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deployment2026-10-20 14:01 UTC🇦🇺 Australia (Australian Department of Defence announcement)

Australia announces modular payloads for Ghost Shark and other unmanned maritime vehicles

Australia’s Department of Defence announced modular payloads to be integrated onto Anduril’s Ghost Shark and C2 Robotics’ Speartooth unmanned underwater vehicles, and Ocius’s Bluebottle unmanned surface vessel. The announcement indicates capability development and planned integration rather than a reported strike or incident.

DETAILS
Type
deployment
Occurred
2026-10-20 14:01
Reported
2026-10-20
Location
Australia (Australian Department of Defence announcement)
Coordinates
-24.7761, 134.7550
Confidence
74 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT

No damage reported; capability/payload integration announcement for unmanned maritime systems.

DRONES INVOLVED
Shark· reconnaissance
SOURCES