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Insights and updates dedicated to the world of Italian and foreign Airborne Troops: paratrooper units, operations, training, history, traditions, and military current affairs.
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General Giovanni Giostra, former Commander of the 185th Paratroopers Artillery Group ‘Viterbo’, has passed away
29 December 2025
Spain, year closed with the “Trueno 25”: the "Mangusta" of the Spanish Paratrooper Brigade
29 December 2025
National Anthem, Removing the Final “Yes”: What Changes and Why It's Not New for Paratroopers
24 December 2025
Gianfranco Paglia beyond all limits, new record at the “2 Ore No Limits”: 14 km and 360 meters
20 December 2025
Spanish Paratroopers Focus on FPV Drones: Operational Micro-Laboratory with Autonomous Production and 3D Printing
19 December 2025
Completed in Guidonia the testing for TCL launch from UH-139D helicopter. Joint venture Air Force, Carabinieri, Army with Folgore as protagonist
19 December 2025
La Folgore flexes its muscles: the 183rd Paratroopers Regiment Nembo concludes 3 weeks of intense training at Monte Romano
18 December 2025
Gianfranco Paglia new FISIP Ambassador of Paralympic Winter Sports. And on December 20th the assault on the record in the “2 Ore No Limits”
18 December 2025
The history of our parachute: Gen. Burgio's contribution in STORIA Militare on newsstands December 23
17 December 2025
Even Gen. Masiello Makes Mistakes. Give Us Masiello for Another Three Years - Video Speech
17 December 2025
Paratroopers Brigade Folgore: General Bernacca Hands Over Command to Paduano
12 December 2025
The Army towards the future: the first test of Autonomous Robotic Systems concluded. Folgore also present with the 185th Paratroopers Artillery Regiment
11 December 2025
History of the Maroon Beret and the Folgore Insignia
03 December 2025
Paratrooper General "Aquila 1" Bruno Viva has passed away. He was Commander of the Folgore from 1994 to 1996.
01 December 2025
From the Tuscan Hills to the Gulf Desert: Three Tests of Interoperability, Precision, and Demonstration of Italian Military Capability
01 December 2025
The Paratrooper Bomb Disposal Experts of the 8th "Folgore" Sappers Neutralize a 500-Pound Bomb in Legnago
A Legnago (VR) una bomba d’aereo della Seconda guerra mondiale è stata neutralizzata dagli artificieri dell’8° Reggimento Genio Guastatori Paracadutisti "Folgore”. L’operazione, coordinata dalla Prefettura di Verona, ha previsto l’evacuazione di circa 800 residenti e la sospensione del traffico. Dopo la rimozione delle spolette, l’ordigno è stato fatto brillare in sicurezza. Nel 2025 il Reggimento ha già neutralizzato circa 900 ordigni nelle province di competenza.
01 December 2025
Folgore: Endex Mangusta 2025
28 November 2025
La Folgore salutes the Warriors of the Rising Sun
26 November 2025
Defense: General Portolano Awards Badges to New Raiders of the 9th Regiment
22 November 2025
Mangusta 2025 Begins, the Folgore's Premier Exercise: a Challenge Against One's Own Limits
15 November 2025
46th Air Brigade and Paratrooper Brigade “Folgore” test new air-drop capabilities of transport aircraft
15 November 2025
Paratrooper General Fronda Hands Over Command of the Acqui Division
14 November 2025
The Bundeswehr invests a billion in night vision: an important signal also for the Folgore
10 November 2025
Meloria, November 9, 1971 – November 9, 2025: 54 years ago the tragedy of “Gesso 4"
09 November 2025