Vice Admiral Robert Gaucher
Senior U.S. Navy officer and the Pentagon's first direct reporting portfolio manager for submarines. He explains the strategic role of submarines, the industrial base shortfall, and priorities for rebuilding production capacity.
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Mar 25, 2026 • 24min
Submarines and the Future of Defense Manufacturing
Vice Admiral Robert Gaucher, a senior Navy leader overseeing submarines, joins Chris Power, Hadrian founder building software-driven factories. They dig into why submarine production needs a massive rebuild, how labor shortages became the real choke point, why centralized authority matters, how factories can ramp faster, and why submarines may evolve into command hubs for underwater drones.
