The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that UK airborne parachute capability will be retained but concentrated into specialist units and a single battalion group, following recommendations in the ...

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 denied claims that the UK is planning to reduce airborne capability or cut pay for paratroopers, following reporting parachute forces may move to a smaller specialist ...

Shocking new figures have revealed hundreds of Parachute Regiment troops are not fully qualified as military parachutists and have not completed the required training. Following a question submitted ...

Soldiers are being offered a bonus of a third of their salaries to transfer to the Parachute Regiment amid a manpower crisis. In a rare move, regiment commanders have offered £7,500 to tempt Army ...

The selling of Parachute Regiment flags during the upcoming Apprentice Boys parade in Derry has been banned following a council decision on stallholders. The inclusion of the Parachute Regiment in ...

PARACHUTE Regiment flags have appeared in tourist locations in both in Carrickfergus and east Belfast, in what is seen as an act of support for a former member of the regiment charged with murdering ...

The Parachute Regiment, known as the Paras, have served the British Army since they were formed during World War 2. Their iconic maroon berets are recognised the world over. The regiment was borne out ...