0:30
Robert Goucher
10:21 - 10:52
"To maintain our undersea advantage, we must reach and exceed a production cadence of 1 Columbia and 2 Virginia hulls per year, which we often call 1+2. This is not just a goal, it is an imperative. Today we deliver about half of the tonnage we need."
“To maintain our undersea advantage, we must reach and exceed a production cadence of 1 Columbia and 2 Virginia hulls per year, which we often call 1+2. This is not just a goal, it is an imperative. Today we deliver about half of the tonnage we need.”
- Speaker
- Robert Goucher
- Timestamp
- 10:21 – 10:52
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- October 6, 2026
From the transcript
To maintain our undersea advantage, we must reach and exceed a production cadence of 1 Columbia and 2 Virginia hulls per year, which we often call 1+2. This is not just a goal, it is an imperative. Today we deliver about half of the tonnage we need. That is not a verdict, it is our starting line. Closing our production gap is not a problem the Navy can solve alone, nor is it a burden industry can shoulder alone.