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In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  General Dynamics
Land Systems is currently in its second year of its five year multiyear contract with the U.S. Army to upgrade 120 tanks per year from the M1 to the M1A2 version.
Land Systems is also under contract for the development of several other major armored vehicle programs.
General Motors Defense, based in London, Ontario, is a joint-venture partner with General Dynamics in the production of the Stryker, the Army's new generation of combat vehicles.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/industry/general_dynamics.htm   (996 words)

  
 General Dynamics Land Systems - Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
GDLS-Australia is a cornerstone in the development of an Australian industry to support the growing number of ASLAVs in the Asia Pacific region.
General Dynamics Land Systems - Australia Pty Ltd (GDLS-A), formally General Motors Defence Australia (GMDA), was established in October 2000.
As a result of the sale of all General Motors Defense operations worldwide to General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. in March 2003, GMDA became GDLS-A. GDLS-A reports operationally to General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada (GDLS-C) a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/General_Dynamics_Land_Systems_-_Australia   (228 words)

  
 GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS
General Dynamics Land Systems, headquartered in Sterling Heights, Michigan, designs and builds armored vehicles and subsystems for the U.S.A. and international customers, and is the defense industry’s largest supplier of military vehicles.
Land Systems is also partnering with the USMC on its highest priority ground combat vehicle program, the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV.) For Canada and numerous international customers, Land Systems provides various configurations of the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV).
General Dynamics Land Systems is America’s sole source for main battle tanks and is responsible for the M1A2 Abrams tank upgrade program, in which early model M1 tanks are upgraded to the latest M1A2 System Enhancement Package (SEP) configuration.
www.armedforces-int.com /company.asp?companyID=1014&pubID=15   (548 words)

  
 ESGR Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
General Dynamics has demonstrated exceptional support for their Reserve Component employees, and the entire Armed Forces of the United States, for an extended period.
General Dynamics was nominated for, and received, a State Chair Award from the Michigan Committee for ESGR in 2001.
General Dynamics (GD) is one of the leading suppliers of sophisticated defense and aerospace systems to the United States and its allies.
www.esgr.org /volunteers/programs.asp?c=FAPentry.asp&id=88   (1129 words)

  
 General Dynamics C4 Systems :: U.S. Army Merges General Dynamics' Land Warrior and Future Force Warrior ATD to Expedite ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Land Warrior is an integrated, modular fighting system that uses technology to enhance individual soldiers' close-combat tactical awareness, lethality and survivability.
General Dynamics C4 Systems is a leading integrator of secure communication and information systems and technology.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 70,200 people worldwide and had 2004 revenue of $19.2 billion.
sev.prnewswire.com /aerospace-defense/20050216/DCW04116022005-1.html   (784 words)

  
 General Dynamics Corporation WebCenter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
General Dynamics Land Systems, the Canadian company’s parent corporation, is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
The Mobile Gun System is a variant of the Stryker family of infantry combat vehicles that are currently being manufactured for use by the U.S. Army Stryker Brigade Combat Teams.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 67,600 people worldwide and had 2003 revenue of $16.6 billion.
www.shareholder.com /gendyn/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=151204   (318 words)

  
 MSN Money - GD Key Developments: Investing
General Dynamics announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $14.7 million contract modification to manufacture and procure long-lead-time material required for the conversion of the USS Georgia (SSBN-729) Trident ballistic-missile submarines to a Trident SSGN, a multi-mission submarine optimized for tactical strike and special- operations support.
General Dynamics Land Systems was awarded a $6 million modification to a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Warren, Mich., for systems technical support (STS) for the Abrams tank program.
General Dynamics C4 Systems was awarded a $500,000 increment as part of a $140 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (initiated in January 2005) for cyclic and catastrophic overhaul of up to 300 Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE) Battlefield Communications Shelters.
news.moneycentral.msn.com /ticker/sigdev.asp?Symbol=GD   (4576 words)

  
 U.S. Army Selects General Dynamics to Lead Development of Land Warrior (General Dynamics) - Pressi.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Land Warrior also enhances interoperability with the battlefield command and communications systems found on Stryker Brigade Combat Team vehicles and on the Army's Future Combat System (FCS), which is key to the Army's transformation.
General Dynamics Decision Systems, Scottsdale, Ariz., is a leader in products and systems for information assurance, communication and situational awareness for defense and industrial customers in the U.S. and abroad.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 54,000 people worldwide and had 2002 revenues of $13.8 billion.
www.pressi.com /us/release/59807.html   (627 words)

  
 Oligopoly Watch
General Dynamics is a leading company in the defense industry and in civil aviation.
The Land Systems group makes such weapons as the Abrams Main Battle Tank, the Stryker armored vehicle, the Pansur and LAV armored personnel carriers, the Fox reconnaissance vehicle, the Wolverine bridge vehicle, and the RG family of multipurpose tactical vehicles.
General Dynamics has built itself by a long series of acquisitions, swallowing up four to six companies a year.
www.oligopolywatch.com /2004/09/22.html   (585 words)

  
 CorpWatch: General Dynamics
General Dynamics got on the ball early, setting up an Information Technology sector in the late 1990s, which has now become one of GD’s fastest growing divisions with revenues of $4 billion.
General Dynamics was accused of having paid former South Korean president Roh Tae Woo $100 million in a bid to get the country to purchase 120 F-16 fighter jets in 1991.
More recently, General Dynamics received a subpoena in early 2004 on charges of having falsely stated that submarine parts sold to the US Navy were tested properly.
www.warprofiteers.com /article.php?list=type&type=12   (882 words)

  
 General Dynamics Creates European Land Combat Systems Unit (General Dynamics) - Pressi.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The unit is composed of the three European land combat systems companies owned by General Dynamics: MOWAG AG, of Kreuzlingen, Switzerland; General Dynamics Santa Barbara Sistemas, of Madrid, Spain; and Steyr Spezialfahrzeug, based in Vienna, Austria.
General Dynamics Santa Barbara Sistemas is a diverse manufacturer of armored vehicles, weapon systems and ammunition for the armed forces of Spain and other European nations.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 66,900 people worldwide and anticipates 2003 revenues of $16.1 billion.
www.pressi.com /us/release/76591.html   (516 words)

  
 general dynamics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
General Dynamics Corporation announced that its acquisition of Veridian Corporation was completed on August 11, 2003.
General Dynamics Land Systems is a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation.
General Dynamics is a leader in supplying sophisticated defense systems to the United States and its allies.
general.os9.info /general-dynamics   (536 words)

  
 General Dynamics Corporation WebCenter
The Joint Systems Manufacturing Center is a government-owned, General Dynamics-operated facility fabricates and assembles armored combat vehicles, has a 1.5 mile oval test track and on-site rail yard.
General Dynamics Land Systems won the competition in June 1996 to develop and build the U.S. Marine Corps’ new EFV.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 68,400 people worldwide and anticipates 2004 revenues of $19 billion.
www.shareholder.com /gendyn/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=151255   (459 words)

  
 General Dynamics Network Systems - News&Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
General Dynamics and Matthews Land have collaborated on previous client assignments, including the turnkey development of GTE Wireless’ Pacific Cellular Network.
General Dynamics Worldwide Telecommunication Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), engineers, furnishes, installs, maintains and supports a full range of communications systems and information networks, including asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and Gigabit Ethernet (Gig-E) networks, large digital switches, satellite communications systems, campus distribution systems and wireless networks.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 43,000 people worldwide and has annualized sales of approximately $10 billion.
www.gd-ns.com /news/00-09-12-matthews.htm   (470 words)

  
 General Dynamics Land Systems :: General Dynamics Awarded $282 Million Modification to U.S. Army FCS Manned Ground ...
General Dynamics is also responsible for the development and integration of the Mounted Combat System, Command and Control Vehicle and the Reconnaissance and Surveillance Vehicle.
General Dynamics and United Defense Limited Partnership, which has received similar contracts, have joined together to form an integrated design team to develop and demonstrate a family of eight manned ground vehicles sharing common components and subsystems.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 70,100 people worldwide and had 2004 revenue of $19.2 billion.
sev.prnewswire.com /aerospace-defense/20050513/DCTH03112052005-1.html   (443 words)

  
 GVSU: News Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
"General Dynamics is proud to establish a formal relationship with Grand Valley State University by funding an endowment to assist students pursuing an engineering degree," said Karl G. Oskoian, manager, Communications and Public Relations, General Dynamics Land Systems.
General Dynamics Land Systems was formed in 1982 when General Dynamics Corp. acquired Chrysler Corporation's defense operations.
Land Systems has approximately 5,000 employees in ten states and recorded revenue of $1.2 billion in 2001.
www.gvsu.edu /news/news_article_print.cfm?ID=3349   (290 words)

  
 i-Newswire.com - Press Release And News Distribution - General Dynamics Awarded Defense Contracts Valued at $16 Million
Work under this contract will be performed at General Dynamics Land Systems headquarters in Sterling Heights, Mich., and is expected to be completed by July 31, 2006.
General Dynamics C4 Systems was awarded a $500,000 increment as part of a $140 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract ( initiated in January 2005) for cyclic and catastrophic overhaul of up to 300 Mobile Subscriber Equipment ( MSE) Battlefield Communications Shelters.
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems was awarded a $10.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee task order for services in support of the U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Experimentation Program and Joint Futures Lab.
i-newswire.com /pr13110.html   (499 words)

  
 Cline v. General Dynamics Land Systems
We conclude that in dismissing the plaintiffs' complaint, the district court opinion departs from this familiar maxim, and therefore, we reverse the district court's judgment and remand for further proceedings.
As a result, the plaintiffs sought, and obtained, a determination from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that the CBA2 adversely affected General Dynamics employees who were between the ages of 40 and 49 on July 1, 1997.
The so-called "Cline group" is composed of 183 current General Dynamics employees who are no longer eligible for full health benefits upon retirement.
www.lawmemo.com /emp/docs/6/cline.htm   (4578 words)

  
 General Dynamics creates European land combat systems unit : just-auto.com Press Release
General Dynamics bought MOWAG as part of its acquisition of General Motors' defence business in March, 2003.
General Dynamics Santa Barbara Sistemas is a diverse manufacturer of armoured vehicles, weapon systems and ammunition for the armed forces of Spain and other European nations.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 66,900 people worldwide and anticipates 2003 revenues of US$16.1 billion.
www.just-auto.com /press_releases_detail.asp?art=1469   (659 words)

  
 General Dynamics Land Systems v. Cline
In 1997, a collective-bargaining agreement between petitioner General Dynamics and the United Auto Workers eliminated the company’s obligation to provide health benefits to subsequently retired employees, except as to then-current workers at least 50 years old.
The EEOC agreed, and invited General Dynamics and the union to settle informally with Cline.
The common ground in this case is the generalization that the ADEA’s prohibition covers “discriminat[ion] … because of [an] individual’s age,” 29 U.S.C. (a)(1), that helps the younger by hurting the older.
www.lawmemo.com /emp/docs/us/cline.htm   (9030 words)

  
 General Dynamics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
"General Dynamics Land Systems in Tallahassee, Florida uses OPNET Modeler to develop simulations of large communications networks to produce detailed protocol modeling and performance analysis.
Currently, General Dynamics is modeling the latest U.S. Army networking protocol, MIL-STD-188-220A, which is viewed as a significant step towards the digitization of the battlefield.
Beyond today's uses of OPNET, General Dynamics is developing an interactive simulation between OPNET models and actual tactical radio networks which will allow the SINCGARS radio to communicate with virtual OPNET radio networks.
www.opnet.com /spotlight/general_dynamics.html   (195 words)

  
 COMPANIES - General Dynamics [US]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In 1982, it added its first Combat Systems unit, Land Systems, which makes armoured vehicles and in 2003, it increased this area of work with the acquisition of the Canadian GM Defense.
In 2001 General Dynamics UK Ltd was awarded the £1.7bn Bowman communications programme by the UK MoD.
General Dynamics Land Systems' Abrams tank features depleted uranium armour and deploys a 120mm shell which contains a DU penetrator.
www.caat.org.uk /information/publications/companies/general-dynamics.php   (483 words)

  
 WARRIOR PROGRAMS by General Dynamics Land Systems from GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS
In February 2003, General Dynamics was awarded an Army contract to enhance the current version of its Land Warrior System.
Land Systems is partnered with the Army’s prime contractor, General Dynamics Decision Systems, on the project, which is the first step toward Future Force Warrior.
The first systems under the contract are scheduled for delivery to PEO Soldier in 2005.
www.armedforces-int.com /category.asp?pubID=15&catID=957   (230 words)

  
 PTC Receives $3 Million Order From General Dynamics Land Systems
This order will enhance and expand Land Systems' existing implementation of Pro/ENGINEER and other PTC products, including PTC's next-generation Behavioral Modeling for product innovation and Pro/MECHANICA for advanced behavioral modeling studies.
General Dynamics Land Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 44,000 people worldwide and has annualized sales of approximately $10 billion.
www.ptc.com /company/news/press/releases/19991028gdls.htm   (643 words)

  
 S&P 500 and more General Dynamics
General Dynamics has leading market positions in business aviation, mission-critical information systems and...
Land Systems designs, manufactures and supports armored weapon systems and electronic products for the U.S. Army,...
The new General Dynamics C4 Systems, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., has been created through the integration of the two units known as General Dynamics Decision Systems and General Dynamics C4 Systems.
www.theuptrend.com /S&P500/General-Dynamics.htm   (355 words)

  
 General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. v. Cline () [02-1080]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
General Dynamics Land Systems renegotiated its union contract to provide full health care benefits only to retirees who were more than 50 years old by a July 1, 1997, deadline.
Union member Dennis Cline fell two years short of 50 at the time of the deadline and was excluded permanently from receiving health benefits.
The court ruled that General Dynamics was guilty of plain age discrimination, since the ADEA protects all persons over 40 from age discrimination by their employers.
www.oyez.org /oyez/resource/case/1627   (242 words)

  
 MoND Visits GD Land Systems Canada for Armoured Vehicle Support and Future Gun System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Life Cycle Support Project and the Mobile Gun System are essential steps forward in the plan to transform the Canadian Forces into a modern, mobile, information age force.
LONDON, Ontario, Canada --- During a visit today to the General Dynamics Land Systems — Canada plant in London, Ontario, the Honourable David Pratt, Minister of National Defence, announced that the Canadian Government is set to enter into negotiations with General Dynamics Land Systems — Canada for the acquisition of 66 Mobile Gun Systems.
General Dynamics Land Systems, the Canadian company’s parent corporation, is a business unit of General Dynamics.
www.defense-aerospace.com /cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?session=dae.3716057.1083220698.QJCi2sOa9dUAAGsTK-s&prod=37268&modele=release   (621 words)

  
 general dynamics tallahassee
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products Inc. Company Profile, Information and Research...
Tallahassee Operations General Dynamics 2930 Commonwealth Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32303...
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - General Dynamics Corp., one of the nation's largest defense contractors, said Wednesday its second-quarter profit grew 15 percent as strong...
generalstory.os9.info /general-dynamics-tallahassee   (512 words)

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