The Army’s second annual brigade-level Lu Sheng exercise has been extended from seven to ten days and will run from October 14 to 23 in northern Taiwan. The drill will focus on evaluating new communications and weapons systems. That came in a Defense Ministry announcement on Wednesday, September 30.

The ministry reinstated Army combined-arms, brigade-level, force-on-force exercises in 2023, and unified them under the name Lu Sheng (陸勝) in 2025. The drill series aims to hone brigade-level capabilities in battlefield command and control, tactical operations, combined logistics, and staff capabilities. This year’s exercise scenarios will focus on responding to unit mobility and preparing for offensive and defensive operations.

The ministry said that the second edition of the Lu Sheng exercise will last for ten days, instead of last year’s seven, and will run around the clock, without interruptions. The upcoming drill will take place in northern Taiwan, which will allow units to become familiar with key terrain features and the deployment of forces and firepower in the region.

The Defense Ministry explained that one of the main objectives of the exercise is validating command-and-control and backup mechanisms such as the Taiwan Tactical Network (TTN) and OneWeb low-earth-orbit satellite connectivity. The Army's field information and communication system and M1A2T tanks, delivered to Taiwan between 2024 and 2026, will also be evaluated.

The ministry said that live ammunition will not be used during the exercise, and media outlets will not be allowed to embed with troops, unlike during the Han Kuang exercise in August.

To strengthen defense resilience, liaison officers will be dispatched to command posts as well as county and city governments. They will communicate with local administration and coordinate civilian resource integration.