Submarines and the Future of Defense Manufacturing | Hadrian CEO on a16z

David Ulevitch speaks with Chris Power, founder and CEO at Hadrian, and Vice Admiral Robert Gaucher, the Pentagon's first direct reporting portfolio manager for submarines, at the opening of Hadrian's Factory Four in Cherokee, Alabama. They discuss the state of America's submarine industrial base, why the Navy now needs more than five times the manufacturing capacity it had a decade ago, and how software-driven factories and a new workforce can close the gap. Timestamps: 00:00 — Introduction 04:58 — Workforce And Software Fix 08:41 — Restarting The Industrial Base 11:35 — Submarines In Drone Era 15:50 — Supply Chain Bottlenecks 19:54 — Drones Versus Big Subs 21:28 — Repeatable Factory Model Resources: Follow Chris Power on LinkedIn:   / powerc   Follow VADM Robert Gaucher on LinkedIn:   / robertgaucher   Follow David Ulevitch on X: https://x.com/davidu Stay Updated: If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to like, subscribe, and share with your friends! Find a16z on X:   / a16z   Find a16z on LinkedIn:   / a16z   Listen to the a16z Show on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5bC65RD... Listen to the a16z Show on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Follow our host: https://x.com/eriktorenberg