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  2. Technology - Wikipedia

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    Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. [1] The word technology can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, [2] [3] including both tangible tools such as utensils or machines, and intangible ones such as software.

  3. Bath Iron Works - Wikipedia

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    In 1995, Bath Iron Works was bought by General Dynamics. In 2001, the company wrapped up a four-year effort to build the Land Level Transfer Facility, an enormous concrete platform for final assembly of its ships, instead of building them on a sloping way so that they could slide into the Kennebec at launch.

  4. General-purpose technology - Wikipedia

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    General-purpose technologies (GPTs) are technologies that can affect an entire economy (usually at a national or global level). [1] [2] [3] GPTs have the potential to drastically alter societies through their impact on pre-existing economic and social structures. The archetypal examples of GPTs are the steam engine, electricity, and information ...

  5. General Dynamics Electric Boat - Wikipedia

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    General Dynamics acquired Convair the following year, and the holding company assumed the "General Dynamics" name while the submarine-building operation reverted to the "Electric Boat" name. [ 8 ] Electric Boat built the first nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus , which was launched in January 1954, and the first ballistic missile submarine , USS ...

  6. General Dynamics–Boeing AFTI/F-111A Aardvark - Wikipedia

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    The General Dynamics–Boeing AFTI/F-111A Aardvark is a research aircraft modified from a General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark to test a Boeing-built supercritical mission adaptive wing (MAW). This MAW, in contrast to standard control surfaces , could smoothly change the shape of its airfoil in flight.

  7. General Dynamics Griffin - Wikipedia

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    At AUSA 2016 annual meeting, General Dynamics unveiled 120mm Griffin Technology Demonstrator (TD) as a "conversation starter" for the US Army Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program. [6] MPF is a light tracked vehicle intended to provide support of large caliber direct fire for Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

  8. General Dynamics Corp. v. United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1988 the U.S. Navy ordered a new stealth aircraft, the A-12 Avenger, to be built by contractors General Dynamics and McDonnell Douglas.The parties agreed to what would be the main problem with the contract: instead of a "cost-reimbursable" contract (which would have limited the contractors' liability to the funding provided by the Government, and is the most commonly used when dealing with ...

  9. McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II - Wikipedia

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    The General Dynamics/McDonnell Douglas team was selected as the winner on 13 January 1988; the rival team led by Grumman surprisingly failed to submit a final bid. [4] The General Dynamics/McDonnell Douglas team was awarded a development contract and the ATA aircraft was designated A-12. The first flight was initially planned for December 1990. [3]