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US warship power loss in South China Sea signals strain on naval capacity

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The USS Benfold, a US Navy guided-missile destroyer, experienced a four-day power outage due to an engineering failure in the South China Sea. Analysts suggest this incident, occurring during routine Indo-Pacific operations, may indicate that prolonged operations, particularly against Iran, are straining US naval reserve capacity. Potential contributing factors include deferred maintenance and training gaps. AI

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US warship power loss in South China Sea signals strain on naval capacity

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Albee Zhang ·

    Is South China Sea warship breakdown a sign US is ‘taxing reserve capacity’?

    A US guided-missile destroyer that was adrift in the South China Sea without power last month is a sign that America is taxing its reserve capacity as its operation against Iran drags on, according to an analyst. “This is an extremely unusual occurrence and a variety of equipment…

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