Thieving Magpie 2025: COFS tests Special Forces capabilities - brigatafolgore.net

Thieving Magpie 2025: COFS tests Special Forces capabilities

Grazzanise (CE), 13 April 2025 – One of the most significant days of the Gazza Ladra 2025 (GL25) exercise took place today at the base of the 9th Wing of the Italian Air Force, the flagship training activity of the Joint Command for Special Forces Operations (COFS) for the current year. The event was attended by the Undersecretary of Defense, Hon. […]

Admiral Cavo Dragone: beware peace is not free - brigatafolgore.net

Admiral Cavo Dragone: beware peace is not free

In recent interviews, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, former COFS Commander and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, emphasised that 'peace is not free, but war is immensely more expensive'. He highlighted the need to increase military spending more efficiently, pointing out that the fragmentation between [...]