Taiwan announces 10 days of military exercises in the north of the island

The Ministry of National Defense indicated at a press conference that the Lu Sheng exercises, scheduled for October 14-23, will count on the participation of the 269th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, based in the city of Taoyuan, in the north of the island, and the 564th Armored Brigade, highlighted in Kaohsiung, in the south.

The exercises will have as central axis the “deep defense and prolonged operations” and will take place uninterruptedly, 24 hours a day, aiming to “approach soldiers to real combat scenarios, strengthen their determination and operational resistance and achieve training goals”.

Troops will use command and control systems, reconnaissance and attack drones and new equipment, including U.S.-based M1A2T Abrams combat cars, to test their “tactical use,” the ministry indicated.

In this format, the two forces will execute “tactical actions under enemy threat” and simulate tasks specific to war situations, such as the organization of defensive positions, to ensure that the units, at the end of training, “can effectively carry out their defense missions”, explained the tutelage.

These exercises took place for the first time in 2025, when the Taiwanese Army met under the name Lu Sheng the various regional exercises previously organized at brigade level. The first edition lasted seven days and six nights.

The bet on continuous combat and without a previously defined script is part of the efforts of the Taiwanese authorities to reproduce realistic war scenarios in the face of China's growing military pressure.

Beijing claims the sovereignty of Taiwan, an island ruled autonomously since 1949, and does not exclude the use of force to take control.

The Lu Sheng exercises will take place two months after the Han Kuang, Taiwan's main annual military maneuvers, during which the three branches of the Armed Forces rehearsed the response to a possible attempt at Chinese invasion.