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Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels (MRIV) Construction

Sector: Seaport • Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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The Trump administration awarded $2 billion contracts to TOTE Services and Hanwha Philly Shipyard to build two new missile tracking ships, called Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels (MRIV), to replace aging vessels in the U.S. Missile Defense Agency fleet. These ships will enhance missile interception test tracking over the Pacific Ocean and support range safety operations. The first vessel is e

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Seaport, Aerospace & Defense
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
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The project “Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels (MRIV) Construction” is an infrastructure initiative in the Seaport sector, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from IndexBox.

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The Trump administration awarded $2 billion contracts to TOTE Services and Hanwha Philly Shipyard to build two new missile tracking ships, called Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels (MRIV), to replace aging vessels in the U.S. Missile Defense Agency fleet. These ships will enhance missile interception test tracking over the Pacific Ocean and support range safety operations. The first vessel is expected to be delivered in 2030, utilizing proven hull designs and existing production capabilities to reduce acquisition costs by at least 50%.

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United States of America (USA)

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Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia

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Seaport, Aerospace & Defense

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2026-07-20

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