The US Navy is under-equipped for the possibility that a hostile power might mine key harbors or waterways. The existing, decades-old, minesweeping force is in

The US Navy is under-equipped for the possibility that a hostile power might mine key harbors or waterways. The existing, decades-old, minesweeping force is in the process of being decommissioned. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/america-getting-rid-their-minesweepers-50552 https://nationalinterest.org/blog/america-getting-rid-their-... The replacements - involving the problematic LCS-class ships - are in even worse shape than the Ford and are currently scheduled to be operational in 2022. https://news.usni.org/2019/01/25/lcs-mission-package-office-focused-on-test-fielding-ioc-dates-continue-to-slip https://news.usni.org/2019/01/25/lcs-mission-package-office-...