Tom Sables

Tom Sables began his career as a freelance journalist before joining BFBS Forces News in 2019. He has been shortlisted for an AIB International Media Excellence Award, developing specialisms in military mental health and special forces operations. Travelling across Europe to report from large-scale NATO deployments, Tom’s coverage includes a broad range of stories – from political developments to technological innovation.

News
Watch: Man arrested after trying to board HMS Enterprise in Ireland

Irish Gardaí arrested a male for public order offences at John Horgan Quay in Cork.

Tom Sables
19th June 2022
Army
Paratroopers pulled from NATO duty in Balkans after alleged sex tape scandal

The head of the British Army made the call less than a week into his new job.

Tom Sables
17th June 2022
Technology
Could American dream concept plane ever take off?

China's military activity has prompted the 'Liberty Lifter' ground-effect vehicle programme, experts say.

Tom Sables
14th June 2022
News
Military horsepower: Behind the scenes with the Household Cavalry

Forces News went to Hyde Park Barracks to find out what makes The Queen's four-legged bodyguards tick.

Tom Sables
24th May 2022
Afghanistan
UK's Kabul airlift troops 'let down by deep failures of leadership', MPs say

Committee of MPs has demanded the resignation of the Foreign Office's top civil servant in a scathing report.

Tim Cooper Tom Sables
24th May 2022
Ukraine
Russia appears to be using mine clearance tools to strike Ukraine

Tools designed to save lives are being misused, footage released by Russia appears to show.

Tom Sables
28th April 2022
Weapons and Kit
Hiding in plain sight: The story behind battlefield camouflage

Camouflage is based on the principles of shape, shadow, silhouette, surface, spacing and movement.

Tom Sables
20th April 2022
Ukraine
How a makeshift urban warfare manual has helped Ukrainian fighters

An expert, whose survival advice went viral online, has praised the military tactics used by forces defending urbanised areas.

Tom Sables
6th April 2022
Land vehicles
Challenger 3: Turret upgrade milestone for incoming British tank

The finished vehicle will be fully digitised, including a new turret, improved engine and 120mm smoothbore gun.

Tom Sables
25th March 2022
Ukraine
How can the war in Ukraine impact on veterans' mental health?

Symptoms can be triggered by events seen and heard on the news, a chief psychiatrist says.

Tom Sables
16th March 2022
Russia
Russia's 'Frogfoot' jet that can take a missile hit

Ground forces defending Ukraine are being bombarded by the SU-25 aircraft from the 1970s.

Tom Sables
16th March 2022
News
Digital overhaul to tidy up military justice system

The MOD says delays and confusion could be reduced after modern computer software takes over in 2023.

Tom Sables
14th March 2022
Technology
Why has HMS Prince of Wales been fitted with an atomic clock?

The world-first technology will provide more accurate time signals on board the aircraft carrier.

Tom Sables
11th March 2022
Navy
Navy radars prove Oxford-sized island is in 'wrong place'

Sailors on HMS Spey proved maps have been off by a mile for 85 years, using sonar, satellites and airborne lasers.

Tom Sables
11th March 2022
Royals
Prince of Wales presents Operation Shader medals to namesake military company

Members of the Prince of Wales's Company were recognised in Windsor following deployment to Iraq.

Tom Sables
8th March 2022
Ukraine
What's going on with Russia's convoy outside Kyiv?

Mechanical breakdown is partly to blame for the delayed progress of the heavy armour column, UK defence says.

Tom Sables Tim Cooper
4th March 2022