The company previously announced in May 2022 that it had entered into “commercial negotiations” with the Australian Defense Force for a US$100m co-funded design, development and manufacturing program for Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (XL-AUVs) for the Royal Australian Navy.
Today marked a significant milestone in our stealthy extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle program. We held a naming ceremony on Sydney Harbour where Royal Australian Navy and Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) stakeholders officially announced the XL-AUV will be named Ghost Shark.
Anduril Industries statement on social media
According to Anduril, the ceremony held today included the arrival the Dive-LD autonomous submarine to the company’ Sydney Harbour base which will be used for testing and development of the XL-AUV. “The Dive-LD has arrived ahead of schedule in a major step forward in the partnership between Royal Australian Navy, Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) and Anduril Australia to design, develop and manufacture three Ghost Shark XL-AUVs in Australia” the company added.
