Defense News

MND News References
Time: 10:00 on July 1, 2025

One. Subject of Press Conference: Explanation of planning the ‘‘Han Kuang 41 Field Training Exercise of the R.O.C. Armed Forces’’, the ‘‘2025 Urban Resilience (Air-Defense) Exercise’’, and the ‘‘Air-Raid Shelter of Police 110 APP’’

Two. Chairperson: Vice Chief of General Staff (Executive), General HUANG CHIH-WEI

Three. Attendees:
The 1st individual is the Vice Chief of General Staff (Executive), General HUANG CHIH-WEI
The 2nd individual is the Director of the Administration Office, MND, Lieutenant General SUN LI-FANG
The 3rd individual is the Chief of General Staff of ROCA Command HQ, Lieutenant General CHEN CHIEN-YI
The 4th individual is the Chief of General Staff of ROCN Command HQ, Vice-Admiral CHIU JUN-JUNG
The 5th individual is the Chief of General Staff of ROCAF Command HQ, Lieutenant General LEE CHING-JAN
The 6th individual is the Chief of the Joint Operations Planning Division, DCGS/Operations and Planning, Major General TUNG JI-HSING
The 7th individual is the Chief of Manpower Mobilization Department, All-out Defense Mobilization Agency, CHU SEN-TSUEN
The 8th individual is the Director of Civil Defense Office of National Police Agency (MOI), LIU AN-JIE
The 9th individual is the Commander of the Intelligence Research Center, DCGS/Intelligence, Colonel LUO CHENG-YU
The 10th individual is the Deputy Chief of Logistics Planning Department, DCGS/ Logistics, Colonel MENG CHUN-SHEN
The 11th individual is the Chief of Joint Combat Power Training Division, DCGS/Training, Rear- Admiral CHIANG CHUNG-WEI
The 12th individual is the Deputy Chief of Psychological and Propaganda Warfare Division of Political Warfare Bureau, Colonel WANG YI-HONG
The 13th individual is the Chief of Human Rights Protection of Dept./Legal Affairs, Major General YU CHIEN-CHANG
The 14th individual is the Chief of Health Services and Medical Support Division, Medical Affairs Bureau, Captain TZENG YUAN-SHENG
The 15th individual is the Chief of the Financial Resource Division, Resource Planning Department, Rear- Admiral KAO CHIH-HSIUNG
The 16th individual is the Chief of Mobilization Management Division, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Major CHOU CHUN-SHAN
The 17th individual is the Director of Promotion Division of Disaster Management Department, National Fire Agency (MOI), HUNG SHIH-RONG

Four. News references of press conference

Planning of the Han Kuang 41 Field Training Exercise

I.Preface
    The Han Kuang 41 Field Training Exercise of the R.O.C. Armed Forces is scheduled from July 9 to July 18. It will integrate the Army, Navy, and Air Force units in a 10-day and 9-night continuous day-and-night exercise. Based on joint operations planning, the exercise aims to assess the real-time decision-making of commanders at various tactical levels, the planning and execution capabilities of staff organizations, and the effectiveness of joint operations carried out by the forces.
II.Exercise Concept
    The exercise is planned to begin with gray zone harassment operations and will be divided into several operational phases: peacetime-to-wartime transition, combat readiness deployment, joint anti-landing operations, littoral and coastal combat, in-depth defense, and protracted warfare. This structure ensures comprehensive training in all aspects of defensive military operations and civil-military integration efforts.
III.Phases and Training Objectives of the Exercise
(I)Peacetime-to-Wartime Transition:
    To respond to the threats and challenges posed by enemy forces, the exercise scenario extends forward to include responses to gray zone harassment. In accordance with the Armed Forces’ combat readiness protocols, the exercise will include immediate combat readiness operations, heightened alert measures, and mechanisms for transitioning from peacetime to wartime. These actions are designed to prompt all branches of the military to carry out various combat readiness deployments, in preparation for potential offensive actions of People's Liberation Army (PLA) against Taiwan.
(II)Joint Anti-Landing Operations:
    Simulating PLA joint fire strikes and the maritime transit of amphibious landing groups, the R.O.C. Armed Forces will focus on maintaining localized air superiority and executing missile defense in key areas. Through integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, a kill chain will be constructed to enable coordinated long-range precision strikes by the Navy and Air Force, effectively targeting the enemy’s critical landing combat assets.
(III)Littoral and Coastal Combat:
    In this phase, the scenario envisions a PLA landing operation. The tri-service forces will be task-organized to jointly execute key actions such as littoral strikes, close-to-shore defense, anti-airborne and anti-air assault operations, firepower concentration on critical zones, and urban-rural area defense. This phase is designed to evaluate the overall effectiveness of joint operational execution.
(IV)In-Depth Defense:
    As PLA ground forces continue to advance inland, each defense zone on the main island will leverage the urban terrain and geographic advantages of the interior to establish layered obstacles. Operations will include counter-intelligence support denial, successive resistance maneuvers, and sustained joint fires against penetrating enemy forces, port and airfield offload units, and follow-on amphibious groups. This phase examines the effectiveness of multi-level in-depth defense deployments.
(V)Prolonged Warfare:
    The R.O.C. Armed Forces will ensure the security of critical areas through garrison operations and core defense strategies. Concurrently, civilian agencies will lead the “2025 Urban Resilience (Air Defense) Exercise,” which will focus on key subjects such as protection of critical infrastructure, air defense and evacuation procedures, disaster response, combat casualty care, and civilian sheltering. These efforts aim to strengthen the overall resilience of national defense and civil society.
    
IV.Key Focus Areas of the Exercise
    The exercise this year builds upon the experience gained from the live-fire the Han Kuang 40 Exercise. In addition to the continued evaluation of decentralized operations, integrated logistics support, continuity and synchronization principles, and rules of engagement, the following key focus areas will be reinforced:
(I)Rapid Crisis Decision-Making Procedures
    By issuing ad hoc battlefield scenarios, commanders and staff organizations are prompted to activate rapid decision-making procedures. This is aimed at seizing operational opportunities and issuing timely directives to meet the demands of actual combat conditions.
(II)Enhancing Joint Action Synchronization Effectiveness
    The exercise will assess critical joint actions in the defense of Taiwan and the Penghu Islands. It will clarify the support and supported relationships among different force elements and use a joint action synchronization matrix to guide mission-organized units in executing coordinated and unified operations, thereby strengthening joint operational effectiveness.
(III)Building Resilient, Dispersed Backup Capabilities
    In response to the risks posed by PLA infiltration, sabotage, and joint fire strikes targeting Taiwan's critical military capabilities, all force levels will implement force protection measures including dispersed deployments, multiple location options, and information signature management. Additionally, units will improve their command and control and battlefield survivability through continuous mobility and agile contingency mechanisms.
(IV)Realistic Combat Scenario Simulations
    All services will design training tasks based on current personnel and equipment status, while referencing enemy and friendly combat power data from the April computer-assisted war game. Auxiliary scenarios will be introduced throughout each operational phase to train commanders and staff at all levels in analyzing threats, managing force attrition and combat losses, and executing force regeneration or adaptive contingency plans—simulating real battlefield conditions.
(V)Enhancing Mobilization and Force Regeneration Effectiveness
    This year’s “Tung-Hsin 35 Exercise” is integrated with the live-fire training schedule. Both original and expanded mobilized units will undergo a 14-day recall convocation from July 5 to July 18. These mobilized forces are categorized as garrison or reserve units, aiming to realistically assess the time required to regenerate reserve combat capabilities. The exercise will primarily involve the 206th Infantry Brigade to validate brigade-level mobilization effectiveness.
(VI)Civil-Military Integration and Coordination
    Leveraging the Armed Forces’ joint operations mechanism in conjunction with local Joint Emergency Response Centers, the exercise will further refine civil-military coordination procedures. Exercises will cover key integration areas such as establishing denial zones and counter-intelligence support denial authorization, protection of critical infrastructure, and shared medical resources across military, public, and private sectors. All exercises aimed at strengthening national defense awareness across the population.
(VII)Military Action Authorization Mechanisms
    To enable the services to seize early advantages in combat readiness and deployment, clear definitions will be established for the timing and levels of authorization for various military actions. This ensures that support and supported units can carry out decentralized operations in line with mission objectives, even in situations where command and control are disrupted or the battlefield environment becomes complex.
(VIII)Legal Support for Military Operations
    To ensure all military actions comply with both international and domestic laws, the exercise will emphasize the importance of integrating legal considerations into operational planning. This includes reinforcing adherence to the laws of armed conflict across all levels of command, and ensuring that commanders maintain legal legitimacy when responding to threats or during armed conflict scenarios.
V.Conclusion
    "If you wish for peace, be prepared for war." The R.O.C. Armed Forces will leverage the lessons learned from this exercise to continue advancing organizational reforms, acquiring weapons systems, and enhancing combat readiness. These efforts aim to improve the success rate of defensive operations and demonstrate Taiwan’s resolve and capability in self-defense through concrete action.
    
2025 Urban Resilience (Air Defense) Exercises

    On July 1, the Ministry of National Defense, in its capacity as the secretariat for the Executive Yuan's All-Out Defense Mobilization Readiness Council, held a press conference to brief the public on the 2025 Urban Resilience (Air Defense) Exercises. The briefing included information on the exercise schedule, locations, and control measures across regions to ensure nationwide public awareness and cooperation, and to familiarize citizens with emergency response procedures during air raids.
    The 2025 Urban Resilience (Air Defense) Exercises is scheduled to take place from July 15 to July 18, 2025, and will follow a "regionally staggered" format. The exercises will be conducted sequentially across central, southern, northern, eastern, and outlying island regions. The detailed schedule is outlined in Appendix 1.

    On the exercises day in each region, air raid alarms, evacuation, and traffic control measures will be conducted from 13:30 to 14:00 (or 10:00 to 10:30 for the eastern and outlying island regions). After the all-clear is issued, local governments and participating civil defense teams will carry out exercises involving relief stations, first-aid stations, and disaster rescue operations, as detailed in Appendix 2.
    Three key cities, Taipei City, Taichung City, and Tainan City, will conduct enhanced versions of the Urban Resilience Exercises. These integrated exercises will combine All-Out Defense Mobilization, Air Defense, and Critical Infrastructure Protection components. The 10-day and 9-night Han Kuang Exercise will be condensed into a single-day simulation, incorporating wargaming, air defense, and comprehensive practical drills. This aims to further strengthen the emergency response capabilities of local governments (see Appendix 3).
    Each local government will select three townships (towns, cities, or districts) to conduct focused verification of civilian entry into air raid shelters, emphasizing areas such as public transportation, consumer/lifestyle zones, and government/institutional facilities. The selected key verification areas for each locality are listed in Appendix 4.
    Guidelines and summaries for the public transportation, consumer/lifestyle, and institutional categories are provided in Appendix 5.
    On the day of the exercises, the Civil Defense Controle Centers in local police departments will issue air raid warnings. These alerts will be broadcast using TV stations, radio stations, village and neighborhood networks, schools, and police patrol vehicles to maximize public awareness and coverage.
    In addition, the Air Threat Alert System will send mobile phone alerts, which include a link to maps showing the locations of air raid shelters for easy access and use by the public. The content of these alerts is detailed in Appendix 6.
    Drivers hearing the air raid alarm should remain calm and comply with traffic control instructions from police and civil defense personnel. Do not violate traffic regulations.
    Vehicles passing through designated key verification areas should pull over to a safe location and occupants should disembark and seek nearby air raid shelters, or follow guidance from authorities.
    Upon hearing an air raid alarm, please firstly to enter the nearest air raid shelter. If none are nearby, individuals should seek sturdy indoor locations away from windows and follow the “Two-Wall Principle.”
    All government agencies, military units, schools, organizations, companies, industrial facilities, and the public within the exercising zones are expected to fully comply with all control and procedures.
    Those who fail to comply with air defense exercise orders, as outlined in Article 21 of the Civil Defense Act and Article 12 of the Implementing Regulation on Air-raid Practice, may be fined between NT$30,000 and NT$150,000, according to Article 25 of the Civil Defense Act.