Ghost Shark with teeth: Australia unveils underwater drone payloads

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    "title": "Ghost Shark with teeth: Australia unveils underwater drone payloads - Breaking Defense",
    "excerpt": "SINGAPORE - Australia has unveiled new underwater warfare payloads for its unmanned naval drones, some of which will be tested at the ongoing AUKUS Pillar II exercise in the US, according to the Australian Department of Defence. The modular payloads will be integrated onto Anduril’s Ghost Shark and C2 Robotics’ Speartooth unmanned underwater vehicles as well as Ocius’s Bluebottle unmanned surface vessel (USV), the Australian DoD said in an announcement. The payloads will be used to remotely deliver supply caches, sea mines and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). “These technologies directly deliver on the Royal Australian Navy’s mission requirements and will contribute to enhanced undersea warfare capabilities, seabed operations, sea denial and the protection of critical undersea infrastructure,” said the Australian announcement. The unveiling of the payloads comes five months after AUKUS partners Australia, the US and United Kingdom announced the signing of an agreement on the development of payloads for UUVs. The payloads were unveiled at Anduril Australia’s facility in Sydney, where Australian Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said that the minelaying module would be able to deploy 12 mines. Meanwhile, the UAV module payload can deploy Anduril’s Altius strike and reconnaissance UAV, he said. “The Ghost Shark now has teeth and will have the ability to inflict damage on...",
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