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.
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Company TypeAmerican industrial and technology company 1 Founded Year1952 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 Connections
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A major defense contractor; classified in the atlas defense-industry.
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1. Wikipedia, General Dynamics Corporation
Wikipedialead section, paragraph 1
General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American industrial and technology company based in Reston, Virginia.
History section, 1941-1960
In 1952, Hopkins reorganized Electric Boat as a holding company, General Dynamics Corporation, with Electric Boat and Canadair as major subsidiaries.
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