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June 2, 2009 |
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General Dynamics Awarded Project Support Contract by U.S. Joint Forces Command
FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has been awarded a
contract by the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) to provide “Project Support”
services to the USJFCOM Enterprise and the Joint Concept Development and
Experimentation Directorate (J9). This is a five-year multiple-award, indefinite
delivery/indefinite quantity contract. The contract has a $328 million potential
value among all three awardees if all options are exercised. General Dynamics
Advanced Information Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
Under this program, General Dynamics will provide analyses, research and
development (R&D), concept development and experimentation support that will
lead to new concepts and capabilities to meet emerging and future warfighter
challenges. The Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate
coordinates all U.S. Department of Defense Concept Development and
Experimentation efforts to craft a military force in which combatant commanders,
service branches and multinational partners work in concert to develop and
produce new concepts and prototypes.
“General Dynamics has proven leadership and experience developing innovative
concepts and capabilities for the U.S. Joint Forces Command,” said Lou Von Thaer,
president of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. “We will continue to
deliver the right skills on demand, focused on outcomes to help the J9 solve
emerging warfighter challenges.”
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems designs, develops, manufactures,
integrates, operates and maintains mission systems for defense, space,
intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, homeland security and homeland
defense customers. Headquartered in Fairfax, Va., the company specializes in
ground systems; imagery processing; mission payloads; space vehicles; maritime
subsurface, surface and airborne mission systems; and tasking, collection,
processing, exploitation and dissemination programs for national intelligence.
More information is available online at
www.gd-ais.com.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately
92,900 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.
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