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Unmanned Systems

Australia’s Ghost Shark Autonomous Sub Arrives In U.S. For Testing

Tuesday, August 20th, 2024

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Australia’s Ghost Shark Autonomous Sub Arrives In U.S. For Testing

An Anduril Ghost Shark Arriving in the United States via a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 in summer 2024. (Photo: Anduril)

One of the three Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle (XL-AUV) Anduril is building for Australia arrived in the U.S. for American-based testing recently, the company said Tuesday. The Ghost Shark is designed and built in Australia, geared toward being a modular multi-purpose capability that can adapt to different mission requirements. The company unveiled the first prototype vessel in April, one year ahead of schedule and on budget (Defense Daily, April 19). It said early production and testing for the…

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