Defence Secretary Wallace’s successor & Ukraine ‘super drones’

<p>We examine Ukraine’s long-range drone war penetrating deep inside Russian territory - both in the air and underwater.</p><p>But first, there’s more on Rishi Sunak’s mini cabinet reshuffle and Energy Secretary Grant Shapps being parachuted into the Ministry of Defence.</p><p>The former six-day Home Secretary replaces Ben Wallace, who was the longest serving defence chief of this latest Conservative government, having worked under three prime ministers.</p><p>The Leader podcast’s joined by Professor Tim Willasey-Wilsey, visiting professor of war studies at King’s College London to discuss what the appointment means for British defence strategy.</p><p>In part two, Professor Willasey-Wilsey tells us about his research trip to Ukraine where he met commanders in charge of the programme for building vast squadrons of drones to bomb Russian targets.</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>