British Army Training Unit Suffield

British Army Training Unit Suffield
Suffield, Alberta
Near Medicine Hat
A member of the Royal Engineers guides a Warrior armoured vehicle over a No. 12 bridge.
British Army Training Unit Suffield is located in Alberta
British Army Training Unit Suffield
British Army Training Unit Suffield
Location within Alberta
Coordinates50°16′24″N 111°10′30″W / 50.27333°N 111.17500°W / 50.27333; -111.17500
TypeTraining Area
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Websitewww.army.mod.uk/deployments/canada/
Site history
In use1971–present

The British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) is a British Army unit located at the vast training area of Canadian Forces Base Suffield near Suffield, Alberta, Canada.[1] BATUS is the British Army's largest armoured training facility, and it can accommodate live-firing and tactical effect simulation (TES) exercises up to battle group level. CFB Suffield is seven times the size of the Salisbury Plain Training Area in England and 19% of the size of Northern Ireland, offering the British Army the ability to conduct large exercises that UK military bases cannot accommodate.[2]

  1. ^ "British Army Training Unit Suffield". BATUS. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^ Tossini, J. Vitor (2019-04-05). "Britain in Canada – The British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS)". UK Defence Journal. Retrieved 2020-11-01.