General Dynamics Corporation
Type	Public (NYSE: GD)
Founded	Falls Church, Virginia (February 21, 1952)
Headquarters	Falls Church, Virginia
Key people	Nicholas D. Chabraja, Chairman and CEO
Industry	Defense
Products	Conglomerate
Revenue	$24.06 Billion USD (2006)
Net income	$1.71 Billion USD (2006)
Employees	81,200 (2007)
Website	www.gd.com

General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2006 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world^[2]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. The company has four main business segments: Marine Systems, Combat Systems, Information Systems and Technology, and Aerospace. The company's former Fort Worth Division manufactured the F-16, the most-produced Western jet fighter, but that subsidiary was sold to Lockheed in 1993. New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. ... Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Founded 1875 Government  - Mayor Robin Gardner Area  - City  2. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Founded 1875 Government  - Mayor Robin Gardner Area  - City  2. ... Nicholas D. Chabraja is the CEO of General Dynamics Corp. ... In military science, defense (or defence) is the art of preventing an enemy from conquering territory. ... Conglomerate is the term used to describe a large company which consists of divisions of often seemingly unrelated businesses. ... Look up revenue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... Conglomerate is the term used to describe a large company which consists of divisions of often seemingly unrelated businesses. ... The phrase mergers and acquisitions or M&A refers to the aspect of corporate finance strategy and management dealing with the merging and acquiring of different companies as well as assets. ... Divestment (divestiture) is a term in finance and economics. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A defense contractor (sometimes called a military contractor) is a business organization or individual that provides products or services to a defense department of a government. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... Lockheed/BAE/Northrop F-35 Lockheed Trident missile C-130 Hercules; in production since the 1950s, now as the C-130J Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is an aerospace manufacturer formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. ...

The company was formed in 1952 from a merger of submarine contractor Electric Boat Company (founded 1899) and Canadair (founded 1944), though Electric Boat had owned controlling interest in Canadair since 1946. The Electric Boat Company is the founding unit and parent company to General Dynamics. Electric Boat is the nucleus around which General Dynamics has grown. The company can trace its origins back to February 7, 1899, when it was incorporated as Electric Boat in the state of New Jersey. USS Virginia, a Virginia-class nuclear attack (SSN) submarine Alvin in 1978, a year after first exploring hydrothermal vents. ... While most boats on the water today are powered by diesel engines, and sail power and gasoline engines are also popular, it is perfectly feasible to power boats by electricity too. ... Canadair Sabre (Golden Hawks aerobatic team) display at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, Ontario Canadair was a civil and military aircraft manufacturer in Canada. ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Marine Systems

• American Overseas Marine Corporation
• Bath Iron Works
• Electric Boat
• National Steel and Shipbuilding Company

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Combat Systems

• General Dynamics Land Systems
  • General Dynamics Robotic Systems (GDRS)
    • Autonomous Navigation System (ANS)
  • M1 Series Abrams Main Battle Tank
  • M1A2 Series Abrams Main Battle Tank
  • Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle
  • Heavy Assault Bridge program
  • Stryker Armored Combat Vehicle
  • Crusader Self-Propelled Howitzer
• General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products
• General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems
• General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems
  • Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug GmbH (formerly Steyr-Daimler-Puch prior to 1998)
  • Mowag corporation

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Information Systems & Technology

• General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems
  • Jobs in GD AIS
• General Dynamics C4 Systems
• General Dynamics Information Technology
• General Dynamics United Kingdom
• General Dynamics Wireless Systems

Aerospace

• Gulfstream Aerospace

Gulfstream G200 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is a producer of several models of private jets. ...

History

Legacy and Acquisitions

• 1899 - Electric Boat was established and became General Dynamics in 1952
• 1946 - Canadair purchased from the Canadian government
• 1953 - Convair merged with General Dynamics^[3]
• 1959 - Henry Crown acquires company and becomes majority shareholder.
• 1962-1963 - Convair-produced Mercury-Atlas rockets launches four manned Mercury missions into low Earth orbit, including John Glenn.
• 1971-1985 David S. Lewis, Jr., was chairman and chief executive officer. During his tenure, General Dynamics’ revenues and earnings quadrupled.
• 1982 - Formed General Dynamics Combat Systems after the acquisition of Chrysler's combat systems.
• 1995 - Acquired Bath Iron Works from Prudential Insurance, established in 1890
• 1996 - Acquired Teledyne Vehicle Systems.
• 1997 - Acquired Lockheed Martin Defense Systems and Lockheed Martin Armament Systems.
• 1997 - Acquired Advanced Technology Systems, formerly an operating unit of Lucent Technologies.
• 1997 - Acquired Computing Devices International, formerly a division of Ceridian Corporation.
• 1998 - Acquired National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, established in 1905.
• 1999 - Acquired Gulfstream Aerospace from Forstmann Little, the company was founded in 1958.
• 1999 - Acquired GTE Government Systems, Communication Systems, Electronic Systems and Worldwide Telecommunication Systems Divisions.
• 2001 - Acquired Galaxy Aerospace Company from Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI)
• 2001 - GD Decision Systems formed (and later merged with General Dynamics C4 Systems) after acquisition of Motorola's Integrated Information Systems Group.
• 2002 - Acquired Advanced Technical Products.
• 2003 - Acquired GM Defense from General Motors.
• 2003 - Acquired Steyr Daimler Puch Spezialfahrzeug (SSF) from an Austrian investor group, which bought the company in 1998 from the Steyr-Daimler-Puch-conglomerate. SSF is now part of "General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems" which includes also the Spanish Santa Bárbara Sistemas and the Swiss MOWAG, and has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
• 2003 - Acquired Veridian and Digital Systems Resources.
• 2003 - Acquired Datron’s Intercontinental Manufacturing Company (IMCO) Unit.
• 2004 - Acquired Spectrum Astro.
• 2005 - Acquired FC Business Systems.
• 2005 - Acquired Tadpole Computer.
• 2006 - Acquired Anteon International.

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Divestitures

• Coal mining
• Building materials
• Limestone
• Concrete
• 1967 - General Atomics to Gulf Oil
• 1976 - Canadair sold back to the Canadian government.
• 1981 - Following expropriation legislation passed by the government of the Province of Quebec, General Dynamics' Canadian subsidiary sold its 54.6% controlling interest in Asbestos Corporation Limited to the Quebec government-owned creation, Société nationale de l'amiante (SNA).
• 1991 - Data Systems Division outsourced to Computer Sciences Corp.
• 1992 - Tactical Missiles Division to Hughes Aircraft Company.
• 1992 - Cessna to Textron.
• 1993 - Fixed-wing military aircraft to Lockheed.
• 1993 - Space Systems Division to Martin Marietta.
• 1994 - Convair's aerostructures unit to McDonnell Douglas, (Convair closed in 1996).

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Corporate governance

Current members of the board of directors of General Dynamics are: Nicholas Chabraja, James Crown, Lester Crown, William Fricks, Charles Goodman, Jay L. Johnson, George Joulwan, Paul Kaminski, John Keane, Lester Lyles, Carl Mundy, and Robert Walmsley. In relation to a company, a director is an officer (that is, someone who works for the company) charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... Nicholas D. Chabraja is the CEO of General Dynamics Corp. ... James S. Crown is a businessman. ... Lester Crown (born 1926) is the son of Chicago financier Henry Crown (d. ... Hickory Cluster in Reston, Virginia Charles M. Goodman was an architect who made a name for his modern designs in Northern Virginia after World War II. While his work has a regional feel, he ignored the colonial revival look so popular in Virginia. ... Admiral Jay L. Johnson Born in Great Falls, Mont. ... George Joulwan (born 19XX) was a U.S. general. ... General Lester Lyles is a commander and chief of the Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH. What his position entails is that he conducts research develops, test and evaluate, and provides the acquisition managers service and logistics support which is necessary to keep the Air Force weapons system... Carl Epting Mundy Jr. ... Robert Walmsley was born in Aberdeen in 1941 and was educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh. ...

Financials

General Dynamics has about $12 billion in sales, primarily military, but also civilian with its Gulfstream Aerospace unit and conventional ship-building and repair with its National Steel and Shipbuilding subsidiary.

In 2004 General Dynamics bid for the UK company Alvis Vickers, the leading British manufacturer of armoured vehicles. In March the board of Alvis Vickers voted in favour of the £309m takeover. However at the last minute BAE Systems offered £355m for the company in what was seen as a move to keep General Dynamics out of its "back yard". This deal was finalised in June 2004. The Vickers corporation, founded as the Vickers company in 1828, was a British manufacturer, primarily of military equipment. ... BAE Systems plc is the worlds third largest defence contractor,[3] the largest in Europe and a commercial aerospace manufacturer. ...

General Dynamics has tried to acquire Newport News Shipbuilding but been blocked by regulators and competitors, as this would make General Dynamics the sole manufacturer of nuclear-powered ships in the United States. The newly constructed USS Birmingham is launched from the Newport News yards in 1942 Northrop Grumman Newport News (NGNN), formerly called Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company (NNS&DD or simply NNS), is the largest privately owned shipyard in the United States and the only one that can build Nimitz...

Controlled subsidiaries of the corporation are donors to the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute ^[1]. The Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute is a Calgary, Alberta-based Canadian lobbying organization. ...

References

• Patents owned by General Dynamics Corporation. US Patent & Trademark Office. URL accessed on 5 December 2005.
• International Directory of Company Histories under General Dynamics Corporation, St. James Press/The Gale Group. Also, International Directory of Company Histories, volume 86, under General Dynamics/Electric Boat Corporation. Published July, 2007, pp.136-139.
• "Who Built Those Subs?", by John P. Holland's primary biographer and submarine historian, Dr. Richard Knowles Morris, PhD; Published by The United States Naval Institute Press in Naval History Magazine - October 1998 (125th Anniversary issue).
• The Defender: The Story of General Dynamics, by Roger Franklin, published by Harper&Row 1986.

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External links

• General Dynamics Corporation website
• General Dynamics Corporation Company Profile (Yahoo! Finance)
• Biography of one of the company's founders, Arthur Leopold Busch (U.S. Navy)