The Pentagon's operational test and evaluation community is at odds with the Navy on the level of self-defense capability needed for an Expeditionary Sea Base, dubbed a T-ESB. A T-ESB is a heavy-lift ship based on the British Petroleum Alaska-class oil tanker design. The platform is modified with a large mission deck, elevated flight deck and military accommodations and workspace for 250 personnel. The bases are built by General Dynamics NASSCO to support airborne mine countermeasure missions, hosting up to...
