TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday that the Army's Lu Sheng 2 exercise in October will be extended to 10 days, CNA reported.
The defense ministry held a press conference saying the second Lu Sheng exercise will run from Oct. 14–23 and will simulate battles between Taoyuan's 269th Combined Arms Brigade and Kaohsiung's 564th Combined Arms Brigade. The ministry noted that the exercise includes M1A2T tanks, the Taiwan Tactical Network, the OneWeb backup communications system, and drones.
The inaugural Lu Sheng exercise was held in 2025, pitting the 542nd Armored Brigade against the 234th Mechanized Infantry Brigade for seven days in central Taiwan, per CNA. The Army reintroduced a “firepower value” system and assigned different weapons with lethality values to make the training more objective.
Army Education and Training Deputy Commander Major General Lin Shih-Wei (林士偉) said the exercise bolsters command accuracy, tactical efficiency and joint training of regulars and reservists. The Army Training and Education Command will oversee both brigades as they put their full capacity to the test.
Lin said the exercise is the Army's annual brigade-level tactical inspection. He added that units train in sustained operations under immersive settings to ensure combat readiness.
Deployment begins on Oct. 14, with the 564th moving north to probe defenses set up by the 269th. The aim is to test troops' situational awareness during defense and offense.
Both forces will engage each other from Oct. 15–23 to evaluate tactical criteria including firepower support and coordination, drone applications, and special forces deployment. He added that the extension will continue non-stop on a 24-hour basis to strengthen soldiers' will and operational endurance.
Lin said the Army will establish a joint operations command center, with the Armed Forces Reserve Command sending liaison officers to coordinate resources for logistics support. Commissioned officers will judge action performance and use reviews to improve future exercises.
