新西兰克赖斯特彻奇——澳大利亚军方官员此前一直对他们将如何使用由安杜里尔公司（Anduril）开发的“幽灵鲨”（Ghost Shark）超大型自主水下航行器（XLAUV）秘而不宣。然而，他们最近揭开了澳大利亚皇家海军正在列装的一些有效载荷的神秘面纱。
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Australian military officials have been furtive about how they will use Anduril-developed Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous underwater vehicles – or XLAUVs. However, they recently lifted the lid on some payloads the Royal Australian Navy is fielding.
在10月19日于安杜里尔澳大利亚公司位于悉尼的制造中心举行的一场官方揭幕活动中，公布了三种“幽灵鲨”的有效载荷。
In an official unveiling at Anduril Australia’s manufacturing center in Sydney on Oct. 19, three Ghost Shark payloads were revealed.
其中一种是水雷，另一种是“阿蒂乌斯-600”（Altius-600）巡飞弹蜂群，第三种则是后勤补给储藏箱。
One entailed sea mines, another was a swarm of Altius-600 loitering munitions, and the third was logistics supply caches.
换句话说：三种有效载荷中有两种包含动能杀伤武器，使“幽灵鲨”具备更强的攻击力。
In other words: Two of the three payloads comprise kinetic effectors to give the Ghost Shark greater bite.
这意味着单艘超大型自主水下航行器可以在冲突期间秘密部署十多枚水雷，或许是在海上咽喉要道。与此同时，“阿蒂乌斯”武器既能执行侦察任务也能实施打击。
This means a single XLAUV can clandestinely deploy a dozen sea mines, perhaps in maritime chokepoints during a conflict. Meanwhile, Anduril’s Altius weapons can perform both surveillance and strike.
关于补给储藏箱，一名官员表示：“这么说吧，大家可以发挥想象力，想想什么样的部队会在部署时使用这些东西。”
Regarding the supply caches, an official said, “Let’s just say, people can use their imagination about the sort of forces that would use these on deployment.”
国防部在一份新闻稿中表示：“这些平台的模块化设计使其能够操作一系列不同的有效载荷，并根据所需的任务进行定制。”其他针对“幽灵鲨”的有效载荷正在开发中，可能涉及轻型和重型鱼雷以及电子战。
The Department of Defence said in a press release: “The modular design of these platforms allows them to operate a range of different payloads, customized to the required mission.”Other payloads are being developed for the Ghost Shark, likely involving lightweight and heavyweight torpedoes, as well as electronic warfare.
国防工业部长帕特·康罗伊（Pat Conroy）解释说，“幽灵鲨”可以从集装箱、较小船只的船尾或码头上部署。他说：“这会在对手心中留下问号。”
Ghost Sharks can deploy from shipping containers, off the stern of relatively small ships or from wharves, Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy explained. “It places question marks in adversaries’ minds,” he said.
由于澳大利亚不得不等待多年才能获得核动力潜艇，像“幽灵鲨”这样的自主水下系统可以在六艘老旧的“柯林斯”级（Collins-class）常规动力潜艇继续勉强服役之际填补能力空白。
With Australia having to wait years for nuclear-powered submarines to arrive, autonomous underwater systems like the Ghost Shark can fill capability gaps as six aging Collins-class diesel-electric submarines continue to plod along.
康罗伊表示，Anduril澳大利亚公司不到一年前才开设了一家工厂，“能够执行远离我国海岸的各种复杂任务的‘幽灵鲨’（Ghost Shark），现在正以越来越快的速度下线，交付到澳大利亚海军手中”。
Anduril Australia opened its factory less than a year ago, and “Ghost Sharks capable of a range of complex missions operating far from our shores are now rolling off the line at an increasing rate into the hands of the Australian navy,” Conroy said.
堪培拉正斥资17亿澳元（约合12亿美元）打造其“幽灵鲨”舰队。这相当于“数十艘”超大型水下无人艇（XLAUV），但澳大利亚并未透露具体数量。
Canberra is spending A$1.7 billion (US$1.2 billion) on its fleet of Ghost Sharks. This amounts to “dozens and dozens” of XLAUVs, but Australia is not saying how many exactly.
澳大利亚皇家海军还在装备澳大利亚C2机器人公司（C2 Robotics）生产的较小型的“长矛齿”（Speartooth）超大型水下无人艇。
The Royal Australian Navy is also fielding the smaller Speartooth XLAUV from Australian firm C2 Robotics. Navy Chief Vice Adm.
海军司令马特·巴克利中将表示：“就我们的平台本身而言，它们当然必须继续发展，而我们可以安装到像‘幽灵鲨’这样无人舰艇上的模块化载荷的发展……为我们带来了巨大的灵活性，并使我们能够调整这些系统以适应未来的任务和未来的需求。”
Matt Buckley said: “In terms of our platforms themselves, of course they must continue to evolve, and the evolution of modular payloads that we can fit to uncrewed vessels like the Ghost Shark … creates enormous flexibility for us and allows us to adapt these systems to future missions and future requirements.”
他补充道：“我们的目标很明确——我们需要以契合实际需求的速度交付作战能力，增强我们进行水下战和海床作战的能力，促进海上拒止，并帮助保护我们关键的水下基础设施。”“幽灵鲨”及其载荷参加了过去几次“太平洋海上大戏”活动，其中包括10月份在圣迭戈举行的一次活动。
He added: “Our purpose is clear – we need to deliver capability at the speed of relevance, strengthen our ability to conduct undersea warfare and seabed operations, contribute to sea denial and help protect our critical undersea infrastructure.”The Ghost Shark and its payloads have participated in the past few Maritime Big Play Pacific events, including one in San Diego in October.
首艘“幽灵鲨”于2026年年初交付给澳大利亚海军进行测试和验收。
The first Ghost Shark was handed over to the Australian Navy for testing and acceptance in early 2026.