Royal Australian Navy assigns Speartooth to autonomous-systems unit
The Royal Australian Navy named Speartooth among the uncrewed platforms its new Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit is intended to operate and develop.
Evidence notes
- The Royal Australian Navy said its Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit would operate Speartooth alongside Ghost Shark and Bluebottle platforms.
- The unit moves Speartooth into a formal Navy structure for autonomous maritime capability rather than leaving it as a standalone development programme.
- Navy established the unit to accelerate experimentation, doctrine, training and operational employment for maritime autonomous systems.
Company context
Australian defence robotics company developing autonomous systems across maritime, land, and air domains. Its flagship Speartooth platform is a large uncrewed underwater vehicle designed for scalable, low-infrastructure undersea operations, while the company also develops other defence autonomous systems including OGRE.