Hanwha Philly Shipyard and TOTE Services Selected to Build New MDA Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels
- On Friday, U.S. Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought announced a $1.4 billion contract for Hanwha Philly Shipyard and TOTE Services to build two 'Golden Defender' Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels in Philadelphia.
- Replacing surveillance vessels constructed in 1965 and 1970, the ships will support President Donald Trump's 'Golden Dome' missile defense network, leveraging the shipyard's existing 'hot production line' currently delivering National Security Multi-Mission Vessels.
- TOTE Services will serve as vessel construction manager, utilizing a business model reducing acquisition costs by at least 50%. The shipyard currently employs more than 2,000 production workers supporting these delivery timelines.
- Hanwha Philly Shipyard CEO David Kim said the team is proud to carry forward Philadelphia's shipbuilding legacy. The company pledged an eventual $5 billion to revive American shipbuilding while aiming to increase production to ten to 20 ships annually.
- Success depends on executing long-planned site expansions to accommodate increased defense work volume. Shipyard officials signaled intent to compete for broader U.S. Navy auxiliary and combatant construction contracts in coming months.
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Hanwha Philly Shipyard and TOTE Services Selected to Build New MDA Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels
TOTE Services and Hanwha Philly Shipyard have been selected to build the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s new Missile Range Instrumentation Vessel, ‘Golden Defender.’ TOTE Services press release Philadelphia, PA (July 17, 2026) — TOTE Services, LLC, a leading U.S. maritime services company specializing in vessel construction management and ship management, and Hanwha Philly Shipyard (HPSI), ... The post Hanwha Philly Shipyard and TOTE Services Sele…
US to build new missile-tracking ships to support Golden Dome defense system
United States is moving ahead with plans to build a new generation of missile range instrumentation vessels that will support the Missile Defense Agency and the country’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative. TOTE Services and Hanwha Philly Shipyard have been selected to deliver the new Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels, or MRIVs. Under the program, TOTE Services will act as vessel construction manager, while Hanwha Philly Shipyard will co…
"Foreign media reports $2 billion to be invested in building two vessels"... MAS accelerates the effort. The U.S.-based Philly Shipyard, acquired by Hanwha Group, has won the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) contract to build the Maritime Missile Test and Measurement Vessel (MRIV). Hanwha Philly Shipyard is a U.S. ship management company
Hanwha Philly Shipyard Wins US Missile Range Instrumentation Vessel Order Hanwha Philly Shipyard has won a contract to build MRIVs (Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels) ordered by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA). On the 18th, Hanwha Group announced that Hanwha Philly Shipyard [had] the US...
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