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Australia Unveils New Anduril Ghost Shark UUV Payloads

Monday, October 19th, 2026

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Australia Unveils New Anduril Ghost Shark UUV Payloads

Anduril’s initial three prototype Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles (AUVs) for the Royal Australian Navy. (Photo: Anduril)

The Australian government on Monday revealed three new payloads developed for the Anduril Industries Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle (XL-AUV), some soon to be tested under AUKUS Pillar 2 exercises. The Australian Department of Defense said the Ghost Shark will be able to deploy up to 12 sea mines, swarms of Anduril’s tube-launched Altius family of unmanned aerial vehicles that can act as loitering munitions and deploy logistical caches. The government said logistical caches could include equipment produced by…

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