David Ulevitch

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1,056 appearances 7 recordings 1 series first heard Mar 2025 last heard 8 May

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The a16z Show · Submarines and the Future of Defense Manufacturing · 25 Mar 2026 podcast

So nobody attacks us because they know the submarines are out there and they can attack back.

When we talk about industrial capacity, I'll start with you, Admiral.

Then I'll go to Chris.

What does it mean to say that we need industrial capacity?

And Chris, how do you think about industrial capacity and what it is and what it

So, Admiral, you stepped into a new role.

You've served in the Navy for a long time, but you are the Pentagon's first direct reporting portfolio manager for submarines.

That means you report directly to Deputy Defense Secretary Steven Feinberg.

People have colloquially called you the submarine czar.

What is a submarine czar and why was this role created?

Can't we just order submarines and get submarines?

So how do you think about success over the next three to five years?

We heard about this factory being a fifty year plus initiative, but how do you think about success in the near term?

So this next question, I'll start with Chris, but then I'll go to you, Admiral.

What is the hardest part of working with the government, working with the Navy, coordinating across primes, working with all the other folks you work with, working with legislatures?

How hard is it to re actually restart this industrial base?

And Admiral Goucher, you have a lot of different stakeholders that you're herding together, primes, suppliers, other folks across the Pentagon.

What are you finding to be the most difficult parts to coordinating success?

And Admiral, I'm gonna ask you a question about drones and missile interceptors because we see them in the news all the time, in the fight in Iran.

We see lots of talk about drones and missile interceptors.

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