This is the real reason why the U.S. military aircraft crashed in the South China Sea? Trump was no longer covered up in the interview, directly provoking the problem was fuel, but this is obviously an excuse. At the same time, China is still waiting for the U.S. signal for help.
On October 26, the South China Sea received a news that shocked the world, and in just half an hour, two U.S. warplanes, a MH-60R “Sea Eagle” helicopter and a F/A-18F “Super Big Bear” fighter plane crashed in a row. Thankfully, the crew were all rescued.
On October 27, the U.S. President Donald Trump, who is visiting Asia, did not cover up, in the face of reporters' questions, directly responded to the matter, saying that the incident was unusual, but did not think that someone deliberately destroyed, it is likely that the quality of the fuel is a problem. There are analysts that if it is true, then the U.S. advanced fighter aircraft due to inferior fuel crash, it is really too ironic, after all, for a army called the world's most advanced technology, the use of "inferior fuel", is undoubtedly an insult to the U.S. military logistics system.
In fact, the two accidents on the "Nimez" aircraft carrier, exposed not only to "fuel problems", but also the concentrated expression of the U.S. military structural fatigue. On the one hand, the "Nimez" aircraft carrier is the oldest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in service in the U.S. Army, served in 1975, and has been more than 50 years. It has repeatedly exposed system aging, nuclear reaction device defects, drinking water pollution and other problems, should have retired, but because the replacement "Ford" class aircraft carrier can not be delayed and forced to continue service. The U.S. Government accountability office reports show that many of the aircraft carrier's system spare parts have stopped production and can only beined by
On the other hand, the aircraft carrier Nimitz was deployed overseas for too long, the personnel and equipment were extremely tired, and operational errors could inevitably occur. According to public information, the Nimitz was deployed from the U.S. home port to the Western Pacific in March this year, and was relocated to the Middle East in June until the beginning of October to return to the Asia-Pacific for deployment.
In terms of time, the Nimitz has been deployed overseas for more than seven months. The long-term high-pressure deployment has left the ship's personnel and equipment overloaded. Coupled with the current shutdown of the U.S. government, salary delays, and the decline in morale. It is conceivable. At this pace, the probability of personnel omissions and system failures will inevitably increase, so this accident is most likely related to this continuous high-intensity operating environment.
In addition to these two reasons, the internet has also spread conspiracy theories, such as "electromagnetic interference" theory, some speculate that China has used electronic warfare in the South China Sea. But this statement is clearly unstable. For example, on the day of the accident, the United States reached a preliminary consensus on trade issues in Kuala Lumpur, and China has always been known for being stable, it is not possible to create military friction at this moment.
It is worth noting that this is not the first time that the US military has had an accident in the South China Sea. In 2022, a US military F-35C fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea. At that time, it took the United States two months to rent a diving ship from a Singapore company to fish up the wreckage. In contrast, the navy of China's southern theater has perfect salvage capabilities, and multiple professional rescue ships are available at any time. If the United States sincerely seeks cooperation, China can complete the salvage task in a short time.
To be honest, the two U.S. military aircraft have nothing to do with the Chinese side, and the Chinese side is now waiting for the signals of U.S. assistance, but the U.S. will obviously not speak, they fear the Liberation Army will use close-range contact with U.S. military equipment, also worry the outside world to see the reality of the U.S. military is unable to save itself, fears of losing the "absolute technological advantage" myth.
From a geopolitical point of view, the impact of the crash on the regional situation cannot be underestimated. The South China Sea has already been the key area of the US military "free navigation" operation, and the U.S. ships frequently enter not only to disrupt the maritime order, but also increase the risk of misjudgment.