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The Revival of America's Shipbuilding Industry #navy #military #anduril #tech

7 Mar 2026 · 2 min

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The video opens on location in Quincy, Massachusetts, once a bustling shipbuilding hub that has fallen into decline, symbolized by an ancient submarine. The host explains that the United States now struggles to produce new ships, prompting Anduril to pursue a revival through autonomous, crew‑less vessels. The segment introduces James, who now runs Anduril’s submarine division after previously working at Dive Technologies, the precursor to Anduril’s maritime efforts. Since Anduril’s acquisition of Dive Technologies in early 2022, the company has been “ruggedizing” the original Dive LD concept—an uncrewed submarine designed for modern naval missions. The crew boards the vessel Encourager, captained by Jarrett, to conduct a field test of the Dive LD, showcasing Anduril’s strategy to reinvigorate U.S. shipbuilding by leveraging advanced, unmanned technology.

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I'm in Quincy, Massachusetts.
"Oh yeah?
Howdy, Quincy." You pronounce it like that even though it's spelled like this because it's Massachusetts and people here want to be made fun of forever. "It's a boat we can't build anymore." Quincy is just outside of Boston and has been an industrial hub for hundreds of years. Last century, this was a lively shipbuilding center. But as you can see by this ancient sub, those glory days are gone. Perhaps you know this already, but the US can barely make ships now. Which brings us back to Anduril. It wants the US to make ships again. Only super modern ones without humans inside. And that brings us to James here.
Welcome aboard the Encourager. The Encourager? This is the Encourager.
He helps run Androl's submarine division and used to work at Dive Technologies.
Dive Technologies was the precursor to Androl's maritime footprint. Since early 2022, following our acquisition by Androl, we've been working to rapidly ruggedize the sort of original concept of the Dive LD.
Today, James and I are on a mission. Yes, we have boarded the Encourager, helmed by Captain Jarrett and this load of semen to put the Dive LD to the test.
We got about an hour 20-ish steam out.