BATUS

Celebrating Armed Forces Week 2025

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A soldier walks towards the camera through the jungle.

As we start celebrating Armed Forces Week 2025, we’re highlighting the excellent work of DIO colleagues around the world who proudly provide our Armed Forces with a safe and effective place to train. DIO provides essential support for overseas training …

Putting BATUS to bed: how we prepare the British Army’s Canada estate for the winter

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A photo showing a dawn sunrise on the Suffield Military Training Area. Against the dim light can be seen the outlines of several armoured vehicles and some fenced brick buildings.

The British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) in Canada is home to one of the largest training estates that the British Army operates on, and it is used to deliver some of the most complex and testing training exercises that …