BeaverFit supports Exercise Arrcade Strike with rapidly deployable secure infrastructure
(Header image by Richard Pohle, originally featured in The Guardian) BeaverFit recently supported Exercise Arrcade Strike with a rapidly deployable secure working environment in one of the most constrained and challenging locations imaginable — deep beneath the streets of London. Working alongside the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, NATO’s premier deployable corps headquarters led by the British Army, BeaverFit delivered a customisable Bastion Multi-Threat solution to create a secure operational space underground. Imagery by UK MOD © Crown copyright 2026. “It’s not often we can publicly talk about the work we support for the UK Ministry of Defence, but this one is worth sharing,” said Dan Barker, head of sales, BeaverFit Secure Division. “What this exercise demonstrated is that secure infrastructure no longer needs to be fixed, slow-moving or tied to traditional defence estates,” he continued. “Capability now needs to be deployable anywhere, at pace, whether that’s underground, within existing buildings, temporary facilities or entirely new infrastructure.” The project presented significant logistical and delivery challenges. What would typically require up to 12 weeks from design through installation was completed in less than half of the time. Materials were procured and delivered within four weeks, while on-site installation was completed in just three days. Following the exercise, the team returned to dismantle and repack the solution in only three days, demonstrating the rapidly deployable and redeployable nature of the capability. Limited access added further complexity. Materials were initially delivered to Imjin Barracks before being transported via rail freight and offloaded underground. By using a flat-pack retrofit system, the BeaverFit team successfully delivered the secure solution within a highly constrained environment. “This project highlights a key strength of our modular and scalable secure infrastructure solutions: the ability to rapidly deploy robust operational capability in challenging locations and within compressed timeframes,” added Fred Walters, sales director, BeaverFit UK. Imagery by UK MOD © Crown copyright 2026. Accredited by the National Protective Security Authority, the Bastion Multi-Threat solution provides a secure environment designed to support operational requirements where increased classification levels and enhanced security measures are needed. Adaptable in size, layout and configuration, the solution can be tailored to meet any mission requirement. As one of the British Army’s most ambitious military exercises in recent years, Exercise Arrcade Strike tested the ability to plan and command large-scale military operations involving up to 100,000 personnel from the UK and allied nations, including the United States. Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of NATO Land Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa, footstomped the importance by saying, “a fully enabled Strategic Reserve Corps able to fight and win wars, led by the UK, is not optional. It is essential.” A prepared defence force requires modern infrastructure that is faster, more agile, survivable and deployable in increasingly challenging environments. “At BeaverFit UK and Bastion Security Products, that is exactly where we operate,” Barker said. “Rapidly deployable secure infrastructure, delivered globally, backed by BeaverFit USA, BeaverFit Australia and our wider international partner network.” Secure solutions where you need them, when you need them. BeaverFit offers comprehensive and adaptable high-security solutions designed for deployment, permanence, and refurbishment and retrofitting into existing structures. Learn more
BeaverFit UK at DSEI 2025: Showcasing secure armouries, tactical training and human performance solutions
BeaverFit UK is proud to announce our attendance at DSEI 2025, taking place at ExCeL London from Tuesday 9th – Friday 12th September. You can find us at stand N3-260, where we’ll be showcasing two core areas of our innovation: high security solutions and tactical training / human performance.
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Enhancing soldier readiness with the BeaverDome
The British Army has always been at the forefront of innovation and development when it comes to enhancing the physical training and overall readiness of its soldiers. The latest addition to their arsenal is the BeaverFit BeaverDome, a state-of-the-art facility designed to revolutionise the training experience. The BeaverDome, coupled with the bespoke outdoor training rig, offers a diverse range of training options with the fully customisable interior. Utilising a range of equipment from BeaverFit Beast Racks, pull-up bars, sleds, climbing ropes, and a custom track, the soldiers can engage in a variety of challenging exercises that target strength, agility, endurance. This versatility ensures that soldiers can adapt to the physical demands of real-world scenarios effectively. The BeaverDome and outdoor training rig have been meticulously designed to provide soldiers with the means to engage in rigorous physical training, offering a wide range of challenging exercises and functional training equipment that target various aspects of fitness, ultimately leading to improved overall physical preparedness and enhanced combat effectiveness for our troops. With the ability to incorporate cardio-intensive activities such as running, circuit training, and interval training into their workout routine, the soldiers develop greater stamina, allowing them to sustain physical exertion for longer periods, which is vital in combat situations that require prolonged effort and resilience. However, strengthening the major muscle groups not only improves physical performance but also reduces the risk of injuries during demanding tasks in the field. Recovery and rehabilitation are of paramount importance within the military, as they play a crucial role in maintaining health, well-being, and operational readiness. The physical demands and high-stress environments that soldiers often face can result in injuries, fatigue, and mental strain. According to the Ministry of Defence’s annual health and safety report, as much as “61% of injuries occur in the troops’ training”, and if a serious enough injury, you may not be able to effectively serve during your contract, the military may choose to medically separate you instead. The BeaverDome’s modular and customisable design offers a unique advantage by allowing for the integration of recovery and rehabilitation rooms within its facilities. The BeaverDome and outdoor training rig go beyond conventional fitness facilities, offering soldiers the opportunity to engage in rigorous physical training. The combination of challenging exercises and functional equipment contributes to improvements in strength, endurance, flexibility, and overall fitness levels. By utilising these facilities regularly, soldiers can optimise their physical preparedness, ensuring they are ready to face the demanding and dynamic nature of their duties, ultimately enhancing their combat effectiveness. Follow us on Instagram at @beaverfituk to stay up-to-date with our Dam Strong news.
Replicate real-life obstacles with a BeaverFit Training Tower
Here at BeaverFit, our solutions are innovative and world-class in design and manufacture, housing multiple training capabilities through our pre-existing and custom designs for all your training requirements. HOW DOES A TRAINING TOWER BENEFIT MY TRAINEES? Our modular Training Towers enable you to amplify the potential of your team by offering critical, simulative training scenarios designed to replicate realistic urban obstacles. Our facilities can be built to suit any requirement, be it training for operational readiness, or search and rescue. Our facilities ensure a high-level of challenge and repetitiveness in your training environments. HOW DOES REPETITIVE TRAINING BENEFIT MY TEAM? By repeating certain training sets over time, the team will improve their motor skills, develop intuitive understanding of their body, and track their performance more efficiently. As well as building consistency, your team will develop concentration skills on-site to better anticipate their training. HOW MANY LEVELS DOES THE TRAINING TOWER HAVE? Our Training Towers are modular and flexible, allowing the infrastructures to be easily relocated and reconfigured depending on your requirements. Our BeaverFit team are there from concept, all the way through to installation, allowing your tower to be built to your specifications, accommodating a range of elements, including; attachment points, anchors, and fittings that are all realistically located. The towers can be used at multiple height levels, allowing your users to switch between urban and natural climbing/abseiling facias to ‘stay current’ with all mandatory instructed fast roping and abseiling techniques. ARE THE TOWERS CUSTOMISABLE? As well as being scalable to suit budgetary requirements, all of our BeaverFit solutions are fully customisable in size, layout and functionality allowing you to work with our expert team to create interchangeable exteriors to simulate various areas of your operation. CASE STUDY – AIR DELIVERY TRAINING TOWER FOR THE IRISH AIR CORPS. The Irish Air Corps required a BeaverFit Air Delivery Training Tower (ADP) to replicate multiple, real-life obstacles with the aim of facilitating a range of demonstrable exercises, enhancing the end users’ physical capabilities. The primary purpose of this project was to simulate a AW139 fuselage to replicate search and rescue for rear crew hoist training. Enabling repetitive training to better develop the teams concentration skills and intuitive understanding, expressing the need for the aircraft use. This facility includes; Air Delivery Platform (ADP), for fast roping, repelling and simulated AW139, abseiling for the use of the Urban Training Tower at approximately 40ft high, after action review and control room demonstrable through the digital cameras positioned throughout the facility. The Training Tower at the Irish Air Corps has enabled the client to be able to utilise their time more efficiently, save money on aviation fuel and offer consistent conditions and training for all of their users – offering further advances in both mental and physical development. All of our BeaverFit solutions and facilities can be customised according to your requirements. Please contact us for more information on our specialist Training Towers at info@beaverfit.com, or make an enquiry here.