British Army training Unit Suffield - wikipedia British Army training Unit Suffield This article relies too much on references to primary sources. Please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources. ( March 2017 ) British Army Training Unit Suffield Suffield, Alberta A member of the Royal Engineers guides a Warrior armoured vehicle over a No. 12 bridge. British Army Training Unit Suffield Location within Alberta Coordinates 50 ° 16 ′ 24 '' N 111 ° 10 ′ 30 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 50.27333 ° N 111.17500 ° W ﻿ / 50.27333 ; - 111.17500 Coordinates : 50 ° 16 ′ 24 '' N 111 ° 10 ′ 30 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 50.27333 ° N 111.17500 ° W ﻿ / 50.27333 ; - 111.17500 Type Training Area Site information Owner Ministry of Defence Operator British Army Site history Built 1971 In use 1971 -- 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. 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 19 % the size of Northern Ireland and offers the British Army the ability to conduct large exercises that UK military bases can not accommodate. Contents 1 History 2 Current 3 See also 4 References 5 External links History A CHAVRE of the Royal Engineers in Canada in 2005. A British chemical weapons testing facility was located in French - controlled Algeria. However, upon the conquest of France by Germany, the facility was lost. The British could find no suitable location in the UK, and an agreement was signed between Canada and the UK to allow the Suffield area to become available to British scientists for testing. Consequently, British and Canadian forces employed the area for a variety of experiments. Upon the end of World War II, the British departed the Suffield area and it was formally taken over by the Canadian Defence Research Board. In 1969, Colonel Gaddafi led a coup in Libya, took control of the country and proceeded, after negotiations, to close down British military installations located at El Adem and Tobruk, and American installations located near Tripoli. This presented the UK with a problem, as there were no areas large enough to allow the British Army to undertake large - scale armoured warfare exercises in Europe. In 1971 a 10 - year lease was signed between the British and Canadian Governments that authorized battle group training to take place in the Suffield area by the British Army. In January 1972, the British Army Training Unit Suffield was formally established. In July, the first live rounds were fired by the 4th Royal Tank Regiment Battle Group. In 1981, the lease for Suffield was extended, and in 1991, the lease was again extended. In 2006, on the expiration of this lease, the British and Canadian governments concluded an agreement that would allow British forces to maintain their training practices in Canada indefinitely. Current A row of Challenger II on a firing range at BATUS Due to the hostile winters, BATUS conducts training from May to October each year. This normally consists of four to six battle groups ( BGs ) each exercising for around 24 days each, supported by the BATUS permanent and temporary staff and a dedicated enemy ( traditionally provided by a single nominated regiment ). There are relatively few servicemen permanently posted to BATUS, but their numbers are significantly increased by temporary staff who form the bulk of the Range Safety and Control Group ( RSCG ) ( which provides live fire safety and training delivery ) as well a large proportion of the camp based supporting organisations, including a dedicated logistics squadron and a REME workshop. During the winter months, some specialist Arctic warfare training is conducted on the Suffield Block by the Canadian Forces while the UK vehicle fleet is prepared for the following year. Around 22 Challenger 2 tanks, 80 Warrior tracked armoured vehicles, and a similar number of CVR ( T ) and Bulldog Armoured Fighting Vehicles ( AFVs ), a fleet of Engineer vehicles including the latest TITAN AVLB and TROJAN AVRE, as well as Gazelle helicopters making up 29 ( BATUS ) Flight AAC are based at BATUS. Stationed Units HQ BATUS Resident OPFOR - rotated every year. This is made up of either an armoured regiment or infantry battalion. 29 Flight, Army Air Corps 105 Logistic Support Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps BATUS REME Workshop Transport & Movement Troop, Royal Logistic Corps See also CFB Suffield CFB Wainwright References Jump up ^ `` British Army Training Unit Suffield ''. BATUS. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Canadian Forces Base ( CFB ) Suffield, Canada ''. Air Force Technology. Retrieved 11 January 2015. 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Question: where do the british army train in canada
Answer: Canadian Forces Base Suffield near Suffield, Alberta, Canada