On March 24, 1945, the largest single-day airborne assault in history dropped 16,000 paratroopers on the eastern bank of the ...

The American recapture in World War II of Corregidor Island from the Japanese garrison in the Philippines began with a daring, highly risky parachute drop by the 503rd Parachute Regiment on Feb. 16, ...

A world champion winged suit skydiver has died after his parachute failed to deploy during a jump in the south of France. Pierre Wolnik, 37, a two-time French freefly world champion, died after ...

Basic training, which often involves getting yelled at and having your head shaved, is typically not a fun experience for military recruits. But now getting there is less of a hassle. The Defense ...

Soldiers in the British Army's largest infantry regiment are preparing for potential war with Russia at the UK's only training area to replicate a Ukrainian conflict zone. Troops are practising for ...

Defence cost-cutting measures could see Britain's elite Parachute Regiment being stripped of its parachutes in favour of more affordable means of deployment. The legendary unit, renowned for heroic ...

They have a reputation for daring and courage – seeing heroic action in Normandy, Arnhem, the Falklands and Afghanistan. But the future of the legendary 'Paras' could be under threat from cost-cutting ...