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December 21, 2000 U.S. Navy Awards $78 Million Contract Option to Bath Iron Works for Engineering Services on the DDG 51 Program
December 21, 2000 General Dynamics Wins Contract to Provide Telecommunications Solutions in Saudi Arabia
December 19, 2000 Spain’s Santa Barbara to Manufacture Components for General Dynamics’ Abrams Tank
December 18, 2000 General Dynamics’ Bid to Acquire Primex Technologies, Inc. Clears Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period
December 11, 2000 General Dynamics Awarded $661 Million in Funding For Two Destroyers
December 6, 2000 General Dynamics Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
November 29, 2000 General Dynamics American Overseas Marine Wins $25 Million Operations and Maintenance Contract
November 17, 2000 U.S. Army Selects General Motors, General Dynamics to Supply New Armored Vehicles
November 16, 2000 Computing Devices Awarded $22 Million BOWMAN Development Contract
November 16, 2000 General Dynamics Unit to Acquire Creative Concepts Corporation
November 9, 2000 General Dynamics to Acquire Primex Technologies, Inc.
October 30, 2000 General Dynamics Unit Acquires Devcor, Inc.
October 27, 2000 General Dynamics Awarded $600 Million in New Contracts
October 26, 2000 U.S. Government Leases Five General Dynamics Gulfstream C-37A Aircraft in $477 Million Lease and Maintenance Agreement
October 19, 2000 General Dynamics Third Quarter Per Share Earnings Increase 12 Percent
October 19, 2000 Navy Awards Electric Boat Submarine Work Worth $48 Million
October 12, 2000 General Dynamics to Webcast 3Q Earnings Conference
October 9, 2000 Gulfstream Launches the New Gulfstream V-SP
October 9, 2000 Gulfstream and Executive Jet Announce Over $800 Million Deal for Aircraft and Long-Term Maintenance
October 9, 2000 General Dynamics Awarded $10.3 Million Contract Modification For Abrams Systems Technical Support
October 9, 2000 General Dynamics Joint Venture Awarded Fort Knox Base Operations Support Contract
October 5, 2000 General Dynamics Names Juntilla President –Information Systems
September 29, 2000 Electric Boat Wins $78 Million Contract for Virginia-class Submarine Work
September 25, 2000 General Dynamics Wins $28 Million Saudi Aramco Offshore Networking Contract
September 19, 2000 General Dynamics Wins $31 Million Contract to Develop Digital Fire Control System for the Towed Artillery Digitization Program
September 15, 2000 General Dynamics Announces NASSCO Contract for Three Double-Hull Crude Oil Tankers for BP
September 12, 2000 General Dynamics Selected to Develop Turreted Gun System for V-22 Aircraft
September 12, 2000 General Dynamics Acquires West Coast Wireless Network Consulting Firm
September 11, 2000 General Dynamics Files Registration Statement for Sale of Forstmann Little Shares
September 6, 2000 NASSCO Awarded Contract for USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) Extended Drydocking and Repair
August 2, 2000 General Dynamics Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
August 1, 2000 General Dynamics Wins $91 Million Navy Contract for Battlespace Management Program
July 31, 2000 NASSCO Launches the USNS Watkins (T-AKR 315)
July 24, 2000 Gulfstream Marks Record Sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa
July 24, 2000 Gulfstream V Breaks High Speed Record on New York to Los Angeles Flight
July 22, 2000 Gulfstream To Offer EC-37A for Emerging Worldwide Special Mission Markets
July 22, 2000 Gulfstream Offers Infrared Countermeasure System on Gulfstream IV Business Aircraft
July 20, 2000 General Dynamics Communication Systems Wins Army Tactical Message System Contract, Worth Up to $77 Million
July 19, 2000 General Dynamics Second Quarter Per Share Earnings Increase 17 Percent
July 18, 2000 General Dynamics Receives Order for 10 Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge Vehicles
July 13, 2000 General Dynamics Awarded $39 Million M2 Machine Gun Contract
June 30, 2000 General Dynamics Completes Acquisition of Saco Defense Corp.
June 29, 2000 General Dynamics Co-Production Offer Creates 2,350 New Jobs
June 27, 2000 General Dynamics / USMC AAAV MTU Engine Successfully Completes 1,000 Hour Durability Test
June 20, 2000 Bell Atlantic Plans to Use General Dynamics Interactive Platform To Anchor Integrated Multimedia Hotel Service
June 5, 2000 Gulfstream Dallas Facility Receives FAA Approval as a Designated Alteration Station
May 24, 2000 General Dynamics Amphibious Systems / USMC Team Wins Packard Award for Second Time
May 24, 2000 General Dynamics to Provide Digital Certificates for Defense Department Contractors
May 23, 2000 NASSCO Delivers the USNS Charlton
May 17, 2000 General Dynamics Awarded Fox Upgrade Contract Modification
May 12, 2000 General Dynamics to Purchase Saco Defense Corp.
May 8, 2000 NASSCO Awarded $22 Million for Second Phase of Ship Conversion Contract for the U.S. Marine Corps
May 5, 2000 Electric Boat plans to close its Avenel facility by year end
May 5, 2000 DaimlerChrysler MTU and General Dynamics Land Systems Announce Joint Venture Program
May 4, 2000 General Dynamics American Overseas Marine Wins Operations and Maintenance Contracts Worth Up To $140 Million
May 3, 2000 General Dynamics Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
April 28, 2000 General Dynamics Receives $22 Million Reactive Armor Order
April 25, 2000 Gulfstream Celebrates the 100th GV and 400th GIV to Roll Off the Savannah Assembly Line
April 19, 2000 General Dynamics First Quarter Per Share Earnings Increase 17 Percent
April 17, 2000 General Dynamics-Built Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAAV) Completes its First High-Speed Water Test
April 13, 2000 General Dynamics to Buy Spain’s ENSB, Maker of Combat Vehicles and Munitions
April 11, 2000 General Dynamics Successfully Completes Testing of Diesel Tank
April 3, 2000 General Dynamics Receives $32 Million HYDRA-70 Rocket Order
March 15, 2000 General Dynamics Selected by SpaceData as Prime Contractor for Deployment of SeismicStar Satellite Communication Systems
March 7, 2000 General Dynamics Board Authorizes Stock Repurchase Program
March 1, 2000 General Dynamics Electric Boat is Awarded Work
March 1, 2000 General Dynamics Board Declares 8 Percent Increase to Regular Quarterly Dividend
February 25, 2000 NASSCO Awarded $230 Million Contract for EighthNew Construction Strategic Sealift Ship
February 22, 2000 400^th GIV/GIV-SP Rolls Off the Savannah Assembly Line; 100^th GV to Follow in 60 Days
February 21, 2000 Gulfstream Aerospace Delivers GIV-MPA with Rapid-Change Interior to Japanese Air Self Defense Force
February 21, 2000 Gulfstream Aerospace Delivers First C-37A for U.S. Commander-in-Chief Support Mission
February 15, 2000 Navy Announces $492 Million Contract Option to Avondale Alliance for LPD 19, the First of Four Amphibious Ships Planned for Construction at Bath Iron Works
February 14, 2000 General Dynamics NMCI Team Combines Strengths of Defense and Commercial IT-Industry Leaders
February 8, 2000 Gulfstream Aerospace Receives $74.3 Million Contract to Provide Two GIV-SPs for Egyptian Air Force
February 7, 2000 U.S. Army TACOM Awards General Dynamics Contract for 100 M1A1 Hardware Kits for Egypt
January 26, 2000 General Dynamics 4Q Per Share Earnings Up 24 Percent
January 6, 2000 John K. Welch to Head General Dynamics Marine Systems Group

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