Why America’s most advanced warships are struggling with fires and electrical faults

Chinese report claims problems expose vulnerabilities caused by excessive deployments, tech overreliance and insufficient shipyard support The report in Naval & Merchant Ships pointed to fires, electrical failures and propulsion issues on America’s most advanced warships in recent months. The report said the problems had revealed critical vulnerabilities stemming from excessive deployments, an overreliance on technology and inadequate shipyard support. “The shared underlying problem reflected by this is the systemic pressure and shortcomings in the areas of equipment management, maintenance support and damage control,” the report in the magazine’s May edition concluded. “These issues – manifesting as non-combat losses – are continuously eroding the fleet’s combat capabilities,” it said, adding that the risks were rising.

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