General Dynamics

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General Dynamics, employs over 82 thousand people worldwide and had 2006 revenues of $24.1 billion. 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.

General Dynamics Robotic Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics.

General Dynamics Land Systems, headquartered in Sterling Heights, Michigan, is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation. The company designs and builds armored vehicles and subsystems for the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and international customers, and is the defense industry's largest supplier of armored military vehicles.

Announced August 3, 2007, the Canadian Department of National Defence has awarded a USD$46.3 million contract to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada to provide 33 LAV III Infantry Section Carriers. General Dynamics Land Systems, the Canadian company's parent corporation, is a business unit of General Dynamics. Under this contract, General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada will modify 33 existing LAV III chassis to an infantry section carrier configuration and integrate a remote weapon station on to the converted chassis.

Headquarters: Falls Church, Virginia

Website: http://www.generaldynamics.com/

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, provides a broad range of system solutions for military and commercial applications. The company designs, develops and produces high-performance armament systems; a full range of advanced composite-based products; biological and chemical detection systems; and mobile shelter systems.

Website: http://www.gdatp.com/