Ready for war in three years? | Sitrep podcast

Sitrep's looking this week into the future of the Army with its new head warning the UK has three years to be ready to deter conflict or fight a war.

General Sir Roly Walker's talked about an "increasingly volatile world" but he said war isn’t inevitable and Britain has "just enough time to prepare".

He says he wants to double the Army's fighting power in three years - and triple it by the end of the decade and he’s stressed the need to modernise quickly using technology like AI.

Sitrep will be asking how achievable his plans are? And what would they mean for soldiers and how they fight?

And in the latest of our series about key events in people’s lives, we hear about the moment that made Andrew Fox after 8 years in the Army… passing P-Company to earn his maroon beret and become a Para.

Kate Gerbeau presents, with expert analysis from Professor Michael Clarke.

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[geraldtir]

England / Uk defence spending should be at 3%!

[chezaspup]

Now sll the kids are Sharpshooters, learnt playing War games on their PS4's, you've got enough to start it in 6months never mind 3 years! We need to build up our Armaments after giving ours to Ukraine. Sor Europe, protect our own shores for start. Get the Army practising on the beaches down South stopping the illegal immigrants coming over in their boats after all, that war has been going on for years and we LOST that one big time, still are!! Sort that out first then Conscription. Every 18 year old to do 3 years. They'd learn respect thats for sure!

[fatnacker]

70, 000 "A medium sized army". So double it would assume a large sized army. Yet russia has placed over 600, 000 in Ukraine so far with very many more available. 🤔 Medium sized i would argue it's hardly a tiny sized army.

[stephen]

Why dont we just concentrate of defence of the country and stop trying to get involved in other peoples conflicts.

[garywheble]

I served for twelve years in thos twelve years my unit both of them was never fully upto streangth in manpower .my work was very physical whitch after two weeks in the field lead to physical lost of streangth and stamina . Most times the equipment I worked on was varsity understreangth from six men where there should of been thirteen . Our resuply was a joke for each piece of Ordinance we should have five vehicals which needed a manpower of two to three . Because we never had that we could not practess real time resupply. Lets put it plainly with a detachment of seven on Lionehart one there was a time when the equipment was maned by two men the others haveing to work on other jobs such as NBC sentry position sentry QRF and manual adjusting ammunition from one pice of equipment to another, sounds simple but you can not go from Ato B in a straight line to six points carrying heavey load pluss your owen personal equipment . The sub unit is supposed to have four hundred men we never had more than one hundred and sixty

[robertwalker]

Primed ready if called upon ...3 years...get it sorted

[robertwalker]

Spend on defence....only deterrence..we got..

[discipleaj]

300, 000+ full time standing army is what is needed, and a sufficient reserve force/TA in like manner to support or rapidly inflate numbers as required.

First things first though - this stupid gov and educational establishments are doubling down on alienating all the working class and farming lads. I dont have to say it, its everywhere, and we all know whats really going on. But trust me, if you think these lads are going to turn up even if this stupid gov introduces national service, then I've got some magic beans you can buy(!) The leadership of the UK has been a major problem for the last 25-30 years now and we're all seeing the repercussions. This continual cycle of broken checks and balances and broken governance will never give us a standing army that is fot for purpose and one that actually cares about protecting Britain, our culture, our identity, our communities, our values and our interests/security at home and abroad.

[snbd]

Listening to kate i forgot this was'nt times radio for a second

[mikel]

Need army numbers back to 155, 000 many more infantry regiments

[stevieder]

I recon we need more diversity… that will defo square us off.

[sebjones]

Expect my brotherto go to war in old rust bucket Landrover FFR which always needs a push start 😂.

[stuartdowling]

We won't be ready in ten years never mind three

[redjacc]

what is going on with the constant talk of war on this channel? war with whom?

[patshiels]

Head of army predicts war ie I want more money maybe we need to spend less on pomp and ceremony . For a start

[TheEnglishOne]

C'mon labour/green voters! 🤣

I hope they will be ready 😁 should have voted reform.. sorry I'm not lgbtq enough for war

[trapdoorspider]

Looking at Finlands strategic.
We are in dia need of specifically mobile auto missile launchers.
Mobile auto artillery.
And drone defence.
And meny sniper’s.
Including 300 magnum dmr’s as well as 338 dmr.
Avon masks
Or Mira masks.
I do like the new Ajax I might of misspelled that never mind.
This new rail gun produced by Japan is it legit? Or just an AI fake?

[kingyup]

Why does it sound like you recorded someone's television? 😂😂