General Dynamics Awarded $41 Million for RG-31 MRAP Spare Parts — Press Release
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General Dynamics Awarded $41 Million for RG-31 MRAP Spare Parts
LONDON, Ontario, March 8 /PRNewswire/ — U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada a USD$41.5 million delivery order modification for spare parts in support of RG-31 Mk5E vehicles under the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program. General Dynamics Land Systems, the Canadian company’s parent corporation, is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) .
These parts will be used to support vehicles that are being manufactured under a delivery order awarded to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada on February 17, 2010, for 250 RG-31 Mk5E vehicles for the MRAP program. In total, 1,652 RG-31 vehicles have been ordered under the MRAP program.
The contract was signed through the Canadian Commercial Corporation, a Crown Agency of the Canadian Government.
General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, located in London, Ontario, Canada, is a business unit of General Dynamics Land Systems of Sterling Heights, Michigan. For over 30 years, more than 2000 highly skilled technical employees have designed, manufactured, delivered and supported to global customers a unique family of light armoured vehicles (LAV). More information on the company is available at www.gdlscanada.com.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 91,700 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 General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.
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General Dynamics Awarded $41 Million for RG-31 MRAP Spare Parts
General Dynamics Awarded $41 Million for RG-31 MRAP Spare PartsMarch 8, 2010 2:31:14 PM
LONDON, Ontario, -- U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada a USD$41.5 million delivery order modification for spare parts in support of RG-31 Mk5E vehicles under the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program. General Dynamics Land Systems, the Canadian company's parent corporation, is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
These parts will be used to support vehicles that are being manufactured under a delivery order awarded to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada on February 17, 2010, for 250 RG-31 Mk5E vehicles for the MRAP program. In total, 1,652 RG-31 vehicles have been ordered under the MRAP program.
The contract was signed through the Canadian Commercial Corporation, a Crown Agency of the Canadian Government.
General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, located in London, Ontario, Canada, is a business unit of General Dynamics Land Systems of Sterling Heights, Michigan. For over 30 years, more than 2000 highly skilled technical employees have designed, manufactured, delivered and supported to global customers a unique family of light armoured vehicles (LAV).
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General Dynamics Announces Senior Leadership Changes
General Dynamics Announces Senior Leadership ChangesMarch 4, 2010 4:18:31 PM
FALLS CHURCH, Va., -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) announced today that Charles M. Hall, executive vice president and group executive of the company's Combat Systems group, will retire on May 1. Hall has been executive vice president since 2005, before which he was president of the company's General Dynamics Land Systems subsidiary. He will be succeeded by David K. Heebner, executive vice president and group executive of the company's Marine Systems group. Phebe N. Novakovic, senior vice president - planning and development, will succeed Heebner as executive vice president and group executive of the company's Marine Systems group.
No successor has been named for Novakovic. Heebner and Novakovic will continue to report to Jay L. Johnson, president and chief executive officer. The appointments are effective May 1, 2010. In announcing the changes, Johnson said, "Charlie Hall has been a visionary leader of the Combat Systems group for the past five years, and a dynamic player in the combat-vehicle business for nearly four decades. He has been instrumental in continually pushing to deliver new technologies to the U.S. military, and in creating product offerings for customers of our U.S. and foreign combat-systems businesses alike. Charlie's professionalism and dedication have made a tremendous difference for General Dynamics. He will be missed."
The company also announced that John W. Schwartz, who has been a vice president and the company's controller since 1998, will retire on April 1. He will be succeeded by Jason W. Aiken, who has been staff vice president of accounting since July 2006. The General Dynamics board of directors, at its March 3 meeting, elected Aiken and Ernest J. Babcock, deputy general counsel, to be vice presidents of the corporation.
Johnson added, "John Schwartz, as the company's chief accounting officer for the past 12 years, has played a substantial role in the transformation of General Dynamics into the global market leader that it is today. His counsel and dedication have been noteworthy and are greatly appreciated."
Charles M. Hall has been executive vice president of General Dynamics' Combat Systems group since 2005. Previously he was president of General Dynamics Land Systems, beginning in Sept. 1999. He had been vice president - production and delivery, where he was responsible for the performance of all of the company's production facilities. Hall joined Chrysler Corp.'s defense business in 1973 and served in a variety of increasingly responsible production- and manufacturing-management positions before becoming a vice president. General Dynamics acquired the Chrysler unit in 1984.
David K. Heebner became executive vice president and group executive for Marine Systems in Oct. 2008. He was president of General Dynamics Land Systems from July 2005 until 2008. Previously he had been senior vice president - planning and development, since March 2002, and vice president - strategic planning since joining the company in January 2000. Prior to joining General Dynamics, Heebner served 33 years in the U.S. Army, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant General.
Phebe N. Novakovic has been senior vice president - planning and development since May 2005. She joined General Dynamics in May 2001 as director of strategic planning and development, was named staff vice president - strategic planning in May 2002, and was elected to be a vice president of the corporation in Oct. 2002. Previously Novakovic was special assistant to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, and had been a deputy associate director of the Office of Management and Budget.
John W. Schwartz became vice president and controller of General Dynamics in March 1998. He had been staff vice president and controller since November 1994. Schwartz joined the company in July 1992, as director of accounting. Prior to joining General Dynamics, Schwartz had served in various financial management positions with Ernst & Young, Crown Central Petroleum Corp., and MNC Financial Inc.
Jason W. Aiken, a CPA in the Commonwealth of Virginia, joined General Dynamics in June 2002 as a director of consolidation accounting. Prior to joining General Dynamics, Aiken was an audit manager with Arthur Andersen LLP in Washington, D.C., where he provided audit and consulting services for a variety of defense contractors, including General Dynamics.
Ernest J. Babcock has been deputy general counsel for General Dynamics since December 2009. Previously he was vice president and general counsel at General Dynamics Land Systems in Sterling Heights, Mich., from July 2002. He joined General Dynamics in 2000 as vice president and general counsel of the company's Bath Iron Works subsidiary in Bath, Maine, following 27 years of private practice in which he represented clients on litigation, civil and commercial matters.
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General Dynamics Board Increases Dividend
General Dynamics Board Increases Dividend
March 3, 2010 3:46:14 PM
FALLS CHURCH, Va., — The board of directors of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 42 cents per share on the company’s common stock, payable May 7, 2010, to shareholders of record on April 9. The dividend represents a 10.5 percent increase from the previous quarterly dividend of 38 cents per share.
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General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded $825 Million Contract for T-AKE Ship Construction — Press Release
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General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded $825 Million Contract for T-AKE Ship Construction
SAN DIEGO, March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) , has been awarded an $824.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the construction of two T-AKE dry cargo-ammunition ships.
Announced by the Department of Defense on February 26, the contract provides full funding to NASSCO for the construction of T-AKE 13, the future USNS Medgar Evers, and T-AKE 14, the unnamed final ship of the Lewis and Clark class. In December 2008, NASSCO received a $200 million contract to purchase the engines and other long lead materials for these ships. Construction of T-AKE 13 and 14 is scheduled to begin in the second and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively. NASSCO expects to deliver both ships to the Navy’s Military Sealift Command in 2012.
General Dynamics NASSCO employs more than 4,300 people and is the only full-service ship construction and repair yard on the West Coast of the United States. The shipyard delivered its ninth T-AKE ship on February 24 and is currently building the tenth through twelfth ships of the class. More information about NASSCO can be found at www.nassco.com .
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 91,700 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 on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com .
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CONTACT: Karl D. Johnson of General Dynamics NASSCO, +1-619-544-8860,
Cell: +1-619-756-5039, kjohnson@nassco.com
Web Site: http://www.nassco.com/
Bath Iron Works Awarded $114 Million Contract for Advanced Procurement of Aegis Destroyer Long Lead Material
Bath Iron Works Awarded $114 Million Contract for Advanced Procurement of Aegis Destroyer Long Lead MaterialMarch 1, 2010 1:05:15 PM
BATH, Maine, -- The U. S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), a contract valued at up to $114 million to procure long lead material to support the anticipated construction of DDG 115 under the DDG 51 class destroyer program. Procurement efforts are expected to complete by December 2012.
Bath Iron Works president, Jeff Geiger, stated, "This award is the first step leading to continued construction of Aegis destroyers at BIW for many years to come. As the lead shipbuilder of the class, we have a track record of excellent performance in both procurement and construction activities across the 31 ships of this class we've built in the last two and a half decades. We're excited about the opportunity to continue that performance."
Bath Iron Works, a leader in surface combatant design and construction, employs approximately 5,600 people. Since 1991, BIW has manufactured and delivered 31 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the most technologically advanced surface combatant in the world, to the U.S. Navy. Three additional ships are currently under construction for delivery by 2011. In addition, BIW is the lead designer and builder for the Navy's DDG 1000 Zumwalt class program.
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General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded $825 Million Contract for T-AKE Ship Construction
General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded $825 Million Contract for T-AKE Ship ConstructionMarch 1, 2010 2:34:21 PM
SAN DIEGO, -- General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded an $824.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the construction of two T-AKE dry cargo-ammunition ships. Announced by the Department of Defense on February 26, the contract provides full funding to NASSCO for the construction of T-AKE 13, the future USNS Medgar Evers, and T-AKE 14, the unnamed final ship of the Lewis and Clark class. In December 2008, NASSCO received a $200 million contract to purchase the engines and other long lead materials for these ships. Construction of T-AKE 13 and 14 is scheduled to begin in the second and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively. NASSCO expects to deliver both ships to the Navy's Military Sealift Command in 2012.
General Dynamics NASSCO employs more than 4,300 people and is the only full-service ship construction and repair yard on the West Coast of the United States. The shipyard delivered its ninth T-AKE ship on February 24 and is currently building the tenth through twelfth ships of the class.
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General Dynamics NASSCO Launches USNS Charles Drew
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February 27, 2010 12:20:15 PM
SAN DIEGO, -- General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), today launched the U.S. Navy's newest supply ship, USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), during a christening ceremony at the shipyard. The ship is named in honor of Dr. Charles R. Drew, the African American surgeon and hematologist who pioneered the procedures for the safe storage and transfusion of blood. Vice Adm. Regina Benjamin, the Surgeon General of the United States, was the ceremony's principal speaker. Mrs. Bebe Drew Price, the eldest daughter of Dr. Drew and the ship's sponsor, christened the ship by breaking the traditional bottle of champagne against the bow before the 689-foot-long ship slid into San Diego Bay. More than 1,300 people attended the ceremony.
In 1938, while on a fellowship at Columbia University's medical school in New York, Dr. Drew (1904-1950) worked on a blood chemistry and transfusion research team that sought methods to preserve blood over long periods of time. Red cells, one of the four elements of blood, begin to break down after 24 hours and cause stored blood to be unsafe for use after one week. Dr. Drew achieved success using the plasma element of blood which, since it does not contain red cells, could be safely stored for months and given to anyone regardless of their blood type. In 1941, Dr. Drew set up the first blood bank for the American Red Cross in New York City. The program became a model for blood banks nationwide, which became increasingly necessary after the United States entered World War II several months later.
USNS Charles Drew is the tenth ship of the Lewis and Clark (T-AKE) class of dry cargo-ammunition ships for the Navy, and the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after Dr. Drew. NASSCO began constructing the ship in October 2008 and is scheduled to deliver it to the Navy's Military Sealift Command in the third quarter of 2010. When the Charles Drew joins the fleet, its primary mission will be to deliver nearly 10,000 tons of food, ammunition, fuel and other provisions to combat ships on the move at sea.
General Dynamics NASSCO employs more than 4,300 people and is the only major ship construction yard on the West Coast of the United States. NASSCO has delivered nine T-AKE ships to the Navy and is under contract to build five additional T-AKE ships, including the Charles Drew, for a total class of 14 vessels. The shipyard is also building commercial product carriers for American Petroleum Tankers, a shipbuilding joint venture led by the Blackstone Financial Group.
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General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers USNS Matthew Perry
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February 24, 2010 3:31:44 PM
SAN DIEGO, -- General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), today delivered USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) to the U.S. Navy. The ship is named in honor of Commodore Matthew C. Perry (1794-1858), the U.S. Navy officer who established American trade with Japan in the mid-19th century.
NASSCO began construction of USNS Matthew Perry in April 2008. The 689-
foot-long supply ship will serve under the Navy's Military Sealift Command. The ship is capable of delivering almost 10,000 tons of dry cargo and petroleum products at one time to U.S. Navy and allied ships underway at sea.
Including the Matthew Perry, NASSCO has delivered nine T-AKEs, which are
also known as Lewis and Clark-class ships. Later this week, NASSCO will
host a christening and launch ceremony for the tenth ship of the class,
USNSCharles Drew. In addition, the San Diego shipyard is now building the eleventh and twelfth Lewis and Clark-class ships, and soon expects to receive a Navy contract for the final two ships of the class, T-AKE 13 and 14.
General Dynamics NASSCO employs more than 4,300 people and is the only major ship construction yard on the West Coast of the United States. In addition to T-AKE construction, the San Diego shipyard is also building two commercial product carriers for American Petroleum Tankers, a shipbuilding joint venture led by the Blackstone Financial Group.
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General Dynamics Awarded USD$29 Million for RG-31 MRAP Independent Suspension Kits
Filed under: Canada, General Dynamics, Syndicated Industry News
February 19, 2010 1:30:48 PM
LONDON, Ontario, -- U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada a USD$29.2 million delivery order to supply 127 independent suspension kits for its Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program. General Dynamics Land Systems, the Canadian company's parent corporation, is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
The TAK-4 independent suspensions, produced by Oshkosh, will be installed in-theatre on to previously delivered RG-31Mk5EM vehicles to enhance their ride quality and robustness.
The contract was signed through the Canadian Commercial Corporation, a Crown Agency of the Canadian Government.
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General Dynamics Awarded $26 Million by U.S. Navy for Common Missile Compartment Work
Filed under: General Dynamics, Syndicated Industry News
February 17, 2010 3:16:50 PM
GROTON, Conn., -- General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $26.3 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to continue procurement of prototype material as well as manufacturing and testing activities for the Common Missile Compartment, which is under development for the U.S. Ohio-class replacement submarine and for the United Kingdom's Successor ballistic-missile submarine. Electric
Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
The award modifies a $76 million contract announced in December 2008 for engineering, technical services, concept studies and design of a Common Missile Compartment for the next-generation ballistic missile submarines being developed for the Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy.
If all options are exercised and funded, the overall contract would have a value of more than $630 million.
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General Dynamics Awarded $154 Million to Support U.S. Army’s Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care — Press Release
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General Dynamics Awarded $154 Million to Support U.S. Army’s Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care
FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) , has been awarded a task order to support the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS), Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) Product Management Office (PMO). The task order is valued at $154 million over five years if all options are exercised.
General Dynamics will provide the full spectrum of pre-deployment, deployment, on-site, re-deployment and garrison support to MC4 PMO system activities at as well as worldwide training events, including combat areas and contingency operations use. General Dynamics also provides on-the-ground support for Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom with fielding, training and sustainment of MC4 medical information systems for tactical medical forces that have been deployed to serve warfighters.
“General Dynamics is proud of our partnership with the MC4 PMO for the past five years,” said Zannie Smith, senior vice president of General Dynamics Information Technology’s Army Solutions Division. “We will continue to support MC4’s vision for improved tactical healthcare and better decision making through the power of information technology. Our in-depth experience and thorough understanding of the program and its requirements enable us to promote, maintain and enhance the health and readiness of military personnel.”
MC4 integrates, fields and supports a comprehensive medical information system, enabling lifelong electronic medical records, streamlined medical logistics and enhanced situational awareness for Army tactical forces. Since 2003, MC4 has fielded 35,000 systems to combat support hospitals and deployable medical assets with the Army, Air Force, Navy and Army Special Operations Forces in 14 countries. More than 44,000 users, commanders and systems administrators have been trained through the program on how to use and support the system.
As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology provides information technology (IT), systems engineering, professional services and simulation and training to customers in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, health, federal civilian government and commercial sectors. With approximately 17,000 professionals worldwide, the company manages large-scale, mission-critical IT programs delivering IT services and enterprise solutions. More information about General Dynamics Information Technology is available at www.gdit.com.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 91,700 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 on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.
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General Dynamics to Supply 250 RG-31 MRAP Vehicles to the U.S. Defense Department
Filed under: Canada, General Dynamics, Syndicated Industry News
February 17, 2010 11:03:58 AM
LONDON, Ontario, -- U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada a $227.4 million delivery order to produce 250 RG-31 Mk5E vehicles for its Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program. General Dynamics Land Systems, the Canadian company's parent corporation, is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). Vehicle production will occur at BAE Systems Land Systems OMC of Benoni, South Africa. Deliveries will be completed by October 2010.
This contract is in addition to the 1,402 RG-31 Mk5 vehicles already supplied by General Dynamics under the MRAP program. Separately, an
additional 584 RG-31s were previously ordered by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command for route-clearance vehicles.
"We appreciate the confidence that the U.S. military has in the RG-31 vehicle, as they conduct their missions in a dangerous and uncertain
environment," said Dr. Sridhar Sridharan, senior vice-president of General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to once again assist in protecting the lives of U.S. soldiers."
The contract was signed through the Canadian Commercial Corporation, a Crown Agency of the Canadian Government.
General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada, located in London, Ontario, Canada, is a business unit of General Dynamics Land Systems of Sterling Heights, Michigan. For over 30 years, more than 2,000 highly skilled technical employees have designed, manufactured, delivered and supported to global customers a unique family of light armoured vehicles (LAV).
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General Dynamics Awarded $154 Million to Support U.S. Army’s Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care
Filed under: General Dynamics, Syndicated Industry News
February 16, 2010
FAIRFAX, Va., -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a task order to support the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS), Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) Product Management Office (PMO). The task order is valued at $154 million over five years if all options are exercised.
General Dynamics will provide the full spectrum of pre-deployment, deployment, on-site, re-deployment and garrison support to MC4 PMO system
activities at as well as worldwide training events, including combat areas and contingency operations use. General Dynamics also provides on-the-ground support for Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom with fielding, training and sustainment of MC4 medical information systems for tactical medical forces that have been deployed to serve warfighters.
"General Dynamics is proud of our partnership with the MC4 PMO for the past five years," said Zannie Smith, senior vice president of General Dynamics Information Technology's Army Solutions Division. "We will continue to support MC4's vision for improved tactical healthcare and better decision making through the power of information technology. Our in-depth experience and thorough understanding of the program and its requirements enable us to promote, maintain and enhance the health and readiness of military personnel."
MC4 integrates, fields and supports a comprehensive medical information system, enabling lifelong electronic medical records, streamlined medical logistics and enhanced situational awareness for Army tactical forces. Since 2003, MC4 has fielded 35,000 systems to combat support hospitals and deployable medical assets with the Army, Air Force, Navy and Army Special Operations Forces in 14 countries. More than 44,000 users, commanders and systems administrators have been trained through the program on how to use and support the system.
As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology provides information technology (IT), systems
engineering, professional services and simulation and training to customers in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, health, federal civilian government and commercial sectors. With approximately 17,000 professionals worldwide, the company manages large-scale, mission-critical IT programs delivering IT services and enterprise solutions.
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General Dynamics Awarded $387 Million Training Support Contract by the U.S. Army
Filed under: General Dynamics, Syndicated Industry News
February 12, 2010
FAIRFAX, Va., -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract for Constructive Training Systems support by the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). The total potential value of this single-award, five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract is $387 million if all options are exercised. The initial award value is $56 million for the base year.
Under the contract, General Dynamics will provide technical, management and professional engineering support services for the procurement and fielding of Constructive Training Systems (CTS). Services to be performed consist of engineering, integration, exercise and experimentation support, gaming, materiel purchases, maintenance, supply support and post-fielding support to PEO STRI and the Project Manager for Constructive Simulations (PM ConSim). The work will be managed in the Orlando, Fla., area.
"This award continues General Dynamics' long-standing relationship with PEO STRI, enabling the PM ConSim to execute its mission of acquiring, fielding and sustaining the constructive simulations used to support the Army's command and staff training requirements," said Zannie Smith, senior vice president of General Dynamics Information Technology's Army Solutions Division. "Our extensive knowledge of customer requirements and proven performance will allow the flexibility and quick response to dynamic program changes to achieve mission fulfillment."
The programs supported through the contract include the Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability, Battle Command Training Center Equipment Support, Combined Arms Command and Control Upgrade System, Training and Doctrine Command, and Common Battle Command Simulation Equipment.
The U.S. Army PEO STRI provides life-cycle support for the Army's most advanced training systems around the world and places the power of
simulation into the hands of warfighters. As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology provides information technology (IT), systems engineering, professional services and simulation and training to customers in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, health, federal civilian government and commercial sectors. With approximately 17,000 professionals worldwide, the company manages large- scale, mission-critical IT programs delivering IT services and enterprise solutions.
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U.S. Army Buys More Styker Support From General Dynamics
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The Stryker Interim Combat Vehicle is a wheeled, armored system that was bought to fill in the gap from the transition to the Future Combat System (FCS) from the heavy combat team of the 1980’s based around the M1 and M2. FCS has now been canceled due to its being over cost and behind schedule. The Army is starting a new program to build on the remnants of FCS and find a new vehicle. The Stryker has seen good service in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is made by General Dynamics (GD) and is based on a Swiss system developed for the Canadian military.
The U.S. Army announced yesterday that they had awarded GD a contract for logistics support for the system. Mainly to be carried out at the Anniston Army Depot in Anniston, AL the contract has a value of over $250 million. Under the contract General Dynamics will include parts ordering, storage and distribution as wellas maintenance services.
General Dynamics to Webcast Investor Presentation
Filed under: General Dynamics, Syndicated Industry News
February 9, 2010 3:22:55 PM
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FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb 09, 2010 -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) President and Chief Executive Officer Jay L. Johnson will participate in the Cowen and Company Aerospace/Defense Conference from the company's headquarters on Wednesday, February 10, at 8:55 a.m. The presentation will be webcast, and will be viewable from a link at www.generaldynamics.com. The company announced earlier that it had cancelled plans to participate in the conference due to the severe weather that is forecast for New York and Virginia.
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Inclement Weather Forces General Dynamics to Cancel Appearance at Investor Conference
Filed under: General Dynamics, Syndicated Industry News
Investor Conference
February 9, 2010 10:16:55 AM
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb 09, 2010 -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has cancelled plans to participate in the Cowen and Company Aerospace/Defense Conference scheduled for Wednesday, February 10, in New York, due to the severe weather that has been forecast for the New York and northern Virginia regions. Company President and Chief Executive Officer Jay L. Johnson had been scheduled to speak.
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U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $253 Million for Stryker Logistic Support
Filed under: General Dynamics, Syndicated Industry News
Support
February 9, 2010 10:46:56 AM
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., -- The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command recently awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), $253 million for contractor logistics support of the Stryker family of combat vehicles. Logistics support, vehicle resets and upgrades are a continuing portion of General Dynamics' combat systems-related business.
The contract, awarded January 28, 2010, funds contractor support of U.S.
Army Stryker Brigade Combat Teams in the United States and overseas,
including: ordering spare parts, managing a spare-parts warehouse, worldwide distribution of repair parts and completing maintenance services on the Stryker vehicle fleet. Work will be performed by existing General Dynamics employees in Alaska, Hawaii, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and overseas in Afghanistan, Germany, Iraq and Kuwait. The period of performance is March 1, 2010 through February 28, 2011.
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General Dynamics Awarded $47 Million Contract by U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command
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Sealift Command
June 1, 2009 10:00:00 AM
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FAIRFAX, Va., June 1, 2009 -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a $47 million contract by the U.S. Navy to support the Military Sealift Command. The single award contract covers one base year with four option years.
General Dynamics will provide engineering support for the modernization of the main engines and auxiliary systems onboard Military Sealift Command vessels through the Naval Surface Warfare Center. Work will be performed at several locations, including Bremerton, Wash.; San Diego, Calif.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Norfolk, Va.; Honolulu, Hawaii; Gaeta, Italy; Yokosuka, Japan; and Guam.
"General Dynamics understands that modernizing these vessels is critical for continued success in the 21st century," said Bill Cobb, general manager and vice president of General Dynamics Information Technology's Navy/Air Force Solutions Division's Combat Systems Sector. "We will support the U.S. Navy and the Military Sealift Command in its vital mission of delivering supplies and conducting operations around the world."
As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics
Information Technology provides information technology (IT), systems
engineering and professional services to customers in the defense,
intelligence, homeland security, federal civilian government and commercial sectors. With approximately 16,000 professionals worldwide, the company manages large-scale, mission-critical IT programs delivering IT services and enterprise solutions.
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General Dynamics President and CEO Johnson to Speak at Investor Conference General Dynamics President and CEO Johnson to Speak at Investor Conference
Filed under: General Dynamics, Syndicated Industry News
February 4, 2010 9:05:28 AM
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb 04, 2010 -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) President and Chief Executive Officer Jay L. Johnson will speak at the Cowen and Company Aerospace/Defense Conference in New York on Wednesday, February 10th, at 8:55 a.m. ET.
General Dynamics will provide a live webcast of the presentation via
www.generaldynamics.com. A replay will be available after the live
presentation.
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General Dynamics Awarded $118 Million by U.S. Navy for Common Missile Compartment Work — Press Release
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General Dynamics Awarded $118 Million by U.S. Navy for Common Missile Compartment Work
GROTON, Conn., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $118 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to continue concept studies, engineering and design of a Common Missile Compartment for the United Kingdom’s Successor ballistic-missile submarine and the U.S. Ohio replacement submarine. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) .
The award modifies a $76 million contract announced in December 2008 for engineering, technical services, concept studies and design of a Common Missile Compartment for the next-generation ballistic missile submarines under development for the Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy.
If all options are exercised and funded, the overall contract would have a value of more than $600 million.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 92,300 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 General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.
Source: General Dynamics Electric Boat
First Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Commissioned
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02/08/10 — The post was updated to make clear that LCS-1 is under construction by Lockheed Martin and not Northrop Grumman as previously stated. Your humble editor got confused.
In the last week the U.S. Navy commissioned the General Dynamics built U.S.S. Independence (LCS-2). LCS-1 is under construction by Lockheed Martin. The original plan for the class was to have each company build about half. The two designs are completely different to say the least with GD building a tri-marine hull and Northrop a more traditional one. Both ships are outfitted the same with weapons and sensors. The U.S.S. Freedom (LCS-1) and the Independence are ships around 400 feet long and displacing about 3,000 tons.
If all goes well the Navy will build up to 55 of the ships. The most recent plan discussed was after completion of these two and one more to each design that a new contract will be competed and only one design will be built. Both ships have suffered from cost and schedule overruns and the optimistic initial cost assumptions were not met leading to the program restructure. If the plan is executed these ships and the new destroyer will be the main force of the U.S. Navy after 2020.
General Dynamics Awarded $33 Million Order by U.S. Army for Bradley Fighting Vehicle Reactive Armor — Press Release
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General Dynamics Awarded $33 Million Order by U.S. Army for Bradley Fighting Vehicle Reactive Armor
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded an order of approximately $33 million to produce reactive armor tile sets for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle by the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Picatinny Arsenal, N.J. Deliveries are expected to begin in June 2010. General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) .
Work will be performed at the General Dynamics’ facility in McHenry, Miss., and deliveries are expected to be completed in November 2010. The program will be managed from General Dynamics’ Burlington Technology Center in Vermont. The order is an extension of a contract awarded in 2006. A strategic partner, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., Ordnance and Protection Division, will share the production workload in Haifa, Israel.
General Dynamics’ reactive armor system is composed of tiles that fasten to the exterior of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, allowing it to better withstand direct hits from a variety of anti-armor munitions.
“Our reactive armor package is a light-weight solution that can defeat full-scale, shape-charge threats of modern, long-range anti-tank missiles,” said Russ Klein, vice president and general manager of weapon systems for General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products. “Our team in McHenry is proud to produce reactive armor tiles that save lives and prevent severe damage to combat vehicles in Iraq.”
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, located in Charlotte, N.C., provides a broad range of system solutions for military and commercial applications. The company designs, develops and produces high-performance weapon and armament systems, defensive armor, countermeasure systems and aerospace composite solutions, as well as off-road axle and suspension systems. It is also a leading U.S. producer of biological and chemical detection systems. More information about General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products can be found on the Internet at www.gdatp.com.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 92,300 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 General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.
Source: General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products
General Dynamics AMSEA Awarded $27 Million Contract by Military Sealift Command — Press Release
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General Dynamics AMSEA Awarded $27 Million Contract by Military Sealift Command
QUINCY, Mass., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — General Dynamics American Overseas Marine (AMSEA) has been awarded a $27.2 million operations and maintenance services contract by the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC).
Through this contract, General Dynamics will provide full-service operations and maintenance for seven Navy Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-On/Roll-Off (LMSR) vessels. Services will include crewing, engineering, maintenance, procurement and provisioning.
“AMSEA has successfully operated the vessels in this program for the last five years and looks forward to continuing our superior service for our customer under this new contract,” said Captain Thomas Merrell, president of General Dynamics, American Overseas Marine.
MSC’s LMSR program significantly enhances the U.S. sealift capability for the new millennium. LMSRs have been the primary movers of U.S. military equipment during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Each LMSR can carry an entire U.S. Army Task Force, including 58 tanks and 48 other tracked vehicles, as well as more than 900 trucks and other wheeled vehicles. The LMSRs are each crewed by approximately 30 civilian mariners.
As a full service ship operator for more than 25 years, General Dynamics, American Overseas Marine provides complete marine operations, engineering and professional services to customers in the government and commercial sectors. The company is part of the Marine Systems group of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) . More information about General Dynamics American Overseas Marine is available at www.gdamsea.com.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 92,300 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 General Dynamics is available online at www.gd.com.
Source: General Dynamics American Overseas Marine
CONTACT: Kevin Kimball of General Dynamics American Overseas Marine,
+1-617-376-8450, Fax: +1-617-472-4925, kkimball@gdamsea.com
Web Site: http://www.gdamsea.com/
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