% pay rise, twice the rate of inflation. The government says it’s the biggest increase for more than 20 years. But in real terms pay has been falling for a decade, and satisfaction with it is at a record low. Sitrep talks to the Defence Veterans and People Minister, Alistair Carns, to ask whether it’s really…
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Discussion with Prof. Ian Plimer | Geologist, Author & Scientist
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Ready for war in three years?
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The new head of the Army has warned the UK has three years to be ready to fight a war or deter conflict. General Sir Roly Walker’s talked about an “increasingly volatile world” but he said war wasn’t inevitable and the Army had "just enough time" to prepare itself. He says he wants to double the Army's fighting power in three years (and triple it b…
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Discussion with Brandon Munro | Bannerman Energy (ASX:BMN)
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Why have outside experts been put in charge of the UK’s Defence Review?
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From where the armed forces are deployed around the world, to the kit they have for the job, and how they’re looked after, the government has launched a “root and branch” defence review. Two people who’ve been hands on with past reviews, Lieutenant General Sir Nick Pope and Sitrep’s Professor Michael Clarke, explain what will be different about thi…
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Discussion with Dr. Brooke Miller | Miller Family Health & Wellness
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“Don’t be Jack” -- the veterans who’ve become MPs
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Around one in twenty of the UK’s MPs have military experience, but what do they bring to the job and does it help them make a difference? Sitrep talks to the new MP for Derbyshire North, Louise Jones, and Jonny Ball who hosts the Veterans in Politics podcast and has mentored several of the new intake to Parliament. India’s Prime Minister claims to …
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Discussion with Thomas Nelson | Climate The Movie
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EXTRA - The Allied Reaction Force (and Britain’s role) explained
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The Allied Reaction Force is the new “tip of the spear” for NATO’s military power. It’s described as a strategic, high-readiness, force-generated, multi-domain and multinational capability. The ARF replaces the NATO Response Force and Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), as part of a radical update of military structures and plans since the…
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Defending Europe – what does NATO need to do?
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75 years since NATO was created to defend Europe, Sitrep asks what’s needed to do that job properly today. From organising hundreds of thousands of troops, to digging ditches and ensuring bridges can carry tanks, the challenges are explained by Professor Michael Clarke and Oana Lungescu, a former senior advisor to the NATO Secretary General. Part o…
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Discussion with Marna Cloete | Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN)
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Discussion with Martino De Ciccio | Montage Gold (TSXV:MAU)
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The Black Sea mine threat
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Two Royal Navy minehunters, given to Ukraine last year, are still in UK waters because they can’t get into the Black Sea while the war continues. But Ukraine’s Navy is using them to prepare for when they can start clearing the hundreds of explosives lying on the sea-bed. Sitrep’s Simon Newton has been watching some of that work on Exercise Sea Bree…
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Discussion with Dr. Judith Curry | Climate Forecast Applications Network
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Discussion with David Prins | CopperEx Resources (TSXV:CUEX)
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Who’s promising what for the Armed Forces?
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Sitrep analyses the main party manifestos for the general election in which defence has had its highest profile in decades. AI and data collection are promised to bring a revolution to military capability. But they could also make it harder to work with partners and allies by creating a new “language barrier”, so how do we avoid that? And the 2am p…
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Discussion with Keith Bodnarchuk | Cosa Resources (TSXV:COSA)
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War of the playground
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While North Korea sends hundreds of balloons, loaded with rubbish and manure, across the border, South Korea is setting up giant speakers to blare K-pop music for miles into the North. Sitrep assess the risk of a playground scrap going out of control, and explains why many heavily armed nations indulge in childish tactics when they don’t want an al…
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Discussion with Joe Ovsenek | P2 Gold (TSXV:PGLD)
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Discussion with Leif Nilsson | Surge Copper (TSXV:SURG)
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From the wooden horse at Troy to rubber tanks in Dover military deceptions have been central to war for thousands of years. In the lead up to D-Day the allies convinced Germany their assault would be 150 miles away from Normandy. Professor Michael Clarke and Sitrep’s Claire Sadler explain the complex web of deceptions involving radar interference, …
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Discussion with Greg Smith | Equinox Gold (NYSE:EQX)
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An insider’s guide to the NATO summit
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Presidents and Prime Ministers have big decisions to make in Washington about how to better defend Europe, deter Russia, and support Ukraine. But how does it work behind closed doors, away from the choreographed photo ops, and who is actually making the decisions? Lord Peter Ricketts, former UK Ambassador to NATO, lifts the lid on how some of the w…
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Is it time for western boots in Ukraine?
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Russia has the momentum in Ukraine right now, so is it time for a radical rethink of how we help? James Heappey, who served four years as Armed Forces Minister, tells Sitrep we should be thinking about putting a training mission into Western Ukraine along with air defence support. Professor Michael Clarke explains the potential risks and benefits o…
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EXTRA – Hercules: first in, last out
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For more than half a century the C-130 Hercules was the backbone of the RAF. It’s played a key role in daring special forces and counter terror mission, supported combat operations from the Falklands to Afghanistan, delivered disaster relief, and carried out evacuations in some of the most challenging of environments. Named after the mythological G…
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What Course Ahead For The Royal Navy?
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Sitrep looks at the future shape of the Navy as the government talks of a new ‘golden era in shipbuilding’ and assesses what it can learn from current conflicts. Expert analysis from Commodore Steve Prest who’s just left the service and former Naval warfare officer Professor Peter Roberts from RUSI. Sitrep’s Simon Newton reports from Poland on Exer…
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Discussion with Ryan King | Calibre Mining (TSX:CXB)
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Discussion with John DeJoia | Strathmore Plus Uranium (TSXV:SUU)
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Discussion with Luke Alexander | Newcore Gold (TSXV:NCAU)
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The forces payroll hack – what you need to know
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The cyber-attack which potentially exposed names and bank details of more than 270-thousand people is certainly embarrassing, but what might a “malign actor” do with that information? The founding Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, Ciaran Martin, tells Sitrep the hackers haven’t got any “crown jewels”, but that statements of “no…
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Discussion with Daniel Major | GoviEx Uranium (TSXV:GXU)
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Discussion with Greg Hall | Alligator Energy (ASX:AGE)
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Discussion with Scott Melbye | Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY)
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Naval hide & seek in Norway’s fjords
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Sitrep goes on board a Royal Navy P2000 patrol boat, on exercise Tamber Shield, off the coast of Norway. David Sivills-McCann gives us an insight into the action, and Professor Michael Clarke explains why these boats, some of the smallest Royal Navy vessels, are key to defending the UK. A prototype of the RAF’s next generation fighter jet, Tempest,…
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EXTRA – Tempest, turning sci-fi concepts into flying reality
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Tempest will be the RAF’s next generation fighter jet, and the heart of the new Future Combat Air System. After a decade of conceptual development work is now underway to turn it into reality, with a first prototype due to fly in around 3 years. Will it really be equipped with laser weapons or brain scanners in the pilot’s helmet? That’s still secr…
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Discussion with Michael Collins | Nuclear Fuels (CSE:NF)
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Discussion with Alex Klenman | Tisdale Clean Energy (CSE:TCEC)
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The PM’s defence spending spree – what’s it really worth?
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Rishi Sunak has pledged tens of billions of pounds to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030, but how much will it improve our military capability? Professor Michael Clarke explains why the extra cash will probably be used to firm up our forces rather than making them bigger, and we fact check how much of the £75bn figure given by the Prime Minister …
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Discussion with Jason Bagg | Puranium Energy (CSE:UX)
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Discussion with Matthew Mickleborough | Junior Resource Investing
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How did the RAF support Israel when it was attacked by Iran?
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RAF Typhoons fired in defence of Israel as part of a multi-national operation to stop Iran’s onslaught with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones. A former fighter pilot tells Sitrep about the threats posed to pilots. The Armed Forces put a lot of effort into leadership training. But what about the other side of the coin – followers? The C…
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EXTRA – What is followership, and how could it change the Army?
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The Armed Forces put a lot of effort into leadership training, but have they lost sight of the people who are led? The Army’s been researching the concept of followership, how it could benefit the service become part of its culture. But what is followership, is it really different from the results of good leadership, and can it be part of an organi…
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Can ‘broken’ defence procurement be fixed?
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Defence Procurement minister James Cartlidge tells Sitrep the history of armed forces having “kit that let them down” keeps him awake at night. But he has a plan to fix the problems. He tells Kate Gerbeau about the changes aimed at delivering equipment on time, and on budget, while Professor Michael Clarke assesses whether it will give troops what …
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