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General Dynamics Awarded $8 Million GIANT Contract

System Demonstration at the National Space Symposium

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. – General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD), was awarded an $8.3 million contract to provide development, analysis, operations and support of the Global Positioning System Interference And Navigation Tool (GIANT). General Dynamics is demonstrating GIANT at Booth #100 at the April 3-6 National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

GIANT is a simulation tool and mission-planning aid used to determine navigation system performance and its impact on weapons system effectiveness. For instance, the system can be used to improve precision-guided munitions accuracy in a GPS-jamming environment. GIANT models the satellites and user equipment, receivers and antennae in real-world scenarios, then provides a comprehensive evaluation of the GPS environment. There are currently more than 200 registered GIANT users, spanning the acquisition, test, intelligence and operations communities.

“GIANT prepares the warfighter for real situations through simulated exercises and war gaming. It gives the analyst a more complete GPS information picture,” said Ron Sizemore, Director of the Advanced Technologies and Simulations Business Group for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. “We plan to use GIANT in the future as the baseline for operational mission planning for the Air and Space Operations Center weapon system. No other GPS related tool has all these capabilities and this contract reflects General Dynamics’ leading position as a developer of valuable GPS modeling tools for the government.”

The order was issued under a blanket purchase agreement by the General Services Administration’s Federal Technology Service, Greater Southwest Region, and runs through March 13, 2011. Work will be performed for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Strategic Plans and Development Directorate in Los Angeles, California, and developed in Dayton, Ohio, and Colorado Springs, Colorado.

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, 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 72,200 people worldwide and had 2005 revenue of $21.2 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. More information can be found online at www.generaldynamics.com.

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General Dynamics Corporation (ticker: GD, exchange: NYSE)
News Release - Tuesday, April 4, 2006
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