Future of BATUS training use tied to defence investment plan

Future of BATUS training use tied to defence investment plan

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the future scale of British Army activity at its major training facility in Canada will depend on the outcome of the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan. In written answers to Parliament, ministers set out recent and planned use of the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) in Alberta, one of the Army’s most important overseas training areas. Responding to questions from Conservative MP James Cartl…