96th National Gathering of Alpini: in Biella, 10-12 May 2025, music, memory and Alpine spirit - brigatafolgore.net

96th National Gathering of the Alpini: in Biella, 10-12 May 2025, music, memory and Alpine spirit

From 9 to 11 May 2025, Biella will host for the first time in its history the 96th National Gathering of the Alpini. A city with a strong connection to the mountains and the Penne Nere, ready to welcome hundreds of thousands of people in an event that mixes memory, identity and a spirit of brotherhood. The chosen motto […]

Ares 2/25: Ariete Brigade Creates New Armored Generation - brigatafolgore.net

Ares 2/25: Ariete Brigade Creates New Armored Generation

In the heart of the Cellina-Meduna polygon, in Friuli Venezia Giulia, the live-fire exercise “Ares 2/25” took place in recent days, involving a unit of the 132nd Tank Regiment of the “Ariete” Armored Brigade. The training activity represents one of the most significant stages in the training path of new tank drivers, and is part of a broader […]

Switzerland to buy 4 or 5 IRIS-T air defense systems from Diehl - brigatafolgore.net

Switzerland, new IRIS-T air defense systems

Switzerland plans to purchase at least four IRIS-T SLM medium-range ground-based air defense systems, manufactured by the German company Diehl Defence. This was announced by Armasuisse, the Federal Office for Defense Procurement, confirming that negotiations with the manufacturer are currently at an advanced stage. The contract is expected to be signed in the third quarter of […]

OMRI 2025 Honors: Italy awards General Cavoli and the partisan paratrooper Paola Del Din - brigatafolgore.net

OMRI 2025 Honors: Italy awards General Cavoli and the partisan paratrooper Paola Del Din

As per tradition, the President of the Republic has awarded the honors of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (OMRI), published in the Official Journal of 9 April 2025. Among the notable names are two symbolic figures from worlds that are only apparently distant: on the one hand, the US General Christopher Gerard Cavoli, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in […]

Pledge of Allegiance: 428 New Marshals Choose to Serve Italy - brigatafolgore.net

Pledge of Allegiance: 428 New Marshals Choose to Serve Italy

In the heart of Italy, 428 young people swore allegiance to the Republic, embracing the values of the Armed Forces and taking on the solemn commitment to serve the country with honor and dedication. In the evocative setting of Viterbo, the Army Non-Commissioned Officers School hosted the joint swearing-in ceremony of the Army and Air Force Marshal Cadets. A day charged […]

Cabbies, NATO Commander: 'Prepare for a long and global challenge - brigadefolgore.net

Cabbages, NATO Commander: 'Prepare for a long and global challenge'

On April 3, 2025, General Christopher G. Cavoli, commander of the United States European Command (USEUCOM), presented to the US Senate a detailed and worrying assessment of the strategic situation in Europe. His speech represents not only a balance of Russia's conduct in the war in Ukraine, but also a lucid analysis of the geopolitical transformations […]

China, world's first humanoid robot training centre kicks off - brigadefolgore.net

China, world's first humanoid robot training centre launched

A momentous breakthrough in the world of artificial intelligence and robotics is taking place in Shanghai, where China has opened the world's first centre for training heterogeneous humanoid robots. The new National and Local Joint Centre for Innovation in Humanoid Robotics, located in the Zhangjiang district, covers more than 5,000 square metres [...]

Safety Days 2025: Folgore promotes aviation safety culture - brigadefolgore.net

Safety Days 2025: Folgore promotes aviation safety culture

At the Pisa Parachute Training Centre, the second edition of Safety Days was held, days dedicated to training and information focusing on safety in aviolan operations. The Folgore leads the second edition of Safety Days The event involved the units of the Parachute Brigade "Folgore" and the Specialised Units with Airborne Capability of the Defence [...].

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