British Army Training Area BATUS Won’t Close But Will See Change Says Defence Secretary
Following reports in various media outlets earlier in the week that the British Army training area, BATUS in Canada would close to make way for a new location in the middle east, the Defence Secretary has confirmed it will remain open, but will see change. Speaking to...
British Army Training To Leave Canada
According to reports in the Daily Telegraph, the MOD is expected to withdraw British Army training from Canada after 50 years in favour of moving the training facility to Oman in the Middle East. The British Army Training Unit Suffield (Batus) in Alberta, western...
Royal Air Force Jets Arrive In Oman For Major Desert Exercise
RAF Typhoon jets and a Voyager air-to-air refueller arrived at the Air Exercise area in Dhofar Governorate, Oman, this week to prepare for Exercise MAGIC CARPET, an annual bilateral exercise with the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO). The Typhoons, (II(AC) Squadron RAF...
Coronavirus Pandemic Impacts Walking With The Wounded’s Desert Expedition- New Date Revealed
Following recent UK and Omani Government guidelines on Covid-19, leading military charity, Walking With The Wounded, has announced the delay of its upcoming expedition, The Grenadier Walk of Oman, to the Autumn. The expedition will now run in the Autumn to ensure the...
