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Hundreds of British soldiers to train at vast Canadian site years after exercises at facility scrapped

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Hundreds of British soldiers will start drone and electronic warfare training at a vast facility in Canada - several years after the UK scrapped major tank and artillery exercises at the site. In a sign of the changing character of conflict, Lieutenant-General Michael Wright, commander of the Canadian army, told Sky News that he was looking forward to welcoming the troops to the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) in July.

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Hundreds of British soldiers to start drone and electronic warfare training at vast Canadian site

Around 350 troops are set to take part in the training in Canada, according to a UK defence source.

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Sky News UK broke the news in United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
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