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Steadfast Dart 2026: Paratrooper General Scuderi leads the deployment of NATO's MND-S
The Multinational Division South, led by General Giuseppe Scuderi, participates in the NATO exercise “Steadfast Dart 202...
02 February 2026
Chivalric Tradition, Folgore Mentality: Paratrooper Officer Enrico Barduani Promoted to Lieutenant General
Enrico Barduani, Cavalry and Paratrooper Officer, has been promoted to Lieutenant General after a brilliant career in It...
30 January 2026
80 years of fervent identity: the Associazione Nazionale Paracadutisti d’Italia between memory and continuity (1946–2026)
The A.N.P.d’I. turns 80. Among the founders of the European Union of Parachutists and a point of reference for Italian P...
26 January 2026
The COVI Commander in Qatar and Bosnia-Herzegovina
24 January 2026
Brigadier General, paratrooper carabiniere, Gianluca Feroce visits the Provincial Command of the Carabinieri of Chieti
24 January 2026
New Paratrooper Sappers for the 8th Engineer Sappers Regiment "Folgore"
In Legnago, the ceremony of awarding the shoulder patch to about ninety young volunteers of the 8th Paratrooper Sappers...
23 January 2026
Record-breaking Amaranto Berets, 5 Paratroopers Promoted to Major General: Mongillo, Bernacca, Vicari, Mandolesi, and Dello Monaco. Incursor Yuri Grossi Also Promoted. Paduano (Folgore) and Isoni (Col Moschin) New Brigadier Generals.
20 January 2026
NYJIP26 in Japan: the Folgore Paratroopers Brigade with the Deputy Commander at the start-of-year jump
On January 11, 2026, in Narashino, Japan, the NYJIP26 took place, a multilateral parachuting event with 14 countries, in...
11 January 2026
Carl Gustaf M4: a Capability Multiplier for the Paratroopers Brigade “Folgore”
The Italian Ministry of Defense launches the multi-year program to equip the Army, particularly the Paratroopers Brigade...
08 January 2026
Warrant Officer Paratrooper Innocenzo Marraudino Has Passed Away
08 January 2026
General Giovanni Giostra, former Commander of the 185th Paratroopers Artillery Group ‘Viterbo’, has passed away
29 December 2025
Completed in Guidonia the testing for TCL launch from UH-139D helicopter. Joint venture Air Force, Carabinieri, Army with Folgore as protagonist
At the military airport of Guidonia, the certification tests of the UH-139D helicopter for launch in Free Fall Technique...
19 December 2025
La Folgore flexes its muscles: the 183rd Paratroopers Regiment Nembo concludes 3 weeks of intense training at Monte Romano
The 183rd Paratroopers Regiment Nembo conducted three weeks of intense training at Monte Romano, focusing on command and...
18 December 2025
Even Gen. Masiello Makes Mistakes. Give Us Masiello for Another Three Years - Video Speech
Gen. Masiello courageously leads the transformation of the Italian Army, promoting innovation and accepting error as a t...
17 December 2025
Paratroopers Brigade Folgore: General Bernacca Hands Over Command to Paduano
At the Training Center in Pisa, General Bernacca handed over command of the Paratroopers Brigade “Folgore” to Colonel Da...
12 December 2025
History of the Maroon Beret and the Folgore Insignia
On June 10, 1967, the Italian Paratrooper Brigade received the name "Folgore" and adopted the maroon beret and metal ins...
03 December 2025
Paratrooper General "Aquila 1" Bruno Viva has passed away. He was Commander of the Folgore from 1994 to 1996.
Paratrooper General Bruno Viva, a reference figure of the Italian Army and the Paratrooper Brigade “Folgore” between the...
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
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
Steadfast Duel 25 - Gen. Nicola Mandolesi: Professional and Competent Italian Military
10 November 2025
The Bundeswehr invests a billion in night vision: an important signal also for the Folgore
10 November 2025
Tragedy for the 186th Rgt. Folgore: Paratrooper Pietro De Falco dies in a road accident
09 November 2025
