2002 - Press Release Archives
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- December 20, 2002 General Dynamics Selected to Support Air Force Integrated Maintenance Data System
- December 20, 2002 U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $54.6M for SSGN Material Procurement
- December 19, 2002 General Dynamics to Acquire GM Defense for $1.1 Billion
- December 17, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $90 Million Navy Contract for SSGN and Trident Fire Control Systems
- December 16, 2002 U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $38M for SSGN Conversion Work
- December 10, 2002 Court Prohibits DOD A-12 Collection
- December 4, 2002 General Dynamics Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
- December 4, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $28 Million in Contracts for Smoke Generators and Tank Technical Support
- December 3, 2002 Gulfstream Rolls Out 500th Gulfstream IV and Introduces the Gulfstream G400
- December 2, 2002 General Dynamics Receives $45M Contract to Begin Low-Rate Initial Production of Area Air Defense Commander (AADC) Capability
- December 2, 2002 General Dynamics Seeks Stay of DoD A-12 Collection Effort
- November 24, 2002 U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $8.1M Contract to Perform Nuclear Work
- November 20, 2002 General Dynamics Enters Second Ordering Period of $233 Million Air Force “Corporate Contract”
- November 20, 2002 General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Awarded $72 Million Navy Contract for Engineering Services on DDG 51 Program
- November 20, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $57M Contract Modification for Submarine Work
- November 18, 2002 General Dynamics Equips US Army 21st Century Truck with Fuel Cell Power Unit
- November 17, 2002 General Dynamics C4 Systems to Provide Integrated Command and Control Capability for the U.K. Army's Digitization Program
- November 12, 2002 General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Wins Contract to Study New High-Speed Navy Ship Capability
- November 8, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $141 Million Egyptian Tank Co-production Contract
- November 7, 2002 General Dynamics Selected for $450 Million UK Defense Digitization Program
- November 6, 2002 General Dynamics C4 Systems Wins $10 Million Gigabit Ethernet Encryptor Contract
- November 5, 2002 General Dynamics Delivers 10,000th TACLANE Encryptor
- October 31, 2002 General Dynamics’ Spanish Subsidiary Acquires Assets of Germany’s Eisenwerke Kaiserslautern
- October 30, 2002 General Dynamics Says “Talk Secure” on New Secure Cell Phone
- October 30, 2002 General Dynamics to Webcast CEO Chabraja’s Speech to Goldman Sachs Global Capital Goods Conference
- October 23, 2002 Army Continues Support for Six Stryker Brigades
- October 16, 2002 General Dynamics 3rd Quarter Backlog Jumps $4 Billion; Revenues Increase 9 Percent; Pre-FAS 142 Per Share Earnings Increase 13 Percent
- October 9, 2002 General Dynamics Receives $7.2M Contract Award for the STRIKER 40 (MK47) Grenade Machine Gun
- October 9, 2002 General Dynamics Receives $19.4 Million Contract for Bradley Reactive Armor
- October 8, 2002 General Dynamics Elects Haley, Novakovic Officers and Vice Presidents
- September 26, 2002 Navy Awards General Dynamics $443 Million Contract for SSGN Design
- September 25, 2002 General Dynamics Selected as F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Gun System Integrator
- September 25, 2002 Joint Venture Sells 200th Stryker Combat Vehicle
- September 25, 2002 U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $48.2M for Virginia Class R&D
- September 24, 2002 General Dynamics Wins $611 Million Contract to Modernize Coast Guard National Distress and Response System
- September 23, 2002 General Dynamics Receives $6.3 Million Order for Improved Chemical Agent Monitor
- September 17, 2002 General Dynamics to Webcast CEO Chabraja’s Morgan Stanley Speech
- September 16, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $3.2 Billion Contract to Construct Six New DDG 51-Class Destroyers
- September 12, 2002 General Dynamics C4 Systems Receives $19.5 Million Order on Marine Corps Tactical Data Network Contract
- September 11, 2002 Gulfstream Appoints Four Authorized Service Centers in South America
- September 10, 2002 Gulfstream Receives Order From NetJets® Inc. With Potential Value Of $1.5 Billion For New Wide-Cabin, High-Speed Gulfstream G150 Business Jet
- September 9, 2002 Gulfstream Unveils New Product Line
- September 6, 2002 General Dynamics Teams with Boston University on NASA Project
- September 3, 2002 General Dynamics Receives Payment Demand in A-12 Case
- August 30, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded Army’s Objective Force Warrior Agreement
- August 27, 2002 General Dynamics Acquires Command System Incorporated
- August 21, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $15.2 Million for Army Telecommunications Modernization
- August 20, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $7.2M 120mm Anti-Personnel Canister Cartridge Contract
- August 14, 2002 General Dynamics CEO, CFO Certify Company’s Financial Reports
- August 9, 2002 Army Awards First Contract in $6 Billion WIN-T Program
- August 7, 2002 General Dynamics Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
- August 7, 2002 General Dynamics Chairman and CEO Nicholas D. Chabraja
- August 7, 2002 General Dynamics Leads Team Competing for Joint Battlefield Hazard Alert System
- August 5, 2002 NASSCO and TOTE Christen the M. V. Midnight Sun
- August 2, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $28M FMS Co-Production Contract
- August 1, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $464M Contract to Build New DDG 51-Class Destroyer
- August 1, 2002 Dynamics Receives $14.8 Million in Orders on Common Hardware/Software II Contract; Cumulative Total for Year is $92 Million
- July 30, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $61M Contract
- July 26, 2002 General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited Achieves BOWMAN Milestone 24 on Schedule:
- July 26, 2002 General Dynamics Delivers First Stryker Mobile Gun System to U.S. Army
- July 25, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $7.8M Ammunition Demilitarization Delivery Order
- July 17, 2002 General Dynamics Second Quarter Per Share Earnings Increase 15 Percent
- July 16, 2002 Gulfstream V-SP Test Article Completes 100th Flight
- July 16, 2002 Navy Exercises Option for Third T-AKE Ship, Awarding $290 Million Contract to General Dynamics’ NASSCO
- July 15, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $37 Million Contract for F/A-18E/F Gun Systems
- July 12, 2002 General Dynamics Leads Team Competing for Coast Guard Systems Integration Project
- July 3, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $260M Air Force Contract for Deployable Communications Systems
- June 25, 2002 General Dynamics Chairman and CEO Chabraja’s Presentation at the Wachovia Securities’ Nantucket Conference
- June 20, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $9 Million Contract Modification for Technical Support
- June 20, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $41M in Air Force Information Technology Services Tasks
- June 17, 2002 Navy Completes LPD/DDG Swap
- June 14, 2002 General Dynamics Completes Acquisition of Advanced Technical Products, Inc. for $250 Million
- June 12, 2002 General Dynamics Canada Wins $128 Million Contract
- June 7, 2002 General Dynamics Appoints KPMG as Independent Accountant
- June 6, 2002 General Dynamics Announces First Type 1 Secure Phone for GSM
- June 5, 2002 General Dynamics Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
- June 4, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded Two Contract Modifications Valued at $104 Million
- May 30, 2002 General Dynamics Unit Awarded $11 Million Contract
- May 22, 2002 U. S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $6 Million Contract Option for Virginia-class Repair Parts
- May 21, 2002 General Dynamics Names Cork Colburn Vice President - Government Relations
- May 20, 2002 General Dynamics to Webcast CEO Chabraja’s Merrill Lynch London Conference Speech
- May 13, 2002 General Dynamics to Webcast CEO Chabraja’s Credit Suisse First Boston/Aviation Week Speech
- May 9, 2002 General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Files GAO Protest Of Navy DD(X) Down-select Evaluation Process
- May 2, 2002 General Dynamics to Purchase Advanced Technical Products, Inc. for $250 Million
- April 26, 2002 NASSCO Launches the USNS Soderman, the Final Ship for the Strategic Sealift Fleet
- April 25, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded Contract for $13.4 Million by U.S. Marine Corps
- April 17, 2002 General Dynamics Reports Solid First Quarter
- April 12, 2002 General Dynamics Wins $138 Million Navy Contract
- April 10, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $3.3M Order to Upgrade Telecommunications Infrastructure at Fort Sill
- April 8, 2002 Navy Awards General Dynamics $52.5 Million for Virginia-class Work
- April 5, 2002 General Dynamics Sectéra Wireline Terminal Receives Type 1 Security Certification
- April 5, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $23.6 Million Contract for Bradley Transmissions and Turret Drive Systems
- April 3, 2002 General Dynamics Receives $85 Million Order for Hydra-70 Rockets
- April 2, 2002 Navy Awards General Dynamics $5.9 Million Contract Modification
- March 27, 2002 General Dynamics Units Awarded $18 Million in Defense Contracts
- March 26, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $30 Million Contract for Turret Mission Module Weapon Control System
- March 18, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $14.4M Contract Modification for Submarine Work
- March 13, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $7 Million Contract Modification for Navy Nuclear Work
- March 13, 2002 Gulfstream Awarded Contract Worth up to $1.6 Billion by U.S. Air Force
- March 12, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $9 Million Order for 20mm Aircraft Guns
- March 11, 2002 U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $12.4 Million Propelling Charge Contract
- March 8, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $9 Million Contract for Navy Missile Launcher Control System Design
- March 8, 2002 General Dynamics Wins Contract to Provide Telecommunications Solutions for Saudi Aramco
- March 6, 2002 General Dynamics Board Declares 7 Percent Increase to Regular Quarterly Dividend
- March 1, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $72.5 Million Contract for Abrams Integrated Management Tanks
- March 1, 2002 U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $72.9 Million Tank Ammunition Contract
- February 27, 2002 General Dynamics Units Awarded $131 Million in Defense Contracts
- February 26, 2002 General Dynamics to Webcast CEO's Speech at Salomon Smith Barney Today
- February 26, 2002 Gulfstream Wins $60 Million Order from China’s Hainan Airlines
- February 22, 2002 General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems to Integrate Attack Weapon Control System for Navy’s SSGN Program
- February 12, 2002 Gulfstream to Establish New Sales and Design Center
- February 11, 2002 General Dynamics to Webcast CEO Chabraja’s S.G. Cowen Speech
- January 24, 2002 General Dynamics Encryptor Manager Now Available for Windows NT Platform
- January 23, 2002 General Dynamics 4Q Per Share Earnings Up 11 Percent
- January 21, 2002 General Dynamics Forms Eagle Enterprise Inc.
- January 17, 2002 General Dynamics Leads Team to Compete for Army’s Future Combat Systems
- January 8, 2002 General Dynamics Awarded $9.6 Million Contract for Survival Radios and Interrogators
- January 7, 2002 Gulfstream Awarded $49.8 Million Contract by National Center for Atmospheric Research

