General Dynamics

General Dynamics Corporation
Type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: GD; S&P 100 Component; S&P 500 Component;
Industry	Aerospace ; Defense; Shipbuilding
Founded	February 7, 1899; 125 years ago
Founder	John Philip Holland
Headquarters	West Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Phebe Novakovic; (Chairman and CEO)
Products	Business jets; Combat vehicles; Fighter jets; Weapon systems; Autocannons and rotary cannons; Munitions; Watercraft, Submarines; Communications systems, command and control, & IT systems;
Revenue	US$36.19 billion (2018)
Operating income	US$4.45 billion (2018)
Net income	US$3.34 billion (2018)
Total assets	US$45.40 billion (2018)
Total equity	US$11.73 billion (2018)
Number of employees	105,600 (December 2018)
Website	www.gd.com

General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American aerospace and defense multinational corporation. They were created by mergers and divestitures. As of 2019, it was the fifth-largest defense contractor in the United States, and the sixth-largest in the world, by sales.^[2] The company is number 92 in the 2019 Fortune 500 list of the biggest United States corporations by total revenue.^[3] It is headquartered in West Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia.^[4]^[5]^[6]

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In 1999, the company acquired Gulfstream Aerospace. Here, a Gulfstream G650 departs Bristol Airport, England in 2014.
A group of M1A1s enter the Twin Bridges training area prepared for a mock battle in the Republic of Korea. The M1A1s come from the Task Force, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division out of Ft.
Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (M1126)
Sergeant Earl M. Day, HML/A-167 crew chief instructor and Amesbury, Ma., native, fires the GAU-17 weapon system from a UH-1N “Huey.” The GAU-17, a six-barrel Gatling gun, can fire up to 3,000 rounds per minute.*Photo ID: 2006889753*Submitting Unit: MCAS New River Photo Date:07/11/2006