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  "id": 15556472,
  "title": "Explosive swarms and hidden mines: How Ghost Sharks will transform undersea warfare",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/explosive-swarms-and-hidden-mines-how-ghost-sharks-will-transform",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T04:25:59.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/explosive-swarms-and-hidden-mines-how-ghost-sharks-will-transform-undersea-warfare-20261019-p616r2.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Australia’s fleet of robotic submarines will be capable of laying secret minefields thousands of kilometres from shore under a $5.8 billion defence expansion.",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Explosive swarms and hidden mines: How Ghost Sharks will transform undersea warfare",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/explosive-swarms-and-hidden-mines-how-ghost-sharks-will-transform-15556512",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Australia's new 'Ghost Shark' submarines to carry aerial drones, sea mines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/australias-new-ghost-shark-submarines-to-carry-aerial-drones-sea-mines",
        "published": "2026-10-19T05:37:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Ghost Sharks to be armed with aerial drones and advanced sea mines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/ghost-sharks-to-be-armed-with-aerial-drones-and-advanced-sea-mines",
        "published": "2026-10-19T06:17:06.000Z"
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