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23
Apr

Ended the ex. 'Steel Temper', simulated a conflict under the aegis of NATO Art. 5, which provides for the collective defence of alliance members

Condoralex / 2 years
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2 min read

Armoured Brigade 'Ariete' recently completed one of its most ambitious exercises, called 'Steel Temper'. The exercise was distinguished by its high degree of realism, replicating the conditions of a current conflict under the aegis of NATO's Article 5, which provides for the collective defence of alliance members. "Steel Temper," planned to increase and refine [...]

22
Apr

Noble Blueprint 24, massive NATO Live Fire Exercise in Bulgaria

Condoralex / 2 years
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2 min read

At a time of rising geopolitical tensions, mainly caused by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Noble Blueprint 24 exercise is particularly significant. Recently concluded at the Novo Selo Training Area, this activity involved over 400 soldiers from the Multinational Battle Group Bulgaria (MNBG BGR), aiming to strengthen interoperability and integration between forces [...]

26
Mar

Crosetto: 'the Italian armed forces are not ready', echoed by the Chief of the SMD. Future scenarios and possible solutions

Condoralex / 2 years
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4 min read

During his appearance yesterday on 'Quarta Repubblica' on Rete4, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto raised significant questions regarding Italy's defence capability in an increasingly tense global context. His words cast a critical light on the country's state of military readiness, especially in relation to the growing threat posed by [...]

25
Mar

NATO, new ARF force ready, Parachutist General Lorenzo D'Addario meets Commanders

Condoralex / 2 years
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3 min read

In a recent conference, held at the NRDC-ITA operational headquarters, the Allied Reaction Force (ARF) leaders met to outline strategies for the now approaching operational date of the new force. The ARF Component Commanders' Conference saw the active participation of all the tactical level unit Commanders, who starting from […]

23
Mar

Historic all-female launch of the 173rd US Airborne Brigade in Italy

Condoralex / 2 years
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4 min read

In an unprecedented feat celebrating female courage and determination, over 100 female paratroopers from six battalions of the US Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, stationed between Germany and Italy, gathered at the Aviano Air Base to participate in the first all-female airborne operation. On a day [...]

19
Mar

US paratroopers in Norway for Arctic Shock Exercise

Condoralex / 2 years
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2 min read

Training in arctic areas is becoming more and more intense for NATO armies. After the Alpini with the CWO exercise in the Arctic environment, hundreds of American and Norwegian paratroopers tested their capabilities in extreme cold conditions as part of Exercise Arctic Shock. The US unit involved was the 11th Airborne Division [...]

18
Mar

British Army in Parachute crisis, €9,000 incentive for those who want to join

Condoralex / 2 years
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2 min read

The British Army's historic Parachute Regiment, also known as the 'Paras', is in a serious personnel crisis. The British Ministry of Defence has offered £7,500 (around €8,800) to soldiers from other infantry units to join the Parachute Regiment. The unprecedented 'offer', if you want to call it that, was notified to personnel [...].

15
Mar

Reintroduction of Compulsory Leverage, a debate more open than ever

Condoralex / 2 years
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5 min read

The reflection on military conscription is gaining new momentum in Italy, influenced by the tensions on the international scene and the recent decisions of some NATO member states. Denmark has decided to extend compulsory military service to women and to increase the duration of this service from 4 to 11 months for all [...]

15
Mar

Mission accomplished, the War Flag of the 186th Parachute Regiment 'Folgore' returned to Italy

Condoralex / 2 years
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2 min read

Late yesterday evening, 14 March 2024, the glorious and multi-decorated 186th Parachute Regiment "Folgore" marked the end of its mission in Kosovo by returning to Siena with its War Flag. The return marks the conclusion of an engagement that lasted from November 2023 to March 2024, during which it held the [...]

12
Mar

The changing wind, Paratroopers at the top

Condoralex / 2 years
6
20 min read

When I joined the Folgore in 1999, a saying circulated in the corridors of the cold dormitories of the Bandini barracks in Siena: 'A paratrooper officer will never make a career. Impossible to see an amaranth beret at the top of the armed forces'. They were talking about Gen. C.A. Franco Angioni, who in the mid-1990s came to be National Director of the [...].

Ended the ex. 'Steel Temper', simulated a conflict under the aegis of NATO Art. 5, which provides for the collective defence of alliance members

Noble Blueprint 24, massive NATO Live Fire Exercise in Bulgaria

Crosetto: 'the Italian armed forces are not ready', echoed by the Chief of the SMD. Future scenarios and possible solutions

NATO, new ARF force ready, Parachutist General Lorenzo D'Addario meets Commanders

Historic all-female launch of the 173rd US Airborne Brigade in Italy

US paratroopers in Norway for Arctic Shock Exercise

British Army in Parachute crisis, €9,000 incentive for those who want to join

Reintroduction of Compulsory Leverage, a debate more open than ever

Mission accomplished, the War Flag of the 186th Parachute Regiment 'Folgore' returned to Italy

The changing wind, Paratroopers at the top

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