British Army Training Unit Suffield

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. 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 Salisbury Plain Training Area and 19% the size of Northern Ireland, offering the British Army the ability to conduct large exercises that UK military bases cannot accommodate.

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
Location within Alberta
Coordinates50.27333°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
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