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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.
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.
Gulfstream Aerospace is an American subsidiary of General Dynamics that designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and services business jet aircraft. It has produced more than 2,000 aircraft since 1958 and has a range of models from the G280 to the G800.
Phebe Novakovic is the Chairwoman and CEO of General Dynamics, a Fortune 500 defense company. She is also a former intelligence officer, a board member of Abbott Laboratories and J. P. Morgan Chase, and a Smith College alumna.
Bath Iron Works (BIW) is a major US shipyard founded in 1884 and owned by General Dynamics since 1995. BIW has built and repaired naval and commercial vessels, including the only battleship ever built in Bath, Georgia, and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
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.
General Atomics is an American company that specializes in nuclear research and technology, and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles such as the Predator drones. Founded in 1955, it is based in San Diego, California, and has subsidiaries in aerospace, energy, and technology sectors.
Henry Crown (1896-1990) was an American industrialist and philanthropist who founded Material Service Corporation and General Dynamics. He also owned the Empire State Building and donated to several universities and institutions.