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UIN 17493
Canada: Military Bases
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9 July 2026
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17 July 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 27 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what steps he plans to take to exploit the (a) size, (b) scale, and (c) freedom of the British Army Training Unit Suffield.
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9 July 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 27 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what steps he plans to take to exploit the (a) size, (b) scale, and (c) freedom of the British Army Training Unit Suffield.
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17 July 2026
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The British Army is refocusing the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) to support training and experimentation with robotic and autonomous systems, counter-uncrewed aerial systems, and other enabling capabilities across its 2,700 km² training area...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-09/17493
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1926067
- uk · wq-1926067 · source updated 17 July 2026