What Happened
Partnership To Build Next Generation Missile Tracking Vessels
TOTE Services has finalized its contract with the US Maritime Administration to oversee construction of a new generation of missile-tracking ships, with Hanwha Philly Shipyard set to begin work on the first vessel. The new ships, including the Golden Defender, will replace the aging Pacific Tracker and Pacific Collector, supporting US missile defense testing and tracking missions. The project builds on the partnership between TOTE and Hanwha, which has been constructing National Security Multi-Mission Vessels under the same vessel construction manager model. This development was reported by gCaptain.