British Army tests its ability to get to a war | Sitrep podcast
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Iron Titan is the British Army’s largest land exercise in more than 20 years, involving 8,000 troops across more than 40,000 square miles of south-west England and Wales.
Sitrep hears from some of those taking part, and Forces News reporter Rosie Laydon explains how it is using the lessons of Ukraine to test the deployment of the UK's warfighting division.
Violence, and a Serbian troop build-up, have prompted the deployment of 200 British soldiers to Kosovo as extra peacekeepers. Major General Chip Chapman explains their role, and the risks.
And thousands of new quieter and lighter assault rifles have been ordered for British troops, we explain how it will be different for those who get it.
00:00 - On this Sitrep episode
02:44 - Exercise Iron Titan
12:13 - UK troops to Kosovo
23:17 - New rifle for UK Armed Forces
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