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In use by the British Army Since 1971. 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. [317] [318] 105 Logistic Support Squadron (BATUS), RLC [316] BATUS REME Workshop [319] Resident OPFOR - rotated every year.
The site was formerly RAF Chicksands, which closed in 1997, handing over control of the site to the British Army. Today, the Defence Intelligence Training Group (DITG) is based at MOD Chicksands, and is the Headquarters of the Intelligence Corps. The base will close and be disposed of in 2030. [2] [3]
There are five bases/training facilities in Kenya, including the Kifaru Camp, which is part of the BATUK at the Kahawa Barracks in Nairobi. [8] [9] [10] [11]British personnel also run the International Security Advisory Team Sierra Leone (ISAT) in Sierra Leone, providing the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces and Police with training and mentoring, following the country's civil war.
British Army (2006–present) Ministry of Defence Woodbridge or MOD Woodbridge is a military installation located near the town of Woodbridge , in Suffolk , England. The site opened in 2006 and is operated by the British Army and incorporates both Rock Barracks and Woodbridge Airfield .
The MoD now own 150 square miles (390 km 2) of land, making it the largest military training area in the United Kingdom. [1] Much of this land is let to farmers or grazed under licence, while around 47 square miles (120 km 2 ) (12,000 ha) are used for live firing, where public access is greatly restricted or permanently closed. [ 2 ]
MOD Donnington is a Ministry of Defence site that consists of a British Army barracks and the Defence Fulfilment Centre, and is situated to the north of Donnington, Telford, Shropshire. The barracks on the site will close in 2029.
MOD Corsham (formerly Basil Hill Barracks) is a Ministry of Defence establishment located between the towns of Corsham and Box in Wiltshire, England. Since 1998 the site's principal activities concern British Armed Forces and MOD information and communications technology and information warfare.
MOD Bicester is a large military installation consisting of two barracks and a storage and distribution centre, just outside Bicester in Oxfordshire. The St David's Barracks part of the base, home to 1 Regiment RLC , is set to close in 2028.