General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a defense and aerospace company with a focus on providing solutions in aerospace, combat systems, information technology, mission systems, and marine systems. The company designs, manufactures, and supports business-jet aircraft, combat vehicles, submarines, and various naval ships. General Dynamics also offers a range of services including maintenance, logistics support, and IT services. With a history dating back to 1899 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the company operates globally with thousands of employees across 43 countries. Led by Phebe Novakovic, General Dynamics emphasizes a culture of continuous improvement and innovation to meet customer requirements and drive performance.
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Jason W. Aiken

SVP and CFO

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Andy Chen

VP, Treasurer

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David Fogg

VP and Treasurer

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William Moss

VP and Controller

Phebe Novakovic

Chairman and CEO

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Howard Rubel

VP, Investor Relations

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Bluefin Robotics Corporation

Acquisition in 2016
Bluefin Robotics Corporation develops, builds, and operates autonomous underwater vehicles and related technologies for defense, commercial, and scientific customers worldwide. The company offers subsea batteries; and engineering, prototype design, testing and fielding, and marine operations support services. Its products are used in various commercial applications that include inshore survey, offshore survey, and search and salvage; scientific applications that comprise oceanography, archaeology and exploration, environmental protection and monitoring, and scientific research; and defense applications, such as port and harbor security, ship hull and infrastructure inspection, mine countermeasures, unexploded ordnance, rapid environmental assessment, and anti-submarine warfare, as well as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance needs. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Quincy, Massachusetts. As of February 22, 2016, Bluefin Robotics Corporation operates as a subsidiary of General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.

Veridian

Acquisition in 2003
Veridian is a provider of information-based systems, integrated solutions and services to the U.S. government, as measured by revenues. They specialize in mission-critical national security programs, primarily for the intelligence community, the Department of Defense, law enforcement and other U.S. government agencies.

Gulfstream Aerospace

Acquisition in 1999
Gulfstream has led the evolution of business and personal aviation since the 1958 debut of the Gulfstream I, the world’s first purpose-built business aircraft. Today, Gulfstream produces the world’s most advanced business aircraft, with innovations from nose to tail and wingtip to wingtip, all while offering unmatched global product support and service. Gulfstream’s commitment to excellence reflects that of its parent company, General Dynamics. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, General Dynamics is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. General Dynamics’ workforce numbers more than 95,000 employees worldwide. Gulfstream engineers, manufactures and services the world’s finest business aircraft. Headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, USA, Gulfstream operates facilities on four continents and employs more than 15,000 people worldwide.

Saco Defense

Acquisition in 2000
Saco Defense is one of the world's leading producers of small and medium caliber machine guns, cannon barrels and complementary equipment.

Fortress Technologies

Acquisition in 2011
With over 65,000 systems currently deployed and serving as the infrastructure backbone of the largest Department of Defense (DoD) wireless mesh network, Fortress Technologies is the established leader in secure tactical wireless communications. Fortress delivers the most advanced solutions for deployable secure wireless mesh networks, designed specifically for highly mobile and rugged outdoor, tactical military and secure government environments. Leveraging a self forming, self healing, path-optimizing meshing protocol, Fortress' products incorporate government grade security algorithms and meet stringent environmental standards. Based on standard wireless technology uniquely enhanced for DoD requirements, Fortress' COTS+ solutions are purpose built for inclusion into standard or tailored in-theater communications systems. Fortress' secure wireless networking products and embedded solutions for government markets are intended for easy integration and technical insertion, enabling partners and customers to meet their most challenging wireless communications needs.

Command System

Acquisition in 2002
Command System, Inc. is the premiere provider of command and control solutions in the free world. CSI serves military markets with its CDNS product variants and its Team Care Automation System(TM) (TCAS(TM)) for field medical applications. CSI has licenses for over 45 countries, has sold over 30,000 C2 systems in 7 countries and the US, and provides the C2 systems for the armed forces of Australia, Britain, and Canada. CSI is working with General Dynamics UK, the prime contractor on the UK Bowman and ComBAT programs, and will field over 20,000 CDNS based C2 systems for the Bowman program by October 2003. CSI also serves state, county and city municipalities with its Sentinel(TM) product line of networked, integrated systems for police, fire and rescue applications, and addresses state and federal forestry applications with its Wildfire(TM) product line of C2 systems.

IPWireless

Acquisition in 2012
IPWireless is a pioneer in developing and delivering next generation wireless solutions, including silicon, software, and network infrastructure, based on 3GPP, the world's leading mobile standard. They provide some of the world's largest mobile network operators, governments, and device vendors with innovative solutions that deliver the performance, reliability, and compelling business economics they require so they can stay ahead of their competition and offer their subscribers the value-added services they demand.

AxleTech International

Acquisition in 2009
AxleTech International is a global manufacturer and supplier of axles, axle components, planetary axles, brakes, and aftermarket parts for specialty trucks, military vehicles, and off-highway machines used in the construction, material handling, forestry, mining,and agriculture markets.
NETCONN has participated in all aspects of DISA data center design, implementation and operation as a prime contractor since 1997, and is supporting the DoD in preparation for the Federal Data Center Consolidation initiatives.

MAYA Viz

Acquisition in 2005
MAYA Viz is a leader in enhanced visualization and collaboration technologies that support real-time decision-making.

Devcor

Acquisition in 2000
Devcor has also developed software that supports operation of automotive scan tools and software that enables CD and web-based delivery and display of automotive repair information.
Since 2002, Fidelis has had one mission: Empower security teams with integrated, automated and intelligent technology so that they successfully protect the world’s most sensitive data. Fidelis is the leader in automated detection and response. The Fidelis Elevate platform dramatically improves the effectiveness and efficiency of security operations by delivering comprehensive network visibility, intelligent deception, alert validation, and automated response across networks and endpoints. Fidelis is trusted by the most important brands in the world. See what you’ve been missing. Visit www.fidelissecurity.com.

NASSCO

Acquisition in 1998
General Dynamics NASSCO traces its beginnings to the industrial heart of San Diego, along the working waterfront on beautiful and historic San Diego Bay. The company has been designing and building ships in San Diego’s industrial corridor since 1960 and is the only full service shipyard on the West Coast of the United States. Today, General Dynamics NASSCO has locations on both the West and East Coasts. The company specializes in the design and construction of auxiliary and support ships for the U.S. Navy and oil tankers and dry cargo carriers for commercial markets. It is also a major provider of repair services for the U.S. Navy’s global force for good, with capabilities in San Diego, Norfolk, and Jacksonville. General Dynamics NASSCO is one of three shipyards in the Marine Systems group of General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD). General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 90,000 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about the company is available at www.generaldynamics.com.
Anteon International Corporation is a military subcontractor based in Virginia that specializes in simulators and training of interrogators. Anteon designs, integrates, and maintains advance systems for national defense, intelligence, emergency response, and other government missions. The company contracts with virtually all military services, including the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, as well as dozens of other civilian and defense organizations within the federal government. Anteon International Corporation currently has approximately 8,600 employees at over 100 offices serving more than 1,000 customers worldwide. It was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia with a data center in Westminster, Colorado. It has additional offices in Aberdeen Proving Ground, California; Baltimore and Patuxent River, Maryland; Annandale, Arlington, Chantilly, Chesapeake, and Fairfax, Virginia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Montgomery, Alabama; Needham, Massachusetts; San Diego, California; Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Tampa, Florida; and internationally.

Metro Machine

Acquisition in 2011
Metro Machine is a leading East Coast surface-ship repair company that supports the U.S. Navy fleet in Norfolk, Va.

General Motors Defense

Acquisition in 2002
General Motors Defense designs and manufactures light armored vehicles and supporting weapons systems. The company's products include light service support vehicles and medium service support vehicles such as armored fighting vehicles, military vehicles and trucks, military tactical vehicles, turrets, and security tactical vehicles.

Open Kernel Labs

Acquisition in 2012
Open Kernel Labs supplies software products and professional services to OEMs and other organizations developing and deploying intelligent devices. OK Labs leadership in development of microkernel technology and its application to the creation of device software enables embedded virtualization, secure componentization, trustworthy implementation, and verification, improving the development process for increasingly complex embedded systems software. Open Kernel Labs, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Engineering Technology

Acquisition in 2004
Engineering Technology is the engineering, design and construction of special-purpose munitions and mechanical, electromechanical, electronic and electro-optic devices.

CSRA

Acquisition in 2018
CSRA Inc. delivers a range of information technology solutions and professional services to its U.S. government customers to modernize legacy systems, protect networks and assets, and enhance the mission-critical functions for war fighters and citizens. The company offers digital platforms and services, data and analytics, intelligent business processes, enterprise business services, and cyber security services. It operates in two segments, Defense and Intelligence, and Civil. The Defense and Intelligence segment provides services to the Department of Defense (DoD), National Security Agency, branches of the Armed Forces, and other DoD and Intelligence agencies. The Civil segment offers services to federal agencies within the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services, and other federal civil agencies, as well as various state and local government agencies. The company was formerly known as Computer Sciences Government Services Inc. and changed its name to CSRA Inc. in November 2015. CSRA Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. As of April 2, 2018, CSRA Inc. operates as a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation.

EBV Explosives Environmental

Acquisition in 2010
EBV Explosives Environmental Company, an industry leader in demilitarization, incineration and disposal of munitions, explosives and explosive wastes.

FC Business Systems

Acquisition in 2005
FC Business Systems, Inc. provides enterprise information technology and knowledge management solutions for the federal sector.

Creative Technology

Acquisition in 2003
Creative Technology providessystems engineering, information assurance, business collaboration, intelligenceanalysis, and knowledge management services.

ViPS

Acquisition in 2008
ViPS, Inc. is an information technology company, provides healthcare data management, analytics, decision support & process automation.

Jet Aviation

Acquisition in 2008
Jet Aviation as a maintenance organization when he bought the former Globe Air hangars in Basel, Switzerland and opened the first maintenance facility for business aircraft in Europe almost 50 years ago. Two years later, he expanded the company and entered a new line of business by acquiring the Pilatus maintenance and airline handling operations in Zurich and Geneva. Then realizing that customers may likely still require transport while their own aircraft are being maintained, he also began offering aircraft charter and management services to European and Middle Eastern customers. During the 1970s, Jet Aviation started opening facilities abroad, beginning with a maintenance facility in Germany and an FBO in Jeddah. In 1977, it began offering completions and refurbishment services at Basel, completing its first ever V.I.P.-outfitted aircraft – a Convair 880M — that same year. Today, Jet Aviation Basel is one of the largest independent completions center in the world. Continuing its expansion in Europe and the Middle East throughout the 1980s, Jet Aviation also successfully entered the U.S. market, making it the first global player in the business aviation industry. Consolidation and steady growth marked the 1990s, with the opening of a maintenance and FBO facility in Singapore in 1995 and an aircraft management and charter firm in Hong Kong, China in 2000. As pioneers of private business aviation, the Hirschman family built Jet Aviation up over nearly 40 years from a small local maintenance operation to a highly reputed global business aviation services provider, before deciding to sell the family-run business to Permira Funds, a private European equity firm, in 2005. Three years later, Permira sold Jet Aviation to General Dynamics on November 5, 2008. Jet Aviation currently operates as an independent business unit within the General Dynamics Aerospace Group and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Ascend Intelligence

Acquisition in 2010
Ascend Intelligence is the developers of Tactical Ground Reporting(TIGR) system for battlefield information collection reporting.

Mediaware International

Acquisition in 2007
Mediaware conceives and develops innovative MPEG software that simplifies how broadcasters manage linear ad insertion, regionalization, and multi-channel playout. Our innovative software seamlessly interfaces with modern video ecosystems used by terrestrial, cable, IP and satellite platform owners providing a picture-perfect balance of performance and scalability. We are recognized as leading digital innovator. Partnering with the best in the industry, our digital technologies provide a compelling combination of high performance, low-cost capability and flexible deployment that addresses the challenges created by increasing channel counts, high resolutions, and tight deadlines. Mediaware specializes in the design of transport stream processing and MPEG ad insertion software that complements the video distribution technologies used to handle ever-expanding channel line-ups and regionalization. Our scientific heritage and ongoing access to the brightest engineers enables us to continuously create innovative video solutions for our clients that delight their subscribers and viewers while delivering lower costs and improved performance. Mediaware is the strategic choice for operators who want to adapt and thrive in a rapidly evolving media landscape.
Steyr Spezialfahrzeug also makes the Ulan tracked infantry fighting vehicles and family of variants. Production of 112 Ulan vehicles for the Austrian Army is in progress, and 50 units have been fielded.

PrimeX Technologies

Acquisition in 2000
PrimeX Technologies provides a variety of munitions, propellants, satellite propulsion systems and electronics products.

Earl Industries - Ship Repair and Coatings Division

Acquisition in 2012
Earl Industries operates a Norfolk shipyard, which includes the docks and warehouses.

Spectrum Astro

Acquisition in 2004
Spectrum Astro Inc. is a research and development company that designs, manufactures, and integrates space-technology products.

Bath Iron Works

Acquisition in 1995
Shipbuilding has been a way of life along the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, since 1762, when the sailing ship Earl of Bute was launched on the site of present day Bath. The Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, located on the west bank of the Kennebec, just south of downtown Bath, is the namesake of an iron foundry established in 1826.

Matthews Land Company

Acquisition in 2000
Matthews Land Company provides land planning, site acquisition and project management services for wireless network developers in the Western United States.

Kylmar

Acquisition in 2010
Kylmar (KMC) Ltd engages in the design, manufacture, installation, and support of electro-optical, thermal imaging, and laser video imaging surveillance equipment and systems for military and security applications.

Applied Physical Sciences

Acquisition in 2012
Applied Physical Sciences Corp. is a Research, Development and Engineering consulting firm specializing in Acoustics, Signal Processing, Marine Hydrodynamics and Electromagnetics. They provide services and innovative products to the National Defense R&D community, and also for the commercial market through direct commercial support and the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. Roughly half of their technical staff hold PhDs in Engineering, Physics and Mathematics.

TriPoint Global Communications

Acquisition in 2004
TriPoint Global Communications Inc. is a privately held provider of ground-based satellite and wireless communication equipment and integration services for video, voice and data applications worldwide. TriPoint Global Communications and its VertexRSI, Prodelin and Gabriel brands provide solutions for global satellite and wireless communications requirements. The company is a leading supplier of base station and earth station communications products and services, VSAT antennas and antenna systems and wireless backhaul products.

Tadpole Computer

Acquisition in 2005
Tadpole Computer, Inc. develops wireless and mission critical computing solutions.

Advanced Technical Products

Acquisition in 2002
Advanced Technical Products has four operating divisions (Marion, Va.; Lincoln, Neb.; Deland, Fla.; and Glen Cove, N.Y.) employing more than 1,400 people. ATP manufactures advanced composite- based products using several manufacturing capabilities including: autoclave lamination, filament winding, resin transfer molding and metal bonding. These products are on board many U.S. fighter aircraft and helicopters. ATP is also a leader in the development and production of portable biological and chemical detection systems, tactical deception equipment and mobile shelter systems.

Itronix

Acquisition in 2005
Itronix develops wireless and rugged computer hardware and services for field personnel in defense industry. It offers GD8200, a military grade fully-rugged notebook; GD8000 that is designed for the rugged user; vehicle-rugged notebooks; versatile handheld computers for a range of mobile field service, public safety, transportation, public services, and logistics applications; rugged wearable computers for military, federal/civil, and commercial field service personnel; and mobile PCs. Itronix is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 1987 and it was acquired by General Dynamics on August 3, 2005.

Axsys

Acquisition in 2009
AxSys Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, and sells imaging and optical products. The company focuses on offering FilmSaver and RemoteConsole system for digital radiology film, chemistry, and camera utilization. It serves radiology departments in hospitals, imaging center chains, free standing imaging centers, and radiologists. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.

Gayston Corporation - Defense Operations

Acquisition in 2012
Gayston Corporation is a supplies precision metal components used in several munitions programs.

Computing Devices International

Acquisition in 1997
Computing Devices International is a defense electronics and systems integration business.

Vangent

Acquisition in 2011
Vangent is a global provider of consulting, systems integration, human capital management and strategic business process services to the U.S. federal and international governments, higher education institutions and corporations. Clients include the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the U.S. Departments of Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, State and Labor; U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and Veterans Affairs, as well as Fortune 500 companies.

Force Protection

Acquisition in 2011
Force Protection, Inc. is a provider of blast- and ballistic-protected platforms that support the armed forces of the United States.