American defense manufacturing conglomerate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American aerospace and defense multinational corporation. They were created by mergers and divestitures. As of 2019, it was the fifth-largest defense contractor in the United States, and the sixth-largest in the world, by sales.[2] The company is number 92 in the 2019 Fortune 500 list of the biggest United States corporations by total revenue.[3] It is headquartered in West Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia.[4][5][6]
Company type | Public |
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Industry | Aerospace Defense Shipbuilding |
Founded | February 7, 1899 |
Founder | John Philip Holland |
Headquarters | West Falls Church, Virginia , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Phebe Novakovic (Chairman and CEO) |
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Revenue | US$36.19 billion (2018)[1] |
US$4.45 billion (2018)[1] | |
US$3.34 billion (2018)[1] | |
Total assets | US$45.40 billion (2018)[1] |
Total equity | US$11.73 billion (2018)[1] |
Number of employees | 105,600 (December 2018)[1] |
Website | www |
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