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Army

Ground forces, reserve reform, conscription and territorial defence.

Taiwan's army adds night attacks and paired-drone strikes to its four-day drone evaluation

The army's second drone test of the year runs from 24 to 27 November in Tainan and moves from basic flying skills to tactics, as new drone battalions and companies compete.

TaiwanDefence · 15h ago · 3 min read

Army

Taiwan's army chief orders a counselling overhaul as self-harm cases among soldiers mount

Army commander Lu Kun-hsiu told officers on 13 November that every self-harm case is a lost comrade, not a statistic, as the army weighs adding resident counsellors.

TaiwanDefence · 21h ago · 3 min read

A white coach is stopped at a metal gate beside a sign reading Imjin Barracks HQ ARRC and a welcome message in red letters

Army

US Army names lieutenant colonel held in Britain over alleged Russian espionage

An Army official identified Lt Col Brandon Tyner, assigned to NATO's Imjin Barracks in England, as the officer arrested this week on suspicion of helping Russian intelligence.

TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 2 min read

Green camouflaged eight-wheeled CM-34 armoured vehicles with soldiers in the hatches parked on a Taipei boulevard under a cloudy sky

Army

Taiwan's military police rehearse clearing enemy saboteurs from Taipei infrastructure at night

The 202nd Military Police Command sent CM33 and CM34 armoured vehicles through Taipei late on 11 November to drill guarding a key site alongside the police.

TaiwanDefence · 2d ago · 2 min read

Soldiers in camouflage uniforms lifting a long metal bridging section beside a truck-mounted bridge module

Army

Taiwan's army drops stand-alone bridge blasts from 2027 training, saying it has the data it needs

Army commander Lu Kun-hsiu says every operational area has gathered its demolition data, making Tainan's Touqian River Bridge the last live blast of this phase.

TaiwanDefence · 2d ago · 2 min read

Rows of large black enclosed training simulator pods on motion platforms in a brightly lit hall, with a soldier standing in the background

Army

Taiwan's army puts live fire in home defence zones at the core of its 2027 training plan

Army commander Lu Kun-hsiu told brigade chiefs to drop path-dependent thinking and train for immediate readiness, with drone and reserve training under review.

TaiwanDefence · 3d ago · 2 min read

A green towed 105mm howitzer with large rubber tyres displayed on a concrete plinth on a lawn in front of a red brick wall and a grey building

Army

Taiwan artillery battalion fires through gas, drone and misfire drills in a 10-day unscripted test

A Hualien-Taitung Defense Command artillery battalion finished a round-the-clock base evaluation under the army's new format, firing 105mm howitzers at a mock landing force.

TaiwanDefence · 3d ago · 2 min read

A small grey unmanned helicopter flying against a blue sky with thin clouds

Army

Anti-jamming change delays the last 85 of Taiwan's army Capricorn drones

A defence ministry report says an added wartime radio band pushed final deliveries to January 2027, with a daily penalty of NT$1.28 million after that.

TaiwanDefence · 4d ago · 3 min read

Army

Taiwan's army plans NT$978 million urban warfare ranges for brigades that train conscripts

The 2027 defence budget book shows the army building urban combat and CBRN training ranges for seven infantry brigades from 2027 to 2030.

TaiwanDefence · 4d ago · 3 min read

Army

Tainan bridge blast would give all four of Taiwan's army theatres live demolition experience this year

The 8th Army Corps' 54th Engineer Group plans to destroy the Touqianxi Bridge in Baihe on 12 November, the army's fourth live bridge demolition of 2026.

TaiwanDefence · 4d ago · 2 min read

Sea stack rising from coastal water under a cloudy sky

Army

Army special training centre puts combat divers through final water tests

Eight trainees faced bound flips, underwater kit drills and an eight-kilogram side swim before the 115-2 combat diving class could graduate and take the badge.

TaiwanDefence · 7 Nov 2026 · 2 min read

Army

Matsu troops run a night Yuntai drill against a sea-air assault in monsoon weather

Taiwan's Matsu Defense Command stages its fourth-quarter Yuntai exercise on Nangan, weaving drones, TAK feeds and joint fires into a five-subject night fight under the northeast monsoon.

TaiwanDefence · 7 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

Olive drab M60A3 main battle tank parked outdoors with its gun facing left

Army

Kinmen troops fire tanks and artillery at sea and air targets in quarterly Taiwu drill

Taiwan's Kinmen Defense Command ran its fourth-quarter Taiwu live-fire exercise with M60A3 tanks, howitzers and mortars against simulated landings and special-forces raids on the front-line islands.

TaiwanDefence · 5 Nov 2026 · 2 min read

A camouflaged M1A2T Abrams tank faces the camera with crew members in the hatches and a soldier standing beside it

Army

Taiwan's M1A2T tanks fire in the military's joint live-fire evaluation for the first time

Crews from the army's 584th Brigade fired the new Abrams tanks' main guns and machine guns in Pingtung to qualify for the annual tri-service evaluation.

TaiwanDefence · 5 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

A tan military truck with a canvas-covered cargo bed climbing a steep dirt track under a blue sky

Army

Taiwan dealer brings Rheinmetall MAN military truck to compete for the army's NT$23bn truck buy

Chih Mao Motor has introduced the RMMV TGM-MIL 4x4 as Taiwan's army prepares to spend NT$23.3 billion on 2,434 trucks to replace its medium tactical trucks.

TaiwanDefence · 4 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

A tracked M109A7 Paladin self-propelled howitzer firing, with smoke and dust around its barrel

Army

Taiwan says it will stick with new M109A7 howitzers and denies a US offer of rebuilt older guns

Defence minister Wellington Koo told lawmakers the NT$80.6bn Paladin buy is on schedule, after a report said Washington had proposed upgrading used M109A6s instead.

TaiwanDefence · 4 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

Army

Taiwan's army parks all 29 of its Apache gunships while the US checks a suspect transmission

Taiwan has reportedly grounded its whole AH-64E fleet after a US Army stand-down over gearbox failures, and may clear low-hour airframes first for readiness.

TaiwanDefence · 29 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Army

Nineteen Taiwanese service members have died by self-harm this year, more than in all of 2025

A defence ministry report to lawmakers counts 60 self-harm deaths, 36 improper management cases and 233 gender-equality cases in the armed forces since 2024.

TaiwanDefence · 29 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

A grey four-engine Taiwanese air force C-130H transport aircraft taxiing on an airfield

Army

Taiwan air force C-130s fly stranded travellers home from Kinmen and Matsu after Typhoon Champi

Military transports joined airline extra flights on Sunday to clear standby queues of more than 1,000 people left on the outlying islands by the storm.

TaiwanDefence · 25 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Two olive tanks and two tracked armoured carriers climb concrete test ramps beside a wooded hill

Army

Taiwan army drops score sheets in base training and adds battlefield stress first aid

Reporters at Hukou watched two Taiwanese brigades train for 10 days without a script, while the army began teaching troops a six-step response to combat stress.

TaiwanDefence · 25 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Soldiers and a relief worker ride on top of a military armoured vehicle driving through a flooded town street

Army

Taiwan troops clear Champi storm damage as aviation officials ask for military flights

Soldiers cleared blocked roads in New Taipei and Yilan on Saturday while Taiwan's civil aviation agency asked the armed forces to help fly stranded travellers home.

TaiwanDefence · 25 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Taiwanese military police in dark uniforms standing beside a black van, with soldiers in camouflage lined up across a parade ground

Army

Taiwan removes Taipei military police commander accused of hiding troop injuries

Military Police Command says an inquiry found poor leadership in the unit guarding central Taipei, after troops complained of abuse and unreported self-harm scares.

TaiwanDefence · 23 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A green tracked amphibious assault vehicle with crew on top driving through a flooded street lined with shops and apartment blocks

Army

Taiwan puts 20,000 troops on typhoon standby and sends marine amphibious vehicles to Suao

The defence ministry opened its disaster response centre at the highest level on 22 October as Typhoon Champi bore down, with 3,000 vehicles readied.

TaiwanDefence · 22 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Two dark green M60A3 tanks drive along a dusty gravel track between grassy banks with a forested hill behind

Army

Taiwan's army has 275 new M60A3 tank engines, but worn gearboxes are holding the tanks back

Re-engined M60A3 tanks have shown gear-shift faults and lagging power, traced to old CD-850 transmissions that are no longer made, a Taiwanese newspaper reports.

TaiwanDefence · 22 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Two groups of Taiwanese soldiers in helmets and camouflage stand in formation in front of military vehicles on a parade ground under a blue sky

Army

Taiwan army calls off Lu Sheng 2 brigade war game a day early as Typhoon Champi nears

The army's training command halted the ten-day exercise between the 269th and 564th brigades on day nine so troops could prepare for typhoon relief duties.

TaiwanDefence · 22 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Army

Taiwan's army chief orders drone units folded into its combat-readiness forces

Army commander Gen. Lu Kun-hsiu told staff to put dedicated drone units on readiness duty alongside regular forces, with set training subjects and schedules.

TaiwanDefence · 21 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A camouflaged Taiwanese M1A2T Abrams tank on a heavy transporter truck under a cloudy sky

Army

Taiwan's M1A2T tanks will join the Lien Yung joint drill for the first time

The 584th Armored Brigade has already hauled Abrams tanks to Pingtung for the late-November exercise, which will also put one-year conscripts into joint training.

TaiwanDefence · 19 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Army

Taiwan's army will blow up a quake-damaged Hualien bridge in its third live demolition drill this year

Army engineers in Hualien plan to destroy three piers of the closed Mingli Bridge on Oct. 20, using a county rebuild to rehearse wartime obstacle work.