CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea– In a powerful demonstration of combined combat power, paratroopers from the 1st Squadron, 40th ...

France and 24 allied countries are conducting large-scale military drills to prepare for high-intensity conflict, amid escalated threats from Russia. The allied military drill Orion-26,” France's ...

A war veteran who parachuted into Normandy on D-Day has died at the age of 99. Roy Burr, who was born in Essex, but lived in Kingswood near Bristol, was one of the last surviving members of the 6th ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roy Burr was a regular attender at his local Normandy veterans’ group in Bristol before Covid sapped his confidence - Paul Turner ...

The British 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment — just 600 men — were ordered to assault Goose Green. Intelligence said 500 defenders. Reality: more than 1,500 Argentine troops. Heavy snow warning as 11 ...

AN SAS soldier died after crashing at high speed at a world championship parachuting contest, an inquest heard. Staff Sgt Chris Good, 52, misjudged his rate of descent over the high-altitude landing ...

Penny-pinching defence chiefs are devising plans to slash the jumping capability of the legendary Parachute Regiment, it was feared last night. Just days after Downing Street sources suggested an ...

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 ...

GARDEN CITY, Long Island (WABC) -- A wedding dress made from a WWII parachute with quite a story behind it is now on display at a museum on Long Island. The rare World War II era dress, stitched from ...

Pierre Wolnik, a world champion wingsuit skydiver from France, died on Saturday during a jump in the French Alps after his parachute failed to open. Wolnik, 37, jumped from a helicopter in a wingsuit ...