Footage shows Australia’s Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle surfacing and deploying a 12-tube launcher to fire ALTIUS-type aerial drones, plus previously unseen retractable masts. This demonstrates a new UUV-to-UAV launch method enabling covert forward deployment of ISR/strike/EW drone swarms from contested waters without risking a crew.
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launch-methodside: otherfirst seen 2026-10-21
Australia Ghost Shark XL-AUV shown launching ALTIUS aerial drones
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- The War Zone · https://www.twz.com/sea/ghost-shark-uncrewed-submarine-shown-launching-aerial-drones-for-the-first-timeGhost Shark Uncrewed Submarine Shown Launching Aerial Drones For The First Time