Land Warfare Centre (United Kingdom)

{{Infobox military unit

| unit_name = Land Warfare Centre

| dates =

| country = {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| branch = {{army|United Kingdom}}

| command_structure = Field Army Troops

| garrison = Waterloo Lines

| garrison_label = Headquarters

| commander1 = Major General Chris Barry CBE

| commander1_label = Director Land Warfare

}}

The Land Warfare Centre (LWC) is a formation of the British Army that commands training schools in the UK and Brunei, and training areas in Belize, Canada and Kenya.

Structure

Headquarters, Land Warfare Centre, at Waterloo Lines, Warminster.{{Cite web |date=17 November 2024 |title=Land Warfare Centre {{!}} The British Army |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/learn-and-explore/about-the-army/formations-divisions-brigades/field-army-troops/land-warfare-centre/ |website=British Army}}{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=Simon |date=2023-03-17 |title=British Army's virtual battlefield that's kept troops' combat skills razor sharp for two decades |url=https://www.forcesnews.com/services/army/british-armys-virtual-battlefield-thats-kept-troops-combat-skills-razor-sharp-two |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=www.forcesnews.com |language=en}}

= Collective Training Group =

= Army Schools =

= Experimentation and Trials Group =

  • Infantry Trials and Development Unit (ITDU)
  • Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU)
  • Royal Artillery Trials and Development Unit (RA TDU)
  • Royal Engineers Trials and Development Unit (RE TDU)
  • Combat Service Support Training and Development Unit (CSS TDU)
  • 2nd Battalion, Royal Yorkshire Regiment, at Chester{{Cite web |date=2022-11-08 |title=2 YORKS – Infantry Capability Pathfinders for the British Army |url=https://www.royalyorkshireregiment.com/news/2-yorks-infantry-capability-pathfinders-for-the-british-army/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=The Royal Yorkshire Regiment |language=en-GB}}

= Combat Manoeuvre Centre =

Source:{{Cite web |date=17 November 2024 |title=Combat Manoeuvre Centre {{!}} The British Army |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/learn-and-explore/about-the-army/formations-divisions-brigades/field-army-troops/land-warfare-centre/combat-manoeuvre-centre/ |website=British Army}}

  • Royal Armoured Corps Training Regiment, at Bovington
  • Armoured Fighting Vehicle Schools Regiment, at Bovington
  • Infantry Battle School, at Brecon
  • Combined Arms Manoeuvre School, at Warminster
  • Land Special Operations Training Centre, at Pirbright
  • HQ Small Arms School Corps
  • Gurkha Company (Tavoleto), Training Support Unit

References