US to convert oil rigs into floating missile defense sites

The US Navy has unveiled plans to convert surplus oil rigs into mobile missile defense and resupply facilities, a seemingly risky and costly scheme to address rising US vulnerability to rival missile threats in the Pacific. This month, Naval News reported that Gibbs & Cox, a Leidos company, is working to convert oil rigs into […]

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