Skip to main content
Search
Forces News logo

Search

Main navigation

  • Home
    • The Download
    • Sitrep
  • News
  • Navy
  • Army
  • RAF
  • Tech
  • Military Life
  • Sport
  • About
  • Newsletter
Forces News logo

Off-canvas navigation

  • Home
    • The Download
    • Sitrep
  • News
  • Navy
  • Army
  • RAF
  • Tech
  • Military Life
  • Sport
  • About
  • Newsletter

Mike Morton

Biography

Mike has more than three decades' worth of journalistic experience at BFBS, Future Publishing, Sky News and the BBC, specialising in military subjects. A former reservist, he is currently a detachment commander in the Army Cadet Force. He also enjoys shooting his air rifles, having been the editor of a shooting magazine for six years.

Contact

Send an email

More Articles by Mike Morton

Threat from Iran: RAF F-35B shoots down drone – a first for the stealth fighter in UK service
All set for the summer: Dutch armed forces receive first batch of new camo uniforms
Picking up the workload: AW149 taking on multiple roles vacated by the Puma
A tremendous honour: Charles makes his first visit to Armed Forces headquarters
Red on, Green, Go! Paras jump into DZ in Brittany alongside their French counterparts
  • Load More

Recent Articles

The Russian Su-35 pictured here flew close enough to trigger emergency systems on the Rivet Joint including disabling the autopilot system (Picture: MOD)

Russian fighter jets intercept RAF reconnaissance aircraft within metres over Black Sea

20th May 2026 | RAF
The USVs on HMS Sterling Castle's flight deck are believed to be those made by a firm called Kraken Download TN (Picture: Daniel Ferro)

The Download – all the top stories from across the military world at home and abroad

20th May 2026 | News
The USVs on HMS Sterling Castle's flight deck are believed to be those made by a firm called Kraken (Picture: Daniel Ferro)

Ensuring safety in the strait: Mine-hunting drones transferred across from HMS Stirling Castle

20th May 2026 | Navy
Forces Newsletter

Follow us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Contact us
  • Editorial guidelines
  • Website Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Competition Terms and Conditions
  • BFBS Survey
  • Support
  • Information Security
  • Privacy Manager

BFBS, Chalfont Grove, Narcot Lane, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8TN
Charity Registered in England No. 233480. Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No. 407270