A General Dynamics division has authenticated the keel of an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, marking the first Flight III ship to be officially laid down at Bath Iron Works. The future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126) is an upgrade of the DDG 51 Flight III vessel and carries modernized electrical power, cooling and warfighting […] More

A General Dynamics subsidiary has won a potential $75 million award to maintain, modernize and repair a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship for the U.S. Navy. General Dynamics NASSCO will conduct selected restricted availability efforts for the USS Makin Island in fiscal year 2023 under the firm-fixed-price contract action, the Defense Department said Thursday. NASSCO will be responsible […] More

General Dynamics‘ information technology business will support a financial system modernization project for the higher education student financial aid agency of New York under a $78 million contract. The GDIT unit will replace New York Higher Education Services Corporation systems with a new platform designed to help the agency simplify grant application processing and analyze […] More

A General Dynamics subsidiary has tapped General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business to build, test, manufacture and deliver payload tubes for Virginia-class submarines. General Atomics on Thursday announced the contract, which will help carry out the potential $24 billion U.S. Navy Virginia submarine construction award that General Dynamics Electric Boat won in 2019. General Dynamics EB […] More

General Dynamics‘ mission systems business unit has partnered with Abaco Systems, a subsidiary of electronic instrument manufacturer Amatek, to develop new rugged embedded computing systems for use in communications, electronic warfare, networking and other mission areas. Under the partnership, General Dynamics will combine its programmable, embeddable security systems with Abaco’s rugged embedded computing technology to […] More

Shravalya Valet, former director of strategy and innovation at V2X, has been appointed director of capture in federal health division at General Dynamics’ information technology subsidiary, according to a LinkedIn post published Monday. Prior to joining General Dynamics Information Technology, she worked at the former Vectrus company for over half a decade. She held her most recent […] More

General Dynamics’ information technology business has secured a two-year, $95.5 million non-competitive contract to continue operating and maintaining the U.S. Navy’s online personnel management platform. The Defense Department said Friday General Dynamics Information Technology will also keep integrating the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System with the Navy Personnel and Pay platform via the cost and cost-plus-fixed-fee […] More

General Dynamics‘ mission systems business will perform capital maintenance efforts in support of U.S. Navy-owned machinery and facilities at the Naval Industrial Ordnance Plant in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Under a potential $18.7 million cost-only contract, General Dynamics Mission Systems will handle maintenance projects, including elevator engineering and installation, security enhancements, chiller and cooling tower replacements, power […] More

Kelly Ferrell is the Senior Vice President of the Intelligence and Homeland Security division of General Dynamics IT, a Virginia-based business unit. GDIT helps civilian, defense, homeland security, and intelligence agencies solve the most complex projects. It provides IT support services and expertise to help them understand, advance critical missions, and change how customers invest […] More

General Dynamics’ information technology business will update the legacy systems of the U.S. Space Systems Command under an $18 million contract from the Space Enterprise Consortium. SpEC manager National Security Technology Accelerator said Friday General Dynamics Information Technology will handle the Enigma prototype project aimed at creating a digital network that allows for platform-as-a-service capability and […] More

General Dynamics‘ NASSCO business will maintain, upgrade and repair the U.S. Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) under a contract worth up to $85.3 million.  General Dynamics NASSCO will handle labor, production and testing efforts on USS Anchorage during the vessel’s docking selected restricted availability and assist the naval operations chief […] More

General Dynamics‘ NASSCO business delivered USNS John L. Canley (ESB 6), the fourth ship for the U.S. Navy’s reclassified Expeditionary Sea Base program, to the service branch on Wednesday. According to the Naval Sea Systems Command, the vessel named after Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley can support various military operations, including airborne mine countermeasures and […] More