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
- 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
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
Its Web site is http://www.gd.com/.