British and French paratroopers have completed final preparations for a possible peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. They could be sent if the country signs a peace agreement with Russia. The Telegraph ...

British forces conduct final exercise amid questions over Army’s ability to commit 5,000 troops in case of peace deal with ...

Six New York National Guard soldiers flew an all-night rescue mission in 2023 to reach an ambushed team of French commandos.

14:59, Tue, Feb 17, 2026 Updated: 20:29, Tue, Feb 17, 2026 Plans to cut back the British Army’s elite airborne infantry force risks “blunting the tip of the spear”, a former soldier-turned-MP has ...

Parts of the Parachute Regiment are set to be stripped of routine parachute training under plans to narrow the Army’s airborne capability. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the UK will retain ...

A court has heard how a man posted footage of himself driving around Ahoghill waving a Parachute Regiment flag he had taken from a home on Tiktok. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Belfast ...

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 ...

Trace the extraordinary journey of the U.S. Army Rangers from their daring World War II origins as Merrill’s Marauders and amphibious commandos, through airborne operations in Korea and Vietnam, to ...

French freefall champion Pierre Wolnik, 37, died yesterday when a jump went catastrophically wrong at altitude, according to reports. The elite wingsuit flyer is said to have leapt from the mountain ...

Royal Marines can now be called upon at a moment’s notice to deploy at the very tip of NATO’s spear after completing two years of intensive groundwork and mission rehearsals. Members of Plymouth-based ...

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 ...