Sierra Space has completed a demonstration of its resilient GPS, or R-GPS, satellite technology for the U.S. Space Force. The commercial space company said Monday it collaborated with General Dynamics Mission Systems to conduct the test in which they were able to generate all GPS navigation signals needed for the R-GPS mission.  During the test, the satellite’s […] More

General Dynamics subsidiary NASSCO has secured a potential $66.5 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy to maintain, modernize and repair the USS Harpers Ferry. Contract Award The contract includes labor, supervision, equipment, production, testing, facilities and quality assurance for the landing ship dock to support the Chief of Naval Operations Availability program, the Department of Defense […] More

Three General Dynamics business units are collaborating on advanced software for battlefield applications to ensure that each of their product portfolios remain apace with technology advances. General Dynamics Land Systems, which initiated the partnerships, also engaged three other firms in the effort, according to a company statement released Wednesday. Under the GDLS initiative, the company […] More

General Dynamics Mission Systems has appointed former L3Harris Technologies executive Megan Fillinich as vice president of engineering. In her new role, she will oversee the company’s maritime and strategic systems business, with focus on supporting the U.S. Navy, Fillinich said in her LinkedIn post Wednesday announcing the appointment. Fillinich worked for more than five years […] More

General Dynamics Mission Systems announced Tuesday that it had been chosen by the U.S. Air Force to be the single developer for the Next Generation Survival Radio program via an early down-select process. Prototyping Effort The company is the recipient of one of two firm-fixed price Other Transaction Authority contracts issued by the Air Force […] More

The U.S. Army’s Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition and General Dynamics’ ordnance and tactical systems business have opened a new facility in Marion, Illinois, to produce M119A2 propelling charges for 155mm Howitzer platforms. The facility can produce up to 33,000 M119A2 charges monthly, part of the Army’s goal of reaching 100,000 rounds per month […] More

The mission systems business of aerospace and defense company General Dynamics will develop the U.S. Navy’s Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset, or MEDUSA, under a contract with a base value of $15.9 million for program tasks through September 2026.  The contract provides options for continued development work up to 2032 for a potential total […] More

A General Dynamics business has won a U.S. Navy contract worth approximately $123.3 million in total to provide maintenance, repair and modernization support services for an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer. According to an award notice published Monday on SAM.gov, the firm-fixed-price contract awarded to General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk in support of the USS Porter has […] More

General Dynamics’ land systems division has delivered two prototypes of its enhanced Tracked Robot 10-ton combat vehicle to the U.S. Army. The company said Wednesday the delivery marks the next phase in the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle competition and supports upcoming mobility testing and a soldier touchpoint evaluation. The Army previously tapped GD Land Systems in […] More

A General Dynamics subsidiary has launched the fifth of nine John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler ships it should build and deliver under a T-AO program contract with the U.S. Navy. The new ship, called the USNS Lucy Stone, was christened on Saturday in a ceremony where Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro served as the principal […] More

Austal USA has received a $450 million contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat to expand its U.S. shipyard’s production capacity and support the U.S. Navy’s submarine industrial base. Under the agreement, a new module fabrication and outfitting facility will be built in Mobile, Alabama, to support the sea service’s project of producing a Columbia-class and […] More

General Dynamics’ mission systems division has received a $28 million contract from the Federal Aviation Administration to produce URC-300E Emergency Transceiver Replacement kits to replace the legacy PET-2000 radios. The URC-300E ETR kit includes the transceiver, speaker microphone, headset, power converter, antenna, battery and battery housing, the company said Monday. Additionally, the contract allows additional kit […] More