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Lester Crown (born June 7, 1925) is an American businessman and is the son of Chicago financier Henry Crown (died 1990), who created the Material Service Corporation with two brothers in 1919, which merged with General Dynamics in 1959. [1] Crown has been a perennial member of the Forbes 400 list since 1982.
Learn about the history and products of Electric Boat, a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation and the primary builder of submarines for the US Navy. Find out how Electric Boat designed and constructed the first nuclear submarine, the first ballistic missile submarine, and the Virginia-class submarines.
In 1997 he was appointed a Chief Executive Officer of General Dynamics, a position which he held for twelve years, stepping down from his office on June 30, 2009. This makes Nicholas Chabraja the longest-serving Chief Executive Officer of the top five defense contractors, the others being Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and Raytheon.
On 5 February 1942, the US Navy purchased the former Groton Iron Works property from Alfred Holter and Shell Oil Company for $222,000 using condemnation proceedings. [1] $9.5 million was spent to construct the Victory Yard, where General Dynamics Electric Boat began building submarines on 22 July 1942. [2]
Learn about the latest class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines in service with the Royal Navy, built by BAE Systems Submarines at Barrow-in-Furness. Find out their history, design, features, armament, and operational status.
General Dynamics (GD) is a US-based company that produces aircraft, submarines, tanks, and other military equipment. It was formed in 1954 by the merger of Electric Boat and Canadair, and has subsidiaries in various countries and industries.
USS Idaho is a Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine named after the state of Idaho. It was launched in August 2024 and is expected to be commissioned in 2025.
The NWSL is scrapping its draft and moving to unrestricted free agency in its new collective bargaining agreement, a first for a major American professional sports league.