# U.S. Navy's Captain Deichler on AM in the Submarine Industrial Base

- Show: [Additive Snack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack)
- Published: 2026-10-06
- Length: 1h 02m
- Episode: 43
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-10-06-u-s-navys-captain-deichler-on-am-in-the-submarine-industrial-base
- Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d60ebc5e

## Summary

Captain Jason Deichler, Chief of Staff for Submarine Programs at the U.S. Navy, explains the Navy's strategy to achieve a 'one plus two' production goal (one Columbia-class and two Virginia-class submarines annually) by rebuilding a strained industrial base through additive manufacturing (AM). He details how AM addresses workforce shortages, supplier attrition, and lost casting/forging capabilities, moving from qualifying individual parts to establishing qualified material and process standards via Project Peculiar Documents (PPDs). The conversation covers the transition from skepticism to adoption, the scaling of qualified parts from 25 to 75, and the future vision of tens of thousands of additive parts integrated into submarine sustainment and new construction.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-10-06-u-s-navys-captain-deichler-on-am-in-the-submarine-industrial-base#t=6) Introduction: Captain Jason Deichler and the Submarine Industrial Base
- [2:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-10-06-u-s-navys-captain-deichler-on-am-in-the-submarine-industrial-base#t=150) State of the Submarine Industrial Base and the 'One Plus Two' Goal
- [6:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-10-06-u-s-navys-captain-deichler-on-am-in-the-submarine-industrial-base#t=414) Admiral Gaucher's Four Pillars Strategy for Rebuilding Capacity
- [13:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-10-06-u-s-navys-captain-deichler-on-am-in-the-submarine-industrial-base#t=788) Workforce, Obsolescence, and the Role of Additive Manufacturing
- [18:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-10-06-u-s-navys-captain-deichler-on-am-in-the-submarine-industrial-base#t=1125) Safety, Data, and Certification Requirements for AM Parts
- [25:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-10-06-u-s-navys-captain-deichler-on-am-in-the-submarine-industrial-base#t=1528) The Journey from Skepticism to Mission-Critical AM Adoption
- [26:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-10-06-u-s-navys-captain-deichler-on-am-in-the-submarine-industrial-base#t=1572) Scaling from 25 to 75 Qualified Parts and Lessons from Space
- [35:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-10-06-u-s-navys-captain-deichler-on-am-in-the-submarine-industrial-base#t=2157) Selecting Parts, PPDs, and Material Qualification
- [35:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-10-06-u-s-navys-captain-deichler-on-am-in-the-submarine-industrial-base#t=2157) Procurement, Supply Chain Systems, and Data Rights
- [50:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2026-10-06-u-s-navys-captain-deichler-on-am-in-the-submarine-industrial-base#t=3028) Future Scale: Tens of Thousands of Parts and Neo-Primes

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- U.S. Navy (company)
- Columbia-class (product)
- Virginia-class (product)
- USS North Dakota (product)
- USS Pittsburgh (product)
- USS Cheyenne (product)
- USS Virginia (product)
- Hilo hanger door hinge (product)
- Project Peculiar Document (other)
- NAVCO5 (company)
- ATDM Center of Excellence (company)
- Naval Postgraduate School (company)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Huntington Ingles (company)
- General Electric (company)

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