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General Dynamics Supports National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Hurricane Relief Efforts

ARLINGTON, Va. – During Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) responded rapidly to provide on-site support to first responders. One of the tools used by the NGA in providing this support was the Mobile Integrated Geospatial-Intelligence System (MIGS), a system developed by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems to provide analytical support to a variety of international and domestic missions.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the NGA team was quickly in place with MIGS units in Gulfport, Miss., and Baton Rouge, La. The NGA teams, including General Dynamics operations support personnel, were able to rapidly create detailed maps and imagery products critical to the rescue and relief efforts. As the situation with Hurricane Rita developed, the NGA re-positioned MIGS analytical support to ensure products were available when and where federal, state, and local authorities needed them the most.

The MIGS is a versatile system capable of using any type of map or imagery data. The system provides analysts with the capability of developing products critical to the military and first responders. Even in a disaster zone with no external power or communications support, the MIGS analysis and production environment provides NGA with the capability of performing its mission.

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has a long-standing relationship with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency providing critical systems and software development, and analytical and operations expertise in bringing the resources of NGA to deployed forces and domestic first responders.

For more information about MIGS, visit General Dynamics through Wednesday, Nov. 2, in booth 227 at the GeoInt 2005 Symposium in the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, San Antonio, Tex.

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, headquartered in Arlington, Va., is a leading provider of transformational mission solutions in command, control, communications, and computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Customers include those in the defense, intelligence, homeland security and homeland defense communities. More information is available on the Internet at www.gd-ais.com.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 71,900 people worldwide and had 2004 revenue of $19.2 billion. The company is a market leader in mission-critical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and business aviation.

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Any "forward-looking statements" contained in this press release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

General Dynamics Corporation (ticker: GD, exchange: NYSE)
News Release - Monday, October 31, 2005
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