General Dynamics

American defense manufacturing conglomerate

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]

General Dynamics Corporation
Company typePublic
IndustryAerospace
Defense
Shipbuilding
FoundedFebruary 7, 1899; 125 years ago (1899-02-07)
FounderJohn Philip Holland
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Phebe Novakovic
(Chairman and CEO)
Products
RevenueIncrease US$36.19 billion (2018)[1]
Increase US$4.45 billion (2018)[1]
Increase US$3.34 billion (2018)[1]
Total assetsIncrease US$45.40 billion (2018)[1]
Total equityIncrease US$11.73 billion (2018)[1]
Number of employees
105,600 (December 2018)[1]
Websitewww.gd.com

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "General Dynamics Corporation 2018 Annual Report (Form 10-K)" (PDF). sec.gov. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. January 2019.
  2. "Top 10 Defense Contractors in the World". CNBC, 2019-01-10, accessed 2019-07-03.
  3. "Fortune 500 Companies 2019". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  4. "Business Units Archived 2015-09-09 at the Wayback Machine." General Dynamics. Retrieved on September 7, 2011. "Corporate Headquarters General Dynamics 2941 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 100; Falls Church, Virginia 22042-4513"
  5. "Jefferson CDP, Virginia[permanent dead link]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 6, 2011.
  6. "Company Locations Archived 2013-01-20 at the Wayback Machine." Northrop Grumman. Retrieved: September 6, 2011.