Army Commander: Without Proficiency in Drone Operations, Tactics and Strategy Are Empty Talk
The Army Unmanned Systems Training Command conducted live-fire drills with FPV and bomb-dropping drones in Tainan on June 3. Army Commander General Lu Kun-hsiu emphasized that without skilled operators, even the deepest tactics or strategies are meaningless. The drills simulated real combat scenarios, targeting armored vehicles and enemy positions, and validated the effectiveness of domestically produced ordnance components.
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TAIPEI (CNA) — The Military News Agency reported today that the Army Unmanned Systems Training Command conducted live-fire drills using "immersive (FPV)" and "bomb-dropping" drones in Tainan yesterday. Army Commander General Lu Kun-hsiu pointed out that if operators are not proficient and well-trained, even the most profound tactics or strategies are empty talk, and the impressive attack angles demonstrated in this exercise are the result of regular training.
The Third Operational Zone, responsible for northern Taiwan's defense, conducted "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Live-Fire Shooting and Tianma Exercise" in Yilan yesterday, marking the first time an Altius-600M drone engaged a maritime target. The Military News Agency also reported this morning that the Army Unmanned Systems Training Command conducted live-fire drills using "immersive (FPV)" and "bomb-dropping" drones in Tainan yesterday, simulating real battlefield conditions to conduct precision strikes on various armored vehicles and enemy positions. General Lu Kun-hsiu also visited to observe the drills.
The Unmanned Systems Training Command stated that this live-fire drill drew on international combat experience from recent conflicts such as the Russia-Ukraine war, adopting a "low-cost, high-efficiency, modular" approach for the development of attack drones. The drill was divided into multiple phases, including "single-unit" and "dual-unit coordinated strike" tactics, aiming to familiarize officers and drone pilots at all levels with the complete kill chain process of "reconnaissance, designation, tracking, locking, engagement, and assessment," and to validate the combat effectiveness of combining domestically produced ordnance components with drones.
In the immersive (FPV) drone drill, pilots wore VR goggles, using a first-person perspective and real-time video transmission to demonstrate highly proficient attitude control skills. During the exercise, the drones were equipped with 3.5-inch suicide high-explosive armor-piercing munitions to conduct frontal and side attacks on CM12 tanks, CM24 armored ammunition carriers, and Humvees.
In the bomb-dropping drone strike phase, damage verification was conducted against enemy wheeled vehicles and dismounted infantry. The bomb-dropping drones possess excellent loitering and optical targeting capabilities. Pilots maneuvered the drones to a predetermined altitude, locked onto the top of CM12 tanks (including anti-explosion grilles) and Humvees, and precisely dropped "6-inch fin-stabilized high-explosive armor-piercing munitions," inflicting devastating damage on enemy equipment.
In his address, General Lu stated that precision strikes on the battlefield are not achieved overnight. Successful cases on the international battlefield are all backed by hundreds or thousands of failures and hard work. "Flight operation skills are the most fundamental. Just as you cannot discuss tactical application if you cannot shoot a pistol accurately, if the operators are not proficient and well-trained, even the deepest tactics or strategies are empty talk." He added that the extremely impressive attack angles demonstrated by the drones in this exercise are the result of the pilots' daily training. (Editor: Zhai Sijia) 1150604
The Third Operational Zone, responsible for northern Taiwan's defense, conducted "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Live-Fire Shooting and Tianma Exercise" in Yilan yesterday, marking the first time an Altius-600M drone engaged a maritime target. The Military News Agency also reported this morning that the Army Unmanned Systems Training Command conducted live-fire drills using "immersive (FPV)" and "bomb-dropping" drones in Tainan yesterday, simulating real battlefield conditions to conduct precision strikes on various armored vehicles and enemy positions. General Lu Kun-hsiu also visited to observe the drills.
The Unmanned Systems Training Command stated that this live-fire drill drew on international combat experience from recent conflicts such as the Russia-Ukraine war, adopting a "low-cost, high-efficiency, modular" approach for the development of attack drones. The drill was divided into multiple phases, including "single-unit" and "dual-unit coordinated strike" tactics, aiming to familiarize officers and drone pilots at all levels with the complete kill chain process of "reconnaissance, designation, tracking, locking, engagement, and assessment," and to validate the combat effectiveness of combining domestically produced ordnance components with drones.
In the immersive (FPV) drone drill, pilots wore VR goggles, using a first-person perspective and real-time video transmission to demonstrate highly proficient attitude control skills. During the exercise, the drones were equipped with 3.5-inch suicide high-explosive armor-piercing munitions to conduct frontal and side attacks on CM12 tanks, CM24 armored ammunition carriers, and Humvees.
In the bomb-dropping drone strike phase, damage verification was conducted against enemy wheeled vehicles and dismounted infantry. The bomb-dropping drones possess excellent loitering and optical targeting capabilities. Pilots maneuvered the drones to a predetermined altitude, locked onto the top of CM12 tanks (including anti-explosion grilles) and Humvees, and precisely dropped "6-inch fin-stabilized high-explosive armor-piercing munitions," inflicting devastating damage on enemy equipment.
In his address, General Lu stated that precision strikes on the battlefield are not achieved overnight. Successful cases on the international battlefield are all backed by hundreds or thousands of failures and hard work. "Flight operation skills are the most fundamental. Just as you cannot discuss tactical application if you cannot shoot a pistol accurately, if the operators are not proficient and well-trained, even the deepest tactics or strategies are empty talk." He added that the extremely impressive attack angles demonstrated by the drones in this exercise are the result of the pilots' daily training. (Editor: Zhai Sijia) 1150604