Underscores the reality that naval surface combatants are obsolete death traps.
In a real war with russia or China, but just fine for policing Venezuela and other type of evil countries.
Standard military planning - bigger is always better, until technology/tactics change
Cavalry in the late Middle Ages got ever-bigger and heavier and more massed - until first firearms, and then rifled guns and artillery ended it.
I fear aircraft carriers are on the same path.
The exercise rules had the ships stationary, and did not allow the surface fleet to actively search for submarines. Not a realistic scenario.
“Underscores the reality that naval surface combatants are obsolete death traps.”
Stand by for the “carriers are invulnerable” crew to arrive.
Nah, it merely calls for upgrade in equipment and procedure.
Our military typically loses all of those international exercises on purpose. They don’t divulge our capabilities and can observe those of future enemies.