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Taiwan Military to Hold Five-Day War Readiness Exercise Amid Tensions
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Taiwan Military to Hold Five-Day War Readiness Exercise Amid Tensions

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Taiwan's military will conduct a five-day readiness exercise this week, shifting focus to realistic war simulations.
  • The drill aims to train units in combat practices and battlefield conditions during a heightened alert phase.
  • The exercise follows China's repeated incursions into Taiwan's air and sea space, intensifying regional tensions.

Taiwan's military is set to conduct a five-day combat readiness exercise starting this week, a move signaling a shift toward more realistic war simulations. The drill, part of the island's modernization efforts, aims to immerse units in actual combat practices and battlefield conditions during a heightened alert phase. This focus on practical application underscores Taiwan's commitment to enhancing its defense capabilities in response to escalating regional pressures.

The main goal is to train units at all levels to familiarize themselves with combat practices and battlefield conditions during the deployment phase in a state of readiness.

— Ministry of Defense statementExplaining the primary objective of the 'Immediate Combat Readiness' exercise.

The Ministry of National Defense announced that the exercise, dubbed "Immediate Combat Readiness," will run until Friday. It is designed to improve rapid transitions from peacetime to wartime readiness, emphasizing real-time deployment with actual troops, terrain, and equipment. The training will hone command-and-control mechanisms and combat-oriented abilities, with a particular focus on joint operations, logistical support, and battlefield preparation.

The exercise will also help strengthen rapid transitions from peace to war and priority deployment with 'real troops, on real terrain, in real time, using real equipment and through real order execution'.

— Ministry of Defense statementDescribing the practical and immersive nature of the training.

This announcement comes as Taiwan reports a significant increase in Chinese military activity around the island. Beijing recently sent 21 military aircraft, including fighter jets and support planes, into Taiwan's southwestern air defense identification zone and the western Pacific. Taiwan's military responded by dispatching its own forces, a standard procedure amid heightened tensions. The island is preparing for its main annual "Han Kuang" military exercises, scheduled for August, which will include live-fire drills with its new U.S.-made missile system.

Taiwan sent its forces to 'respond appropriately', the ministry said, using standard wording for its response.

— Ministry of Defense statementDescribing Taiwan's standard response to Chinese military incursions.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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