You don’t joke about mining important maritime trade routes—Iran did and nearly started WWIII . And while America’s fleet of MH-53E Sea Dragons and Avenger -class mine countermeasures ships are still quite effective, they’re getting really, really old. Both platforms entered service in the mid-1980s and are quickly nearing their retirement dates. Here’s what the Navy has in store for its future countermining operations. Read more…
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How the Navy of the Future Will Find—And Destroy—Underwater Mines