General Dynamics

General Dynamics Corporation

The headquarters of General Dynamics in February 2021
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: GD S&P 100 component S&P 500 component
Industry	Aerospace Defense Shipbuilding
Founded	1893; 132 years ago (1893) as the Holland Torpedo Boat Company
Founder	John Philip Holland
Headquarters	Reston, Virginia , United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Phebe Novakovic (chairman and CEO)
Products	Aircraft flight control system Auxiliary ships Business jets Combat vehicles Communications systems IT systems Jones Act ships Munitions Nuclear-powered submarines Stealth Ship Tanks Vision Systems Watercraft Weapon systems
Services	Artificial intelligence Charter Services Command and control Cybersecurity Fixed-base operator (FBO) Intelligence services IT IT service management Maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) Naval design Shipbuilding Ship repair Software development
Revenue	US$47.7 billion (2024)
Operating income	US$4.79 billion (2024)
Net income	US$3.78 billion (2024)
Total assets	US$55.9 billion (2024)
Total equity	US$22.1 billion (2024)
Number of employees	117,000 (2024)
Divisions	Aerospace Marine Systems Combat Systems Technologies
Subsidiaries	Bath Iron Works Electric Boat General Dynamics Information Technology General Dynamics Land Systems General Dynamics Mission Systems General Dynamics UK Gulfstream Jet Aviation MOWAG NASSCO
Website	gd.com
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General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American publicly traded aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia. As of 2020, it was the fifth-largest defense contractor in the world by arms sales, and fifth largest in the United States by total sales.^[2] The company is a Fortune 100 company, and was ranked No. 94 in 2022.^[3]

Formed in February 21, 1952, with the merger of submarine manufacturer Electric Boat and aircraft manufacturer Canadair,^[4] the corporation today consists of ten subsidiary companies with operations in 45 countries. The company's products include Gulfstream business jets, Virginia and Columbia class nuclear-powered submarines, Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyers, M1 Abrams tanks and Stryker armored fighting vehicles.

In 2024, General Dynamics had worldwide sales of $47.7 billion and a workforce of approximately 117,000 full-time employees.^[1] The current chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) is Phebe Novakovic.