Anduril opens Ghost Shark manufacturing facility in Sydney

October 31, 2025, by Fatima Bahtić

American defense technology company Anduril Industries has opened its new Ghost Shark manufacturing facility in Sydney.

The opening coincides with a major milestone: the first Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (XL-AUV) has rolled off the line ahead of schedule and is ready for sea acceptance testing ahead of planned delivery to the Royal Australian Navy in January 2026.

The factory opening follows the Royal Australian Navy’s award of an A$1.7 billion contract to Anduril Australia to deliver a large fleet of Ghost Sharks over the next five years. Anduril announced the successful Program of Record designation after completing the co-development contract and delivering three Ghost Shark XL-AUVs ahead of schedule.

Australia investing $1.7 billion to acquire new fleet of Ghost Shark XL AUVs

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This was a part of the AU$140 million co-development contract to design and develop three Ghost Shark XL-AUVs in three years.

The new 7,400 square-meter facility is purpose-built to produce Ghost Shark, and its commercial baseline the Dive-XL, at scale and, subject to Government approval, for export to partners.

The Ghost Shark manufacturing program has commenced with low-rate initial production, moving to full-scale production in 2026. It incorporates input from a supply chain of over 40 Australian SMEs and companies that provide a broad range of components, subcomponents and materials.

“The Ghost Shark is the most high-tech long range autonomous underwater capability that exists in the world today and the Albanese Government is proud to have supported its development,” said Pat Conroy, Minister for Defense Industry.

“With the opening of this new facility, we are not only building local infrastructure and workforce — we are investing in innovation, in partnerships, and in the future defence of our nation. Affordable, disruptive and distributed mass is a central tenet of undersea deterrence, and we look forward to supporting Australia and its allies by producing Ghost Sharks right here in Sydney,” David Goodrich, Chairman and CEO Anduril Australia, stated.