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General Dynamics Corp. (GD)On Nov 27: 67.08  Down 1.05 (1.54%)  
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General Dynamics Corp.
2941 Fairview Park Drive
Suite 100
Falls Church, VA 22042-4153
United States - Map
Phone: 703-876-3000
Fax: 703-876-3125
Web Site: http://www.generaldynamics.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 100
S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Industrial Goods
Industry:Aerospace/Defense Products & Services
Full Time Employees:92,300

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
General Dynamics Corporation provides business aviation; combat vehicles, weapons systems, and munitions; shipbuilding design and construction; and information systems, technologies, and services. The company’s Aerospace segment provides mid-size and large-cabin Gulfstream business-jet aircraft, as well as provides maintenance, refurbishment, outfitting, and aircraft services for various business-jet, wide-body, and narrow-body aircraft customers. Its Combat Systems segment offers wheeled armored combat and tactical vehicles; tracked main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles; guns and ammunition-handling systems; ammunition and ordnance; mobile bridge systems; passive, active, and reactive armor; chemical, biological, and explosive detection systems; engineered drive train components and aftermarket parts; and composite products primarily for the United States military and its allies. The company’s Marine Systems segment designs, builds, and supports submarines and surface ships for the U.S. Navy and commercial ships. It offers nuclear-powered submarines; surface combatants; auxiliary and combat-logistics ships; commercial ships; engineering design support; and overhaul, repair, and support services. Its Information Systems and Technology segment provides communications network systems, ruggedized computers, command-and-control systems, and operational hardware; wireline and wireless voice, video, and data networks; and mission simulation and training services. This segment also provides signals and information collection, processing, and distribution systems; special-purpose computing; data mining and fusion; special-mission satellites and payloads; and information operations services. The company serves the U.S. government and commercial; and international defense and commercial customers in North America, Europe, the Middle East, South America, Africa, and the Asia/Pacific. General Dynamics was founded in 1899 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    General Dynamics Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 99% of S&P 500 companies and 100% of Capital Goods companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Nicholas D. Chabraja , 66
    Exec. Chairman
    $ 5.88M $ 0
    Admiral Jay L. Johnson , 62
    Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    $ 73.00KN/A
    Mr. L. Hugh Redd , 51
    Chief Financial Officer and Sr. VP
    $ 1.62M $ 191.00K
    Mr. David A. Savner , 64
    Sr. VP, Sec. and Gen. Counsel
    $ 1.50M $ 1.43M
    Mr. Charles M. Hall , 58
    Exec. VP of Combat Systems
    $ 1.61M $ 2.53M
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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