Ghost Shark Context

Market context

Ghost Shark is Anduril Australia extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle program for the Royal Australian Navy.

  • Target environment: Subsea defence operational environments including contested underwater areas.
  • Workflow context: Autonomous undersea operations, subsea defence and maritime security for naval operations.
  • Customer context: Defence customers including the Royal Australian Navy for AUV capability.
  • Deployment model: Active defence procurement program from prototype to production fleet.
  • Commercial maturity: Active defence AUV program transitioning from prototype into a program of record.
  • Adoption constraints: Defence procurement cycles and naval integration requirements.
  • Market position: Anduril Australia XL-AUV program moving from prototype to production for the Royal Australian Navy.
  • Adjacent products: Dive-XL, Dive-LD, defence AUVs

Audience

Defense

Workflow

Autonomous undersea operations, subsea defence and maritime security for naval operations.

Deployment environment

Subsea defence operational environments including contested underwater areas.

Specifications

  • Contract Value: 1700000000 AUD
  • Form Type: Extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle
  • Customer Program: Royal Australian Navy Ghost Shark program
  • Production Status: Program of record
  • Mission Profile: Intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike
  • Manufacturing Location: Australia

Tags

  • Peer Group: Maritime AUV
  • Workflow: Marine data collection
  • Capability: Autonomous navigation
  • Deployment Environment: Defence operational environment
  • Stack Layer: Finished robot platform
  • Commercial Stage: Commercial product
  • Market Signal: Defence procurement signal

Comparable Systems

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