Sitrep: Can the UK be ready to fight a war or deter conflict in three years?

As the new head of the Army warns that the UK has three years to be ready to fight a war or deter conflict, Sitrep takes a closer look at the future of the service.

General Sir Roly Walker has talked about an "increasingly volatile world" but said war was not 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 by the end of the decade as well as stressing the need to modernise quickly using technology like AI.

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Sitrep asks how achievable his plans are. And what would they mean for soldiers and how they fight?

Professor Mike Clarke and former Army officer Ed Arnold, who is now at RUSI, have joined Kate Gerbeau and reporter Sian Grzeszczyk Melbourne to discuss the plans and the future shape of the battlefield.

In the latest Sitrep series about key events in people's lives, they hear about the moment that made Andrew Fox after eight 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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