The Government has just announced a spend of $1.7B on new ‘Ghost Shark’ underwater drones. But there appears to be more stealth in the budget than there is in the capability. Former submariner Rex Patrick reports.
Pete Quinn must be pretty happy.
Ghost Shark drones – “music to Trump’s ears”
by Rex Patrick
Quinn was the Head of Navy Capability for five years. His responsibility in that role was to identify the needs and requirements of Navy’s future capabilities and to plan for, develop and deliver them to the fleet.
While he was in that role, Anduril Industries (Anduril) were successful in two limited tenders; one awarded in 2021 for $4.9M and the other awarded in 2022 for $77.5M.