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General Dynamics Corporation

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General Dynamics Corporation is an American aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia, tracing its roots to the Electric Boat Company, a submarine builder founded in 1899, and taking its current name in 1952. Its businesses span combat vehicles including the Abrams tank, naval shipbuilding including submarines, information technology and defense systems, and Gulfstream Aerospace, its business-jet manufacturing subsidiary.

Facts
Company Type
American industrial and technology company 2
Founded Year
1952 2
1952 is when John Jay Hopkins reorganized Electric Boat, a submarine builder dating to 1899, into the holding company General Dynamics Corporation, with Electric Boat and Canadair as its major subsidiaries.
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia, U.S. 2
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
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Operates In

Defense Industry, Industries

A major defense contractor; classified in the atlas defense-industry.

Parent Company Of

Bath Iron Works, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Bath Iron Works
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Manufactures

Atlas

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

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AGM-129 ACM

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Source Wikidata: AGM-129 ACM
AGM-78 Standard ARM

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Source Wikidata: AGM-78 Standard ARM
BGM-109G Gryphon

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Source Wikidata: BGM-109G Gryphon
F-16 Fighting Falcon

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Source Wikipedia: F-16 Fighting Falcontier 2
FGR-17 Viper

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Source FGR-17 Viper (source article)Program history, Start of the program
Quote, Program history, Start of the program
the U.S. Army designated General Dynamics as the prime contractor
FIM-43 Redeye

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Source Wikidata: FIM-43 Redeye
FIM-92 Stinger

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Source Wikidata: FIM-92 Stinger
Lockheed YF-22

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Source Lockheed YF-22 (Wikipedia)Infobox: manufacturer
Quote, Infobox: manufacturer
Lockheed Corporation / Boeing / General Dynamics
M1 Abrams

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Source Wikidata: M1 Abrams
M2 Browning Machine Gun

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Source Wikipedia: M2 Browningtier 4
M60 Machine Gun

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Source Wikidata: M60 Machine Gun
Merkava Tank

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Source Wikidata: Merkava Tank
Mk 19 Grenade Launcher

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Source Wikidata: Mk 19 Grenade Launcher
Mk 47 Striker

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Source Wikidata: Mk 47 Striker
RIM-24 Tartar

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Source Wikidata: RIM-24 Tartar
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow

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Source Wikidata: RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
Stinger Missile

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Source Wikidata: FIM-92 Stinger
Tomahawk (missile)

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Source Wikidata: Tomahawk (missile)
XM214 Microgun

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Source Wikidata: XM214 Microgun
XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon

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Source XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon (Military Factory)Operators section, contractor line
Quote, Operators section, contractor line
Contractor(s): General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products - USA
XM806

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Located In

United States

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Sources
1. Wikidata: General Dynamics Corporation
  • Wikidata Q502940, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q502940 P31=Q891723 (public) (w-bbfill-business4-0926 knownqid fetch)
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2. Wikipedia, General Dynamics Corporation
Wikipedia
  • lead section, paragraph 1
    General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American industrial and technology company based in Reston, Virginia.
  • Infobox: founded
    1952
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Wikipedia: Bath Iron Works
Parent Company Of: Bath Iron Works, Lead: subsidiary-of
Quote, Parent Company Of: Bath Iron Works, Lead: subsidiary-of
Since 1995, Bath Iron Works has been a subsidiary of General Dynamics, one of the world's largest defense companies.
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