The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has formally established the Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit (MASU), tasked with accelerating the development, integration and operational employment of uncrewed maritime systems.The unit will focus on capabilities optimised for persistent, long-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as strike missions, reflecting a broader shift towards distributed and autonomous operations.MASU is expected to field a range of uncrewed surface and subsurface platforms, including Anduril’s Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle, Ocius Tec…