In this episode of the Acquisition Talk podcast, Dorothy Engelhart joins me to discuss unmanned surface and underwater vessel development in the United States Navy. Dorothy is the Director of Unmanned Systems in the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for ships, and she has been in this role since 2015. Before that, she was a senior acquisition manager for Marine Corps MDAPs, and had over 20 years of experience in NAVAIR as well as experience on the Hill.

1:04 - Rundown of the unmanned portfolio2:40 - Enabling technologies vs. Program of Record4:45 - Timeline to fielding USVs and UUVs7:00 - Owning the data for autonomy11:10 - Capability over time curves and USV requirements15:00 - USV Concept of operations19:30 - Industry's readiness for USV production27:40 - Agile funding and acquisition authorities35:00 - Speed of adoption in Turkey and other nations37:30 - "As a service" business model41:50 - Navy's autonomy roadmap45:00 - Total cost of ownership49:40 - The Disruptor newsletter

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