Anduril Industries

Ghost Shark (XL-AUV)

In Production

Extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle co-developed with the Royal Australian Navy for stealthy, long-range intelligence, surveillance, and strike missions; its commercial baseline is the Dive-XL. After delivering three prototypes ahead of schedule, Anduril won a A$1.7B program of record in September 2025, opened a purpose-built Sydney factory, and delivered the first production boat in November 2025.

Latest update Sep 10, 2026

Ghost Shark (XL-AUV)

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Current status

Steady-state production in Sydney as of May 2026, delivering 'dozens' of boats under the A$1.7B RAN program of record, with yearly capability updates

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Specifications2

Program value
A$1.7B

(~US$1.1B) Royal Australian Navy program of record (Sep 2025)

First delivery

First production Ghost Shark delivered to RAN in November 2025, ahead of schedule

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