Col. James “Hondo” Guerts, USAF Ret., the assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, discusses acquisition agility, manned and unmanned systems, supporting a larger fleet and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space conference and tradeshow outside Washington where our coverage was sponsored by GE Marine, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.