Worries Surface On New Navy Mine Warfare Plan

I agree with CDR Clark, our Aegis type ships are too valuable to risk in mine clearing duties. I was the Combat Systems Officer at the Aegis Combat Systems Engineering Development Site. It has been obvious there is a problem with our Arleiigh Burke Class and that needs to be addressed and corrected ASAP. It needs not be hampered or hindered with an experiment in mine sweeping. To say that a mine field could hinder the Burke's mission is not really true as the range of the VLS missiles makes this ship operational and lethal at any range. I am an old school retired Surface Warfare Officer, but are not most mine fields close to harbors or critical land installations? That would also place them in extra danger!

Pretty sad that low techy techy beats high techy techy all day long...