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TOTE Services has finalized its contract with the U.S. Maritime Administration to oversee construction of a new generation of missile-tracking ships, clearing the way for Hanwha Philly Shipyard to begin...
SOURCE PHOTOGRAPHArtist's rendering of a next-generation Missile Range Instrumentation Vessel at sea featuring multiple large spherical radar domes on the foredeck. The ship will replace the Pacific Tracker and Pacific Collector in support of U.S. missile defense testing and tracking missions.
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The vessel consequence depends on damage, control and the ability to continue its voyage. Wider access effects become observable through navigation restrictions and operator decisions. An additional independently identified encounter would strengthen a local pattern assessment.
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- Restrictions or operator routing changes linked to the encounter.
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