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UPDATED Oct 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Oct 19, 2026 at 6:08 AM ET
Australia unveils Ghost Shark drone payloads
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Australia’s Defence Department announced modular payloads for Anduril’s Ghost Shark and C2 Robotics’ Speartooth unmanned underwater vehicles, as well as Ocius’s Bluebottle unmanned surface vessel. Ghost Shark is slated to deploy aerial drones, lay mines and conduct seabed resupply missions.
WHO: Australia’s Defence Department
WHAT: announced modular payloads for Ghost Shark, Speartooth and Bluebottle uncrewed vehicles
WHEN: Reported Oct 20, 2026 at 12:53 PM ET
WHERE: Australia
WHY: The payloads are intended to enable Ghost Shark to deploy aerial drones, lay mines and conduct seabed resupply missions.
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