“According to a May 4, 2022 announcement, #Anduril and the #Australian military are "entering into commercial negotiations for a $100 million, co-funded design, development and manufacturing program for extra large autonomous undersea vehicles (#XLAUV s) for the Royal Australian Navy". [0]

when you read about the bitchy world of #SiliconValley #VC’s verses #startup #founders, [1] follow up on #OculusVR [0] and stumble on an Australian submersible #drone program [2], that I haven’t heard about before…

[0] <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_Luckey> #PalmerLuckey

[1] <https://x.com/jesslivingston/status/1844680802333753570> #YConbinator / #jesslivingston

[2] “Anduril Nears $7B Valuation, Links With Australian Military” <https://www.ocbj.com/technology/anduril-nears-7b-valuation-links-with-australian-military/> #RAN / #hardware

#Australia’s #GhostShark Uncrewed #Submarine Breaks Cover
Ghost Shark is Australia’s ambitious extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle (#XLAUV), but details about its future missions with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) remain scarce.
It’s appearance has a lot in common with another extra-large #AUV, #Boeing’s #Orca, first of which was delivered to #US #Navy for trials in Dec. But direct comparison between them is not possible as we have no specifications for Ghost Shark.
https://www.twz.com/sea/australias-ghost-shark-large-uncrewed-submarine-breaks-cover