- Taiwan’s Army 58th Artillery Command UAV battalion conducted immersive FPV drone training in a simulated urban battlefield on March 10.
- The exercise combined reconnaissance drones and FPV attack drones to practice precision strikes and bomb-dropping attacks as part of Taiwan’s asymmetric warfare training.
Taiwan’s Army carried out a drone combat training exercise on March 10, 2026, with the 58th Artillery Command’s unmanned aerial vehicle battalion conducting advanced operations using first-person-view attack drones in a simulated urban battlefield.
The exercise introduced a training course described as “immersive drone operation advanced combined training,” allowing soldiers to practice reconnaissance, precision strikes, and drone-delivered attacks inside a mock urban environment.
According to coverage published by Youth Daily News, a military-affiliated publication, the 58th Artillery Command UAV battalion conducted the training by combining reconnaissance drones with immersive FPV attack drones during the exercise.
“The Army 58th Artillery Command UAV battalion on March 10 for the first time combined an urban battlefield environment to conduct an ‘immersive drone operation advanced combined training’ course,” Youth Daily News reported.
The report said soldiers operated immersive drones to conduct precision strikes and bomb-dropping pursuit attacks, which helped improve drone operators’ professional combat skills.
According to Youth Daily News, the training scenario required troops to locate and engage simulated enemy forces operating inside buildings and vehicles within a mock town training area.
“Officers and soldiers operated immersive drones to conduct precision strikes and bomb-dropping pursuit attacks, effectively strengthening drone pilots’ professional combat skills,” the report stated.
During the exercise, soldiers wearing FPV goggles controlled attack drones as they maneuvered through the simulated urban environment.
Military officials described the exercise as part of Taiwan’s broader effort to develop operational concepts for unmanned systems in urban combat environments.
The training event organized the participating soldiers into tactical teams consisting of five personnel. Each team included a squad leader, deputy squad leader, a reconnaissance drone operator responsible for surveillance tasks, and two operators controlling immersive attack drones.
The reconnaissance drone was used first to locate enemy targets before the attack drones were deployed.
Because reconnaissance drones generally have longer endurance and more stable flight characteristics, they were used to conduct an initial search of the training area.
“The reconnaissance drone conducted a fan-shaped search to carefully investigate the number of simulated enemies, their positions, and the quantity of weapons and equipment within the training area,” the report said.
The reconnaissance operator then relayed this information to the team leader and higher command authorities for decision-making before the attack phase began. After targets were identified, immersive FPV drones were launched to conduct various attack methods.
According to the report, these included collision strikes and bomb-dropping attacks, demonstrating different ways unmanned systems could be used during urban combat operations. The tactical teams also maintained armed security during the exercise while operating the drones, quickly moving into launch positions after receiving simulated intelligence about enemy presence.
Taiwan’s military has increased its focus on unmanned systems in recent years as part of efforts to strengthen asymmetric warfare capabilities.
Asymmetric defense strategies typically emphasize technologies that allow smaller forces to counter larger adversaries through precision weapons, mobility, and distributed systems.
Unmanned aerial vehicles, including FPV attack drones, have emerged as an increasingly common tool for reconnaissance and strike missions in modern conflicts.