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General Dynamics Awarded $3.8 Million Order to Upgrade Telecommunication Systems at U.S. Army Installations in Alaska

NEEDHAM, Mass. – General Dynamics Network Systems has been awarded a $3.8 million delivery order to upgrade and expand the telecommunications voice networks at Fort Richardson, Fort Wainwright, and Fort Greely, Alaska, under the U.S. Army's Long Term Life Cycle Support (LTLCS) Contract. General Dynamics Network Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).

Under this order General Dynamics will engineer, furnish, install, and test voice-switching upgrades. These upgrades include telephone switch expansions, a telephone management system, and installation of Enhanced 911 (E911) service.

“General Dynamics is proud to support the Army in its transformation efforts,” said Vic Lanio, a vice president for General Dynamics Network Systems. “This effort provides a great opportunity for us to partner with the Army to enhance its communications capabilities and digital technology.”

General Dynamics has been engineering, installing and upgrading telecommunications networks and infrastructure at U.S. military bases worldwide for more than 30 years. The company recently completed infrastructure work in Kuwait and is upgrading the voice switches and installing data networks throughout Korea. General Dynamics is also upgrading and expanding the communications voice network at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Ga., one of the Department of Defense’s premier training centers for military communications and information technology.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 71,600 people worldwide and anticipates 2004 revenue in excess of $19 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 - Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Press Contact: (781) 455-2286