TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of National Defense said Sunday that the military will conduct a five-day combat readiness drill this week.
The ministry said the “Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise” will run from Monday to Friday, per CNA. It is designed to test the military’s rapid response capabilities and verify the effectiveness of joint operations.
The training event is part of the military’s annual joint combat training program. It will train units to conduct combat readiness deployments, familiarize themselves with battlefield conditions, and strengthen their ability to transition rapidly from peacetime to wartime operations.
A military official recently told CNA that, unlike the annual Han Kuang exercises, which simulate the full course of a conflict, the Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise focuses on initial preparedness measures after China takes action but before its forces are deployed.
The official said immediate combat readiness exercises can be either planned or ad hoc. Monday’s exercise is a planned event focused on active-duty units and will not involve mobilization, while ad hoc exercises are conducted in response to Chinese military exercises or live-fire drills directed at Taiwan.
