Recently, US aircraft have frequently crashed in South Korea, including MH60 Black Hawk P8A Poseidon anti-submarine aircraft and CV22Osprey transport aircraftAs well as the latest to fall into the seaf16Fighters, which is worrying. These frequent accidents have led to ** pairsU.S. militaryConcerned about the high rate of aircraft accidents, everyone began to think about the reasons behind it.
On the one hand, it is arguedU.S. militaryis the only superpower in the world and needs to be deployed on a global scaleMilitaryforce, so the use of military aircraft will be relatively high. In a state of high-intensity combat readiness and training, the accident rate is understandably high. However, fromU.S. militaryJudging by the data published by yourself,U.S. militaryThe flight time and training intensity of aviation units of all services are declining, but the flight accident rate is gradually increasing. This phenomenon begs the question of whether there are other reasons for the increase in accident rates besides high-intensity training
In addition to the reduction in training time,U.S. militaryRecruitment and recruitment of active forces also face a series of difficulties. According to the statistics for the 2023 fiscal year, which has ended,U.S. Air ForceThe active force is still 11 percent away from completing the annual recruitment targetReservesThe troops are still 30% short. This figure is difficult to achieve even when the conditions for conscription are relaxed, and it takes a lot of effort for the conscription department to barely reach this figure. At the same time,PilotsThe elimination rate after entering the army has also dropped from more than 20% in the past to 027%。This is not because all the recruits have world-class flying skills, but because there are very few recruits in the first place, in order to ensure that there are enoughPilotsquantity, had to lower the assessment standards.
In addition to the personnel issue,U.S. militaryThe problem of equipment is also worrisome. Currently,U.S. Air ForceThe number of active combat aircraft in the fleet has been significantly reduced, and the attendance rate of equipment has fallen from 80% to 60%. Among them, f35FightersIt is the main model produced and delivered in the last ten years, the F22FightersThe average age of the machine is more than 15 years, the production line has been closed, and other models such as the F15, etcf16, A10 and so on are all old models from the Cold War period. The average age of air tankers and bombers is more than 50 years. These aging equipment have a serious impact on flight safety and combat effectiveness.
Another question worth pondering is whether there existsU.S. militaryIn order to ask for money, the factor of playing a bitter trick. U.S. militaryThere has been tremendous pressure on funding, in order to secure sufficient funding, some argueU.S. militaryProbably deliberately relaxedPilotsof the elimination criteria to ensure adequatePilotsquantity, while there are also speculationsU.S. militaryThe plane was deliberately crashed to demonstrate an urgent need for equipment upgrades and maintenance in order to secure additional funding.
withU.S. militaryCompared to ChinaAir ForceIn recent years, progress has been rapid, and various new aircraft have emerged one after another, and have been affirmed by opponents. However, ChinaAir ForceThere is no capital for complacency, on the contrary, they deal with problems and opponents more quietly and pragmatically. Only by attaching more cautious attention to problems and opponents can we truly remain invincible on the battlefield in the future.
By passingU.S. militaryFrom the analysis of the reasons behind the frequent occurrence of aircraft accidents, we can see that the decline in flight time and training intensity, personnel problems, aging equipment and poor maintenance, and financial difficulties are all correctU.S. militaryflight safety and combat effectiveness have taken a hit. For ChinaAir ForceThis is a good lesson and reference. Only by maintaining a cautious and pragmatic attitude, attaching importance to problems, and stepping up the renewal and maintenance of equipment can we remain invincible on the battlefield in the future.