James Wharton is the North of England reporter at BFBS Forces News and a former soldier in the British Army. A veteran of Iraq, he served both operationally and ceremonially during a ten-year career in the Household Cavalry. After leaving the military, he retrained at the BFBS Academy before earning a degree from the University of Warwick.
How well do you know the rounds in your magazine?
Experts give their view on deterrence, weapons and killer swarming drones ...
The science behind nuclear deterent
Part four of the BFBS Badass Series explores why the Gurkhas are so internationally revered
How does the international defence industry work? Who are the biggest buyers and sellers of weaponry? And who regulates it all?
The story of how the 1941 workforce at M&S gave their own money to help defend the skies over Britain
What was it about the WWII fighter plane that ensured its status as an icon?
The BBC 2 drama follows the haunting activities of two ships exploring the frozen waters of the Arctic
How close did Britain come to a Coup d'état in 1974?
A bit of deadpan forces humour ... standby with those eye-rolls
A Gulf War veteran describes the conflict, 30 years on …
Thirty years on, take a look at the events that brought about the conflict.
Exploring the reputations of the world's elite defence organisations
How the festive period was marked by prisoners of war on all sides during World War Two
The Aces High Gallery in Buckinghamshire is the home to some of the world's most significant military artwork
Storming a ship in the English Channel in under 10 minutes? That would be the SBS …