CONVERSION THERAPY: U.S. Navy Turned A British Amphibious Ship Into A Mine-Clearing Sea Base Packed With Drone Tech. “Being able to readily turn any ship into a mine-sweeping platform is a major part of the Navy’s future plans.”

Minesweeping is serious business, but doesn’t always get the institutional attention it deserves due to more-glamorous aircraft carriers, attack subs, and surface combatants. More creative thinking like this, and we can get up to a 355-ship Navy sooner than hoped.