Robot model
Ghost Shark (XL-AUV)
Ghost Shark is Anduril Industries' extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle, co-developed with the Royal Australian Navy and the Defence Science and Technology…
- Manufacturer
- Anduril Industries
- Form factor
- underwater
- Maturity
- production
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- anduril.com ↗
Overview
Ghost Shark is Anduril Industries' extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle, co-developed with the Royal Australian Navy and the Defence Science and Technology Group, recorded in the registry as a new subsea model under the existing Anduril company and wired to the Lattice autonomy brain, leveraging Dive-LD technology with Dive-XL as its commercial baseline. The registry records it at production maturity, the strongest gating signal in the maritime set: a May 2022 co-development contract for three prototypes led to three Royal Australian Navy prototypes, the first revealed in April 2024, plus one for the US Navy, all delivered on budget and ahead of schedule, followed by an A$1.7 billion production contract announced around September 10, 2025 for dozens of vehicles over five years, with the first production hull coming off the Sydney production line in November 2025 ahead of schedule and entering sea-acceptance testing. A contract correction is important: the originating dispatch's A$140 million figure was the 2022 co-development contract, not the production contract, and the two should not be merged, the production contract being A$1.7 billion. It is production maturity but pre-full-rate, not yet operationally fielded with the Royal Australian Navy, since the planned January 2026 operational delivery is forward-dated. The exact production quantity, full-rate production in 2026, the operational handoff, and all hull specifications, which are estimated because the Australian Defence Department withholds the design, are not verified.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Sources on file
- 6 sources, view all
Key facts
Form factor
Co-development contract
Production contract
First prototype revealed
First production hull
Estimated length
Autonomy level
Maturity
Specs
Notes
Specs
Ip rating
Max speed
Weight kg
Form Factor
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Web sources
5
6 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Not sold (internal use)
- Price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Not disclosed
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Accountability: Anduril Industries has a Claim Integrity of 100% (4 of 4 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Ghost Shark (XL-AUV). Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) at Sydneyoperational
Anduril Ghost Shark XL-AUV prototype delivered to Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in Sydney.
Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) on the deployment map
Where Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 4, 2026
Anduril Ghost Shark XL-AUV
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Price point recordedJan 1, 2025
Not announced
- Price point recordedJan 1, 2025
Not announced
Deployment-verified media (1)
Anduril's footage of its Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle (a Royal Australian Navy program), from a supplier announcement. Capability claims are Anduril's.
From deployment: Sydney
Runs on (1)
- Anduril Latticeos-layer · production
Safety record
No incidents on record for Ghost Shark (XL-AUV).
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (6)
- https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/first-ghost-shark-extra-large-auv-delivered-to-australian-navy/
- https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/indo-pacific-2025/2025/10/anduril-launches-australian-ghost-shark-factory-in-sydney/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Shark_(submarine)
- https://www.anduril.com/news/ghost-shark-factory-opens-in-sydney-first-vehicle-off-the-line-ahead-of-schedule-ready-for
- https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/media-releases/2025-09-10/equipping-royal-australian-navy-next-generation-autonomous-undersea-vehicles
- https://www.hisutton.com/World-XLUUVs.html
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Common questions
- What is Ghost Shark (XL-AUV)?
- Ghost Shark is Anduril Industries' extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle, co-developed with the Royal Australian Navy and the Defence Science and Technology Group, recorded in the registry as a new subsea model under the existing Anduril company and wired to the Lattice autonomy brain, leveraging Dive-LD technology with Dive-XL as its commercial baseline. The registry records it at production maturity, the strongest gating signal in the maritime set: a May 2022 co-development contract for three prototypes led to three Royal Australian Navy prototypes, the first revealed in April 2024, plus one for the US Navy, all delivered on budget and ahead of schedule, followed by an A$1.7 billion production contract announced around September 10, 2025 for dozens of vehicles over five years, with the first production hull coming off the Sydney production line in November 2025 ahead of schedule and entering sea-acceptance testing. A contract correction is important: the originating dispatch's A$140 million figure was the 2022 co-development contract, not the production contract, and the two should not be merged, the production contract being A$1.7 billion. It is production maturity but pre-full-rate, not yet operationally fielded with the Royal Australian Navy, since the planned January 2026 operational delivery is forward-dated. The exact production quantity, full-rate production in 2026, the operational handoff, and all hull specifications, which are estimated because the Australian Defence Department withholds the design, are not verified.
- How much does Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) cost?
- Ghost Shark (XL-AUV)'s price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) from Anduril Industries. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- What are the specs of Ghost Shark (XL-AUV)?
- Ghost Shark (XL-AUV)'s recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: IP rating: 300 m depth; Max speed: 10 kt; Weight: 9000 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
- Who makes Ghost Shark (XL-AUV)?
- Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) is made by Anduril Industries, based in Costa Mesa, California, USA, founded in 2017.
- Where is Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) deployed?
- 1 verified deployment of Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Sydney.
- Can you buy Ghost Shark (XL-AUV)?
- Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
- What AI powers Ghost Shark (XL-AUV)?
- Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) runs Anduril Lattice. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.
- What are alternatives to Ghost Shark (XL-AUV)?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable underwater robots to Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) include Alistar, Bedrock AUV, CHASING DORY, Dive-LD.
- How does Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) compare to Alistar?
- Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) and Alistar (ECA Group · 1 deployment) are both underwater robots on the DEPLOY registry. Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) a top underwater?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) ranks in roughly the top 9% of underwater models tracked by the registry.
- What is Ghost Shark (XL-AUV)'s maturity stage?
- Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.
- Is Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) safe?
- Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
- What is the Anduril Ghost Shark submarine?
- The Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) is a long-range, extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle jointly developed by Anduril Industries and the Royal Australian Navy. The Australian Navy awarded Anduril a A$1.7B (US$1.12B) Program of Record to deliver a fleet of Ghost Sharks, going from prototype to fleet in three years. Production is already underway.
Methodology: Aggregator drift detected · 6 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
Verification posture
Aggregator drift detected
Cap-flag required
Review state
Drift-flagged
Last reviewed 2026-07-15
1 anchored drift pattern(s); see cap_flags
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: underwater
Sub-cohorts: maritime-legacy-prime-vs-new-defense
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
Cap flags
Claim: Ghost Shark contract value is A$140M (2022 co-development)
Honest status: Anduril Ghost Shark's current contract is A$1.7B RAN production contract (September 2025). The A$140M / 2022 figure was the co-development contract; production contract is the load-bearing figure.
Ghost Shark current contract is A$1.7B (September 2025 RAN production). A$140M was 2022 co-development.
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Ghost Shark (XL-AUV).Recent coverage
Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/anduril-ghost-shark.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/dba2d90d-76ad-49e9-b4c5-48a2a39adf4c
- Revision history: /models/anduril-ghost-shark/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Buyer-facing pricing: deploy.report/price/anduril-ghost-shark
Video
Reality vs attention
Ghost Shark (XL-AUV) draws attention at the 95th percentile but verifies reality at the 42nd percentile among underwater robots. Hype Gap +52.9, 2nd widest among underwater robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 19, 2026