Australia’s growing fleet of Ghost Shark autonomous submarines will be able to fire swarms of kamikaze aerial drones, lay mines and deploy containers with military equipment deep beneath the waves.
The previously secret payloads were unveiled on Monday, with Defence Industry minister Pat Conroy revealing the capabilities ahead of a major AUKUS exercise in San Diego known as Maritime Big Play.
“Ghost Shark now has teeth, and we’ll have the …
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