Australia’s defence minister has announced the development and integration of payloads for Ghost Shark, Speartooth and BlueBottle, according to the official release reproduced by Naval News on 19 October.

The statement says some payloads will participate in Maritime Big Play Pacific, an AUKUS Pillar II exercise near San Diego. It lists supply caches, sea mines and uncrewed aerial vehicles as examples of payload types.

The announcement concerns development, integration and exercise participation. It does not establish that every listed payload has completed testing or entered operational service.

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Source: Naval News · official statement