A pair of identical supercomputers being operated by General Dynamics‘ information technology unit started to process weather forecast models from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The General Dynamics IT business said Wednesday it maintains the Dogwood and Cactus machines at two separate facilities in Virginia and Arizona, respectively, as part of the agency’s Weather […] More

General Dynamics‘ mission systems business will design and fabricate a prototype vessel mast as part of a potential five-year, $39.4 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy. The Department of Defense said Monday General Dynamics Mission Systems‘ work on the prototype Containerized Tethered Elevated Mast is expected to wrap up by December 2023 at the […] More

General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary has christened the U.S. Navy’s newest expeditionary sea base ship during a ceremony in San Diego, California. The future USNS John L. Canley is the fourth vessel to join the service branch’s ESB fleet that supports a broad range of maritime operations such as airborne mine countermeasure mission and limited crisis […] More

General Dynamics‘ information technology business has opened a new office at a university-owned research facility in New Orleans, Louisiana, to expand its operations in the region, advance academic partnerships and support IT program with the U.S. Navy. The office at The Beach at University of New Orleans will generate 50 new job opportunities and host […] More

General Dynamics‘ information technology business has finished setting up a software-defined network for the IT and cybersecurity services provider at the Pentagon. GDIT said Thursday it collaborated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Aruba subsidiary and Arista Networks to build the SDN platform for the Defense Information Systems Agency Joint Service Provider to automate and secure the […] More

General Dynamics’ Electric Boat subsidiary has hosted a keel laying ceremony in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, to formally start the construction of the U.S. Navy’s first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. The keel plate of the USS District of Columbia, designated as SSBN 826, bore the initials of  Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the sponsor of the […] More

A subsidiary of General Dynamics‘ mission systems business has provided the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command with new navigation systems featuring Military GPS User Equipment receiver cards. GPS Source delivered assured positioning navigation and timing or APNT systems to DEVCOM’s Aviation and Missile Center and the Army’s program executive office for missiles and space, […] More

General Dynamics‘ information technology business will help the Department of Veterans Affairs adopt a zero trust architecture to secure IT systems under a potential $45 million contract. The company said Monday it will modernize an enterprise architecture for the VA to comply with government cybersecurity standards and protect health care data of former military personnel […] More

The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the future USS Oregon, a new Virginia-Class attack submarine built through a partnership between Huntington Ingalls Industries and General Dynamics‘ electric boat business. Virginia-class submarines are designed to support anti-submarine, anti-surface ship, strike, irregular and mine warfare operations, Naval Sea Systems Command said Monday. The vessels are also […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 22, 2022 — General Dynamics‘ mission systems business was awarded a position on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with an initial value of $229 million that provides for the design and development of the Next Generation Load Device-Medium, a cryptographic key loader for military personnel, GovCon Wire reported. “Our device will be designed […] More

General Dynamics‘ land systems business has tapped General Motors‘ defense subsidiary to support its bid to develop the new military automobiles that will replace the U.S. Army’s Bradley combat vehicles. GM Defense said Wednesday it will work with AeroVironment, Applied Intuition and General Dynamics’ mission systems business as core members of the GD Land Systems […] More

Executive Mosaic has recognized Phebe Novakovic, chairman and CEO of General Dynamics, as an inductee into the 2022 edition of the Wash100 Award for her defense industrial base vision. Visit GovCon Wire to read her full profile. To date, Novakovic has won eight Wash100 awards in the nine-year history of Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of […] More