2008 - Press Release Archives

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December 22, 2008 U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $14 Billion Contract for Eight Virginia-Class Submarines
December 19, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $217 Million Vehicle Order by Swiss Army
December 18, 2008 U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $47 Million For Post-Shakedown Work on USS North Carolina
December 16, 2008 General Dynamics Completes Successful Flight Demonstration of Air-Dropped Guided Mortar
December 15, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded $940 Million Contract for T-AKE Ship Construction
December 9, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $10 Million Training Support Contract by the U.S. Army
December 4, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $52 Million Engineering and Support Contract for TRIDENT Ballistic Missile Systems
December 3, 2008 General Dynamics Board Declares Dividend
December 2, 2008 Bath Iron Works Awarded $46 Million Contract for DDG 1000 Services
December 1, 2008 General Dynamics Awards Electronic Warfare Subsystem Contract to Lockheed Martin
November 24, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Lays Keel of Third Product Carrier
November 21, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $64 Million for Tank Upgrades
November 19, 2008 General Dynamics to Acquire AxleTech International
November 18, 2008 General Dynamics Military Radios Enable High-Bandwidth Communication in Moving Vehicles
November 18, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $286 Million for Nuclear Submarine Support Work
November 17, 2008 General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems to Integrate Ship Mission System for Austal Joint High Speed Vessel
November 17, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded F-35 Lightning II Gun System Contracts by Lockheed Martin
November 10, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $58 Million for Engineering Work on Saudi Tank
November 10, 2008 General Dynamics European Land Systems Awarded Contract for 198 EAGLE IV 4x4 Vehicles for Germany
November 10, 2008 General Dynamics Robotic Systems Achieves CMMI Level 3 Rating for Product Software Engineering
November 5, 2008 General Dynamics Completes Acquisition of Jet Aviation
November 4, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded Contract from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
November 3, 2008 General Dynamics Completes Initial Delivery of Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Equipment
October 31, 2008 General Dynamics Honored with the 2008 Outstanding Contractor Award by the Administration for Children and Families
October 30, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers USNS Amelia Earhart
October 30, 2008 General Dynamics Receives $10 Million For Submarine Support Work
October 29, 2008 General Dynamics and AM General JLTV Team Awarded JLTV TD Contract
October 27, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $22 Million for Mine-Protected Vehicle Work
October 22, 2008 General Dynamics Reports Strong Earnings, Backlog Growth in Third Quarter 2008
October 20, 2008 General Dynamics to Webcast Third-Quarter 2008 Financial Results Conference Call
October 13, 2008 General Dynamics to Produce M2 Heavy Barrel Machine Guns
October 9, 2008 U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics Orders to Produce Hydra-70 Rockets and Warheads
October 9, 2008 U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $33 Million for Production of 20mm Family of PGU Ammunition
October 8, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $34 Million Contract from U.S. Army for Small-Caliber Ammunition
October 7, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction of Tenth T-AKE Ship
October 7, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $183 Million Contract for Integrated Logistics Support to Naval Air Systems Command
October 7, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $66 Million by U.S. Army to Produce MK19 Grenade Machine Guns
October 7, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $13 Million to Continue Developing Maritime Air and Missile Defense Planning System
October 6, 2008 Gulfstream Introduces the New Gulfstream G250
October 4, 2008 General Dynamics Team-built Independence (LCS 2) Is Christened
October 3, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Lays Keel of Ninth T-AKE Ship
October 3, 2008 General Dynamics Proves Transformational Networking Capabilities Using Small Handheld Radios
October 2, 2008 General Dynamics Board Authorizes Share Repurchases
October 1, 2008 U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $268 Million for Virginia-class submarine engineering work
October 1, 2008 General Dynamics Appoints Heebner as Group Executive of Marine Systems; Roualet to become President of General Dynamics Land Systems
September 30, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $46 Million U.S. Navy Contract to Provide Education and Training Services
September 25, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $26 Million Contract to Support Switzerland's F/A-18 Hornet Fleet
September 23, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $4 Million for Landsat Data Continuity Mission Integration
September 22, 2008 General Dynamics Canada Celebrates 60th Anniversary
September 22, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $9 Million to Continue Developing Navy Common Network Interface
September 18, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Launches USNS Carl Brashear Ship named after “Men of Honor” hero
September 17, 2008 General Dynamics Successfully Completes On-Orbit Checkout of NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
September 16, 2008 Naval Surface Warfare Center Awards General Dynamics $27 Million Information Technology Services Contracts
September 12, 2008 Bath Iron Works Awarded $7 Million Contract for Lead Yard Services on the DDG 51 class Aegis Destroyer Program
September 10, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $70 Million Contract to Equip U.S. Army Stryker Brigade with New Land Warrior System
September 9, 2008 General Dynamics Completes Air and Space Expeditionary Force IT Migration to Randolph Air Force Base
September 6, 2008 General Dynamics-built GeoEye-1 Satellite Successfully Launched Today
September 5, 2008 General Dynamics Canada Opens New Engineering Facility in Halifax
September 5, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $34 Million for M1A1 Abrams Tank Upgrades
September 5, 2008 General Dynamics Chairman and CEO Chabraja to Speak at Morgan Stanley’s Global Industrials CEOs Unplugged Conference
September 3, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $32 Million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contract for IT Management in Afghanistan
September 3, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded 64.6 Million Euros for 100 RG-31 MK5E Vehicles by the Spanish Army
September 2, 2008 Grand Opening of new General Dynamics Canada Halifax Engineering Facility
September 2, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $47 Million for MRAP Vehicle Support
September 2, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $41 Million for U.S. Marine Corps Combat Operations Centers
August 28, 2008 General Dynamics Delivers Submarine New Hampshire To U.S. Navy Ahead of Schedule
August 27, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $13 Million for Abrams Tank System Technical Support
August 25, 2008 U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $32 Million for Logistics Support Services
August 21, 2008 General Dynamics to Produce Advanced Chemical Detection Systems for U.S. Army Ground Vehicles
August 20, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded Contract for Stryker Mobile Gun Systems
August 19, 2008 General Dynamics to Acquire Jet Aviation for $2.25 Billion
August 14, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $35 Million for Ammunition Demilitarization
August 14, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $21 Million for Abrams Tank System Technical Support
August 13, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $37 Million Contract for Reactive Armor Production
August 13, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $60 Million Contract by General Services Administration to Enhance U.S. Navy Base Workplace Safety
August 12, 2008 General Dynamics Introduces Two New Tadpole Computer Servers for Enterprise Computing On-the-Move
August 7, 2008 General Dynamics Board Elects Gallopoulos Vice President
August 7, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded NSA Contract to Add Switched Network Compatibility to the Sectéra® vIPer™ Universal Secure Phone
August 6, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded Contract for Continued Stryker Production
August 6, 2008 General Dynamics Board Declares Dividend, Authorizes Share Repurchases
August 6, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $614 Million for Abrams Tank Upgrades
August 5, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $24 Million for USMC Light Armored Vehicles
July 31, 2008 Submarine New Hampshire Completes First Voyage
July 31, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $16 Million for RG-31 MRAP Spare Parts
July 29, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $23 Million for Digital Modular Radios to Equip U.S. Navy Ships
July 28, 2008 Military Health System Contract Awarded to General Dynamics
July 24, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Begins Construction of Third Product Carrier Ship
July 23, 2008 General Dynamics Reports Strong Earnings, Backlog Growth in Second Quarter 2008
July 22, 2008 General Dynamics Completes Milestone in MUOS Defense Satellite Communications System
July 22, 2008 General Dynamics Information Technology Completes Acquisition of ViPS, Inc.
July 21, 2008 General Dynamics Robotic Systems Awarded Navy LCS Automation Contract
July 21, 2008 General Dynamics to Deliver First High Assurance Platform-compliant Workstation on a Dell
July 18, 2008 General Dynamics to Webcast Second-Quarter 2008 Financial Results Conference Call
July 17, 2008 General Dynamics to Supply 773 RG-31 MRAP Vehicles to U.S. Defense Department
July 17, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $33 Million U.S. Army Delivery Order to Provide DOIM Support at Fort Rucker
July 15, 2008 General Dynamics Recognized for Small Business Support by Veterans Affairs
July 14, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded Gun System Contract by Raytheon
July 11, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $374 Million Light Armoured Vehicle Lifecycle Support Contract by the Government of Canada
July 10, 2008 General Dynamics Ships GeoEye-1 Satellite to Launch Site
July 9, 2008 U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $11 Million Military Personnel Services Contract for Three Virginia Bases
July 9, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded Contract for Amphibious Assault Ship Modernization
July 9, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $9 Million Contract for Satellite Communication Encryption and Telemetry Technologies
July 8, 2008 General Dynamics Demonstrates Ground-Based Aircraft-Protection Technology
July 8, 2008 General Dynamics Achieves Cisco TelePresence Authorized Technology Provider Status
July 2, 2008 Bath Iron Works Awarded $21 Million Contract for Lead Yard Services on the DDG 51-class AEGIS Destroyer Program
June 30, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $16 Million U.S. Army Delivery Order to Expand Fort Meade’s Information Technology Infrastructure
June 25, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $23 Million Contract for 155mm M795 Metal Parts Ammunition Production
June 20, 2008 Gulfstream Signs $1.9 Billion Agreement with NetJets
June 18, 2008 General Dynamics to Christen New Hampshire, U.S. Navy’s Most-Advanced Submarine
June 16, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $30 Million Contract Modification for Submarine Work
June 16, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $10 Million Air Force Gateways Installation Contract
June 12, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded USD $67 Million Modification to Previously Awarded U.S. Army RG-31 Mk5 Contract
June 11, 2008 NASA's General Dynamics-Built GLAST Satellite Launched Today
June 11, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded $100 Million Contract for Twelfth T-AKE’s Long-Lead Materials
June 10, 2008 General Dynamics Opens Shipboard Electronics Repair Facility for the U.S. Navy in Newly Renovated Wing in Pittsfield
June 9, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded Multiple Contracts to Support Defense Medical Logistics Supply Chain Operations
June 9, 2008 General Dynamics to Integrate the Next Generation Homeland Security Information Network
June 5, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers USNS Robert E. Peary
June 5, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $20 Million for Abrams Tank-Related Work
June 4, 2008 General Dynamics Board Declares Dividend
June 4, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Lays Keel of Second Product Carrier
June 3, 2008 General Dynamics Information Technology to Acquire ViPS, Inc.
June 2, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $40 Million NAVSEA Contract to Support Undersea Optic and Sensor Systems
May 29, 2008 U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products Contract Extension for Production of F/A-18 Gun Systems
May 28, 2008 General Dynamics to Hire Engineers for New Sunrise, Fla., Location
May 28, 2008 General Dynamics Wins NASA HQ Contractor Award for Exceptional Service
May 28, 2008 General Dynamics to Hire Engineers for New Sunrise, Fla., Location
May 23, 2008 General Dynamics Chairman and CEO Chabraja to Present at Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference
May 23, 2008 General Dynamics Receives $6 Million Contract Modification For Nuclear Submarine Maintenance
May 22, 2008 General Dynamics Selects PacStar™ to Sell Sectéra® vIPer™ Secure Phones
May 20, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $26 Million Contract to Support the Army National Guard Distributed Learning Program
May 19, 2008 General Dynamics Delivers First Unmanned Surface Vehicle to U.S. Navy for Littoral Combat Ship
May 19, 2008 FBI Awards General Dynamics $83 Million IT Management Contract
May 16, 2008 U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $38 Million for Work on USS Hawaii
May 14, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded U.S. Army Contract to Develop Lightweight .50 Caliber Machine Guns
May 13, 2008 General Dynamics Wins Cisco Federal Systems Integrator of the Year Award at Cisco Partner Summit
May 12, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $27 Million Navy Contract for Performance-Based Logistics Support of Airborne Computers
May 9, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $6.5 Million Contract for Next-Generation Cryptographic Technologies for Battlefield Networks
May 8, 2008 General Dynamics selected for FRES
May 8, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $116 Million for Abrams Tank-Related Work
May 7, 2008 General Dynamics’ Chabraja to Remain Chairman through May 2010; Board Names Johnson to Succeed as CEO in June 2009
May 2, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $51 Million for Abrams Tank Work
May 2, 2008 Boeing Selects General Dynamics to Produce Radomes for F-15 Radar Modernization Program
May 1, 2008 AMSEA Appoints Thomas W. Merrell as President
April 30, 2008 General Dynamics and Elbit Systems of America Conduct First U.S. Demonstration of Unmanned Aerial System for U.S. Armed Forces
April 30, 2008 General Dynamics and Cisco Systems Advance Battlefield Networking
April 29, 2008 Army Approves Final Design Of On-The-Move Information Network For Warfighters
April 29, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $58 Million for Stryker Work
April 28, 2008 General Dynamics C4 Systems Achieves CMMI Level 5 Rating for Massachusetts Operations
April 28, 2008 New CoMotion® Trials Software by General Dynamics Enables Rapid, Interactive Sharing of Real-time Data for Clinical Trials
April 23, 2008 General Dynamics Reports Substantial Earnings Growth, Strong Revenue in First Quarter 2008
April 22, 2008 General Dynamics Selected By NASA to Build the Spacecraft for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission
April 21, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $57 Million for Abrams Tank Survivability Kit Work
April 18, 2008 General Tactical Vehicles Low-Risk JLTV Solution Uses High-Level Systems Maturity
April 18, 2008 General Dynamics to Open Engineering Design Center in Broward County, Florida
April 18, 2008 General Dynamics to Webcast First-Quarter 2008 Financial Results Conference Call
April 17, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded Contract for JTRS Capabilities and Information Assurance Services
April 16, 2008 C/NOFS Satellite Built by General Dynamics Successfully Launched From Reagan Test Site
April 15, 2008 General Dynamics Itronix Expands Channel Partner Program to Deliver Best-in-Class Rugged Mobile Computing Product Solutions and Services
April 14, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Lays Keel of USNS Wally Schirra
April 9, 2008 General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems Completes Testing for GeoEye’s Next-Generation Earth Imaging Satellite
April 8, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $109 Million Army Contract for WIN-T Satellite Communications Terminals
April 8, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $79 Million Contract to Continue Supporting the U.S. Army Reserve Data Center
April 7, 2008 U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics Contract for Biological Detection System Production and Support
April 7, 2008 General Dynamics Canada Bolsters HALIFAX Class Modernization Team with addition of CMC Electronics
April 7, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Launches USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6)
April 2, 2008 General Dynamics Itronix Donates Computers to Humanitarian Expedition Fighting Malaria in Africa
March 31, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $159 Million for Abrams Tank-Related Work
March 28, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $130 Million Contract to Produce Tactical Data Network Systems for the U.S. Marine Corps
March 27, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $32 Million for Abrams Tank System Technical Support
March 24, 2008 U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $166 Million Contract to Produce Hydra-70 Rockets
March 21, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $325 Million for Virginia-Class Submarine Advance Procurement
March 18, 2008 General Dynamics Successfully Integrates Littoral Combat Ship Mission Package Computing Environment
March 17, 2008 General Dynamics Land Systems Achieves CMMI Level 3 Rating for Engineering Design and Development
March 17, 2008 General Dynamics Introduces the Tadpole M1400 Ultra-Thin Client Computer
March 17, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $9 Million to Continue Work on Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program
March 17, 2008 MDA joins General Dynamics Canada Team to Deliver Halifax Class Modernization
March 14, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $109 Million by U.S. Army for Small-Caliber Ammunition
March 13, 2008 Gulfstream Introduces The All-New Gulfstream G650
March 12, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $16 Million for Abrams Tank System Technical Support
March 10, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $191 Million NAVSEA Ballistic Missile Defense Support Contract
March 10, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $33 Million for Stryker-Related Work
March 10, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded Contract to Support the Department of Defense Education Activity
March 7, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $9 Million to Continue Work on Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program
March 7, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $50 Million Contract for Submarine Technical and Engineering Support
March 6, 2008 NSA Certifies General Dynamics Sectéra® Edge™ ‘Smartphone’ for Classified Voice and Data Communication
March 6, 2008 General Dynamics Board Elects Four New Vice Presidents
March 6, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $66 Million to Continue Submarine Combat System Development
March 5, 2008 General Dynamics Board Increases Dividend 20.7 Percent
March 4, 2008 General Dynamics Invests in Maine Gun Production Facility
February 29, 2008 General Dynamics Chairman and CEO Chabraja to Present at Citigroup’s Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference
February 29, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $9 Million to Plan Maintenance Work on Submarine North Carolina
February 27, 2008 Coast Guard Commandant Declares General Dynamics-Built Rescue 21 System “Operationally Ready”
February 25, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $40 Million Army Contract to Produce Robotic Security Vehicles
February 15, 2008 General Dynamics .50 Caliber Ammunition First to be Qualified for NATO Interchangeability
February 14, 2008 Bath Iron Works Awarded $1.4 Billion Contract to Construct ZUMWALT (DDG 1000), the Navy’s Next Generation Surface Combatant
February 12, 2008 General Dynamics to Integrate Ship Mission System for the Austal Joint High Speed Vessel
February 11, 2008 General Dynamics Canada Strengthens Halifax-Class Modernization Bid with Addition of Raytheon
February 11, 2008 Dan Johnson Appointed President of General Dynamics Information Technology
February 11, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $25 Million For Sub Maintenance and Modernization Work
February 8, 2008 U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $39 Million for Abrams Upgrades
February 8, 2008 General Dynamics Chairman and CEO Chabraja to Present at Lehman Brother’s Conference
February 4, 2008 General Dynamics Receives $44 Million for Mine-Protected Vehicle Spare Equipment
February 1, 2008 Bath Iron Works Awarded $3 Million Contract for Joint High Speed Vessel Preliminary Design
February 1, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded $460 Million Contract for T-AKE Ship Construction
January 31, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $14 Million For Advanced Sub Technologies and Modernization Services
January 30, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $349 Million for Abrams Tank-Related Work
January 29, 2008 General Dynamics Team Completes Field Test and Design Review for Army’s Warfighter Information Network Increment
January 28, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $64 Million for Missile Systems by Spanish Army
January 25, 2008 General Dynamics Awarded $30 Million for Abrams Tank-Related Work
January 24, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Begins Construction of Second Product Carrier Ship
January 23, 2008 General Dynamics Reports Strong Earnings, Revenue Growth in Fourth Quarter 2007
January 21, 2008 General Dynamics Canada Achieves Prestigious CMMI Level 5 Rating
January 18, 2008 General Dynamics to Webcast Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Results Conference Call
January 3, 2008 General Dynamics Receives $99 Million for Mine-Protected Vehicle Work

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