TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Army on Saturday launched its inaugural Lu Sheng exercise.

The weeklong drill features a simulated battle between the 542nd Armored Brigade and the 234th Mechanized Infantry Brigade in northern Taiwan, Military News Agency reported. The annual exercise combines the former Chang-series drills.

The Army said the round-the-clock training incorporates rules of engagement, decentralized command and control, mission-oriented small-unit leadership, urban warfare, and coordinated artillery fire. It will also test the use of drones, new command systems, battlefield essentials, and logistics support.

The exercise is divided into multiple stages designed to simulate full-scale joint operations under various defensive combat scenarios. It aims to strengthen units’ command integration and combat response capabilities and improve joint operations across the armed forces to meet training objectives.

The Army emphasized that the true measure of success lies in overall command and control and mission execution at the unit level. Final assessments will be conducted fairly to refine commanders’ decision-making and staff coordination skills, it said.