Many countries around the world maintain military units that are trained as paratroopers. These include special forces units that are parachute-trained, as well as non-airborne forces units.
Abkhazia Independent Special Purpose Detachment (Отдельный Отряд Специального Назначения - Otdel'nyy Otryad Spetsial'nogo Naznacheniya)De facto state with limited international recognition
Albania Special Operations Battalion (Batalioni i Operacioneve Speciale)
Algeria Army 17th Airborne Division 1st Parachute Commando Regiment 4th Parachute Commando Regiment 5th Parachute Commando Regiment 6th Parachute Commando Regiment 12th Parachute Commando Regiment 18th Parachute Commando Regiment Parachute Artillery Regiment Parachute Engineers Battalion 25th Reconnasissance Regiment 104th Operational Maneuver Regiment Commando Instruction and Parachute Training School "Martyr Derbal M'barek" Special Troops Superior School "Martyr Mustapha Khoja called Si Ali" Air Force 772nd Parachute Air Commando Fusiliers Regiment 782nd Parachute Air Commando Fusiliers Regiment "Martyr Jaloul bin Azzouz"
Angola Special Forces Brigade (Brigada de Forças Especiais) Special Forces Training School (Escola de Formação de Forças Especiais)
Argentina Army Rapid Deployment Force (Argentina) (Fuerza de Despliegue Rápido) 4th Airborne Brigade (IV Brigada Aerotransportada) (2nd Parachute Infantry Regiment) "14th Parachute Infantry Regiment", including Parachute Reserve Company "Córdoba" (Compañía de Reserva Paracaidista Córdoba) ("4th Parachute Artillery Battalion") 4th Parachute Cavalry Scout Squadron (Escuadrón de Exploración de Caballería Paracaidista 4) (4th Parachute Engineers Company) (4th Parachute Signal Company) Compañía Apoyo de Lanzamientos Aéreos Paracaidista 4 (4th Parachute Airdrop Support Company) Parachute Guides Platoon "1st Lt. Guillermo Abally" (Sección Guías Paracaidistas "Teniente Primero Guillermo Abally") Parachute Intelligence Platoon (Sección de Inteligencia Paracaidista) Special Operations Forces Group (Agrupación de Fuerzas de Operaciones Especiales) 601 Special Forces Company 601 Commando Company (Compañía de Comandos 601) 602 Commando Company (Compañía de Comandos 602) (603 Commando Company) (Airborne Troops and Special Operations School) Navy Amphibious Commandos Group (Agrupación de Comandos Anfibios) Tactical Divers Group (Agrupación de Buzos Tácticos) Air Force Special Operations Group
Armenia 1st Special Forces Regiment (Armenia) (1-ին գնդակից հատուկ նպատակ - 1-in Gndakits' Hatuk Npatak)
Australia Australian Army Special Operations Command Special Air Service Regiment 1st Commando Regiment 2nd Commando Regiment Special Operations Engineer Regiment Australian Defence Force Parachuting School Royal Australian Air Force B Flight, No. 4 Squadron
Austria
Jagdkommando Military Paratrooper School
Azerbaijan Army 777th Special Purpose Brigade (777-ci Xüsusi Təyinat Briqada) Navy Marine Special Purpose Sabotage and Reconnaissance Center - Military Unit 641 (Dəniz Təxribat və Kəşfiyyat Mərkəz Xüsusi Təyinat - 641 Saylı Hərbi Hissə)
Bahrain Royal Guard Special Forces Battalion (الحرس الملكي كتيبة قوات خاصة - Alharas Almalakiu Katibat Quwwat Khasa)
Bangladesh
Army Para Commando Brigade 1st Para Commando Battalion 2nd Para Commando Battalion Navy Special Warfare Diving and Salvage Air Force 41 Squadron Airborne
Belarus Special Operations Forces Command (Камандаванне сіл спецыяльных аперацый - Kamandavannie Sil Spiecyjaĺnych Apieracyj) 5th Independent Special Assignments Brigade (5-я асобная брыгада спецыяльнага прызначэння - 5-ja Asobnaja Bryhada Spiecyjaĺnaha Pryznačennia) 38th Independent Guards Air Assault Brigade "Wien" (38-ю Венская асобную гвардзейскую дэсантна-штурмавую брыгаду - 38-ju Venskaya Asobnuju Hvardziejskuju Desantna-Sturmavuju Bryhadu) "Viciebsk" (103-ю Віцебскую асобную гвардзейскую паветрана-дэсантную брыгаду - 103-ju Viciebskuju Asobnuju Hvardziejskuju Pavietrana-Desantnuju Bryhadu)
Belgium Special Operations Regiment 2nd Commando Battalion 3rd Parachute Battalion Special Forces Group 6th Communication and Information Systems Group Paratrooper Training Center
Benin 1st Parachute Commandos Battalion (1er Bataillon de Commandos Parachutistes)
Bolivia Army 16th Special Forces Regiment "Jordán" (Regimiento de Fuerzas Especiales Nº 16 "Jordán") 18th Airborne Commandos Regiment "Victoria" - Special Troops instruction Center (Regimiento de Comandos Aerotransportados Nº 18 "Victoria - Centro de Instrucción de Tropas Especiales") Navy Amphibious Commandos Battalion (Batallón de Comandos Anfibios)
Botswana Commando Battalion Para and Presidential Guards Battalion
Brazil
Army Paratroopers Brigade Parachute Infantry Brigade Headquarters Company 25th Parachute Infantry Battalion "Campo dos Afonsos" 26th Parachute Infantry Battalion "Alberto Santos-Dumont" 27th Parachute Infantry Battalion "General Newton Lemos" 8th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion 20th Parachute Logistics Battalion Parachute Folding, Maintenance and Air Supply Battalion
21st Parachutist Anti Aircraft Artillery Battery 1st Parachute Combat Engineers Company 20th Parachute Signal Company Parachute Training Company 36th Parachute Army Police Platoon Parachute Medical Detachment Special Operations Command (Comando de Operações Especiais) 1st Special Forces Battalion "" "Captain Francisco Padilha" 3rd Special Forces Company "Brigadier General Thaumaturgo Sotero Vaz" Parachutist Training Center "General Penha Brasil" Navy Combat Divers Group Naval Fusiliers Special Operation Battalion "Tonelero" Air Force Air-Land Rescue Squadron
Brunei Army Special Forces Regiment (Rejimen Pasukan Khas) Air Force Tactical Air Supply Parachute Unit (Unit Payung Terjun Pembekal Udara Taktikal)
Bulgaria
Joint Special Operations Command (Съвместно Командване на Специалните Операции - Sŭvmestno Komandvane na Spetsialnite Operatsii) Army 1st Special Forces Battalion (1ви Батальон Специални Сили - 1vi Batalion Spetsialni Sili) 2nd Special Forces Battalion (2ри Батальон Специални Сили - 2ri Batalion Spetsialni Sili) 3rd Special Forces Battalion (3ти Батальон Специални Сили - 3ti Batalion Spetsialni Sili) Navy (65-и Морски Специален Разузнавателен Отряд "Черноморски Акули" - 65-i Morski Spetsialen Razuznavatelen Otriad "Chernomorski Akuli")
Burkina Faso 25th Parachute Commando Regiment (25e Régiment Parachutiste Commando) Airborne Technics Training Center (Centre d'Instruction aux Techniques Aéroportées)
Burundi 121st Parachute Regiment (121e Régiment de Parachutistes)
Cambodia
Special Forces Command (បញ្ជាការដ្ឋានទ័ពពិសេស - Banhcheakear Dthan tp Pises)Previously 911th Special Forces Regiment - 1st Airborne Commando Battalion 2nd Airborne Commando Battalion 3rd Airborne Commando Battalion 4th Airborne Commando Battalion
Cameroon Airborne Troops Battalion (Bataillon des Troupes Aéroportées)
Canada Army Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Parachute Company (Reserve), The Queen's Own Rifles of CanadaThe Airborne Role Retrieved March 14, 2011 Parachute Training Company, Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre Air Force Search and Rescue Technicians - Canadian Forces School of Search and Rescue SAR Techs Teams - 103 Search and Rescue Squadron SAR Techs Teams - 413 Transport and Rescue Squadron SAR Techs Teams - 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron SAR Techs Teams - 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron SAR Techs Teams - 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Joint Task Force 2 Canadian Special Operations Regiment
Chile
Army Lautaro Special Operations Brigade "Lautaro" 1st Parachute Battalion "Pelantarú" 5th Commando Company "Lientur" 6th Commando Company "Iquique" 12th Commando Company "Galvarino" Special Forces Group Airborne Company Amphibious Company Mountain Company Paratroopers and Special Forces School Navy
Air Force
Special Forces Tactical Unit - 2nd Air Force Group Special Forces Tactical Unit - 5th Air Force Group Special Forces Tactical Unit - 6th Air Force Group Special Forces Tactical Unit - 8th Air Force Group Special Forces Tactical Unit - 9th Air Force Group
China (People’s Republic of China) Army People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces (中國人民解放軍特種部隊 ) 71st Special Warfare Brigade "Sword of the Kunlun Mountains" (「昆仑利刃」特战第71旅 ) 72nd Special Warfare Brigade (特战第72旅 ) 73rd Special Warfare Brigade "Flying Dragon" (「飛龍」特战第73旅 ) 74th Special Warfare Brigade (特战第74旅 ) 75th Special Warfare Brigade "Sword of South China" (「華南之劍」特战第75旅 ) 76th Special Warfare Brigade "Snow Maple" (「雪枫」特战第76旅 ) 77th Special Warfare Brigade "Hunting Leopard" (「獵豹」特战第77旅 ) 78th Special Warfare Brigade (特战第78旅 ) 79th Special Warfare Brigade "Siberian Tiger" (「東北虎」特战第79旅 ) 80th Special Warfare Brigade "Mount Tai Eagle" (「泰山雄鹰」特战第80旅) 81st Special Warfare Brigade "Oriental Sword" (「東方神劍」特战第81旅 ) 82nd Special Warfare Brigade "Ringing Arrow" (「響箭」特战第82旅 ) 83rd Special Warfare Brigade "Heroic Eagle" (「雄鷹」特战第83旅 ) 84th Special Warfare Brigade "Night Tiger" (「暗夜之虎」特战第84旅 ) 85th Special Warfare Brigade "Highland Snow Leopard" (「高原雪豹」特战第85旅 ) Hong Kong Special Battalion (香港特种营 ) Macau Special Company (澳門特种连 ) Academy of Airborne Troops Navy Marine Special Operations Brigade "Scaly Dragon" (海军陆战队特种作战旅 (蛟龍) ) Marine Corps 1st Brigade Amphibious Reconnaissance Special Team (海军陆战队第1旅两栖侦察特战队 ) Marine Corps 2nd Brigade Amphibious Reconnaissance Special Team (海军陆战队第2旅两栖侦察特战队 ) Air Force Airborne Corps Special Operations Brigade "Thunder God" (中国人民解放军空降兵军特种作战旅(雷神) ) People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps (中國人民解放軍空降兵軍 ) 127th Airborne Brigade (127空降旅 ) 128th Airborne Brigade (128空降旅 ) 130th Airborne Brigade (130空降旅 ) 131st Airborne Brigade (131空降旅 ) 133rd Airborne Brigade (133空降旅 ) 134th Airborne Brigade (134空降旅 )
Taiwan (Republic of China) Army
1st Special Operations Battalion "Might" 2nd Special Operations Battalion "Dare" 3rd Special Operations Battalion "Firm" 4th Special Operations Battalion "Fierce" 5th Special Operations Battalion "Strong" High Altitude Special Service Squadron Army Airborne Training Center Navy Marine Corps Amphibious Reconnaissance Unit
Colombia
Army 19th Airborne Infantry Battalion "General Joaquín París" 20th Airborne Infantry Battalion "|" 21st Airborne Infantry Battalion "Battle of Vargas Swamp" 28th Airborne Infantry Battalion "Colombia" 31st Airborne Infantry Battalion "" 7th Airborne Engineers Battalion "General Carlos Albán" 18th Airborne Cavalry Group "General " Military Parachuting School Joint Special Operations Command Army Special Forces Division 1st Special Forces Regiment 2nd Special Forces Regiment 3rd Special Forces Regiment Navy Marine Infantry Special Forces Battalion Air Force Special Air Commandos Group
Congo-Brazzaville (Republic of Congo) Parachute Commando Group (Groupement Para-Commando) 102nd Airborne Battalion (102ème Bataillon Aéroporté)
Congo-Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo) 31st Fast Reaction Brigade (31e Brigade de Réaction Rapide) three Para-Commando Battalions Airborne Troops Training Center (Centre d'Entraînement des Troupes Aéroportées)
Croatia Special Operations Command (Zapovjedništvo Specijalnih Snaga) 1st Special Forces Group (1. Grupa Specijalnih Snaga) 2nd Special Forces Group (2. Grupa Specijalnih Snaga) Commando Company (Komando Satnija)
Cuba Airborne Brigade (Brigada Aerotransportada) (Brigada Móvil de Tropas Especiales "Avispas Negras") National Special Troops School "Baraguá" (Escuela Nacional de Tropas Especiales "Baraguá")
Cyprus (Republic of Cyprus) Raiders Command