General Dynamics Awarded $10 Million Contract Extension by U.S. Army to Produce MK19 Grenade Machine Guns

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a $10 million contract extension by U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC for the production of MK19 grenade machine guns. Deliveries are expected to begin in April 2010 and will be completed in July 2012. This award brings the total contract value to date to over $67 million.

General Dynamics Provides Communications Link for Lunar Mapping Mission

FAIRFAX, Va. — General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is providing the communications link for NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission launched on June 18, 2009. The mission will use General Dynamics-made transceivers to communicate with ground control as it maps and studies the lunar environment. General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).