Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index General Dynamics is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures. It has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. Its current 2002 divisions and major products include: Aerospace - business aircraft Combat Systems - land and amphibious military vehicles M1 Tank, Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAAV), the XM2001 Crusader artillery system, and the Interim Armored Vehicle Information Systems and Technology Marine Systems - Seawolf-, Ohio-, and Los Angeles-class submarines and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers Predecessor companies: Electric Boat was established in 1899 and became General Dynamics in 1952 Chrysler combat systems were acquired in 1982 Bath Iron Works was established in 1890 and acquired in 1995 Gulfstream Aerospace was founded in 1958 and acquired in 2001 National Steel and Shipbuilding was established in 1905 and acquired in 1998 It has about $12 billion in sales, primarily military, but also civilian with its Gulfstream Aerospace unit and conventional ship-building and repair with its National Steel and Shipbuilding subsidiary. Business it no longer has: coal mining building materials limestone concrete Cessna in 1992 to Textron space systems to Martin Marietta tactical missiles fixed wing military aircraft It has tried to acquire Newport News Shipbuilding but been blocked by regulators and competitors. Its Web site is http://www.gd.com/. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.