News Releases
General Dynamics Completes Integration Milestone for NASA Space Network Ground System Sustainment Program
The Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment (SGSS) team also successfully completed initial installation testing of new Space Ground Link and Management and Control capabilities essential for future Space Network operations.
General Dynamics Satellite Simulator Trains Space Mission Operators from across the U.S. Department of Defense
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – General Dynamics Mission Systems received a contract from the U.S. Navy to restore and maintain a satellite system simulator for students at the Naval Postgraduate School, Spacecraft Research and Design Center/ Adaptive Optics Center of Excellence.
General Dynamics Mission Systems Enters Mentoring Agreement with Carroll Communications
General Dynamics Mission Systems has entered into a mentor-protégé agreement with Carroll Communications, a certified, service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that provides key technologies to defense acquisition programs from audio/visual manufacturers, antenna manufacturers and LTE carrier services.
General Dynamics Team Successfully Completes Critical Test Phase for U.S. Navy Knifefish Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
The General Dynamics Mission Systems team successfully completed all stages of formal Sea Acceptance Testing (SAT) of Knifefish, the U.S. Navy's Surface Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) system. The tests were conducted off the coast of Boston using Navy mine test targets and included a variety of undersea, MCM operational scenarios in multiple simulated mine fields.
General Dynamics at AUSA Global Force 2018: Modernizing and Equipping the Army for Today and Tomorrow
At the 2018 AUSA Global Force Symposium & Exhibition, General Dynamics will showcase its investments in platform solutions and capabilities built to support the U.S. Army and U.S. allies across all domains. General Dynamics is focused on partnering with the Army to develop innovative solutions that ensure readiness for the future.
Austal USA: Littoral Combat Ship Tulsa (LCS 16) Completes Acceptance Trials
Tulsa (LCS 16), the eighth Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) built by Austal, successfully completed acceptance trials March 08 in the Gulf of Mexico. General Dynamics Mission Systems is the Independence-variant LCS systems integrator, responsible for the design, integration and testing of the navigation, C4I, and aviation systems.
General Dynamics Mission Systems Expands Office in Canberra, Australia
General Dynamics Mission Systems opens its expanded General Dynamics Mission Systems—Australia office and engineering resource center in Brindabella Park, Canberra, Australia. The location also houses the company’s commercial Mediaware business that has been in operation for more than 20 years.
Austal USA: Austal USA Christens USNS Burlington (EPF 10)
MOBILE, Ala. - Austal celebrated the christening of Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) the future USNS Burlington (EPF 10) with a ceremony at its state-of-the-art shipbuilding facility this morning. Burlington is the tenth of 12 EPFs that Austal has under contract with the U.S. Navy with a combined value of over $1.9 billion.
General Dynamics Mission Systems Awarded Contract for Continued Procurement of U.S. Navy Digital Modular Radio
With more than 700 DMR radios deployed across the U.S. Navy’s fleet, General Dynamics continues its commitment to provide the Navy with new and innovative radio technologies, developing next-generation communications that support the ever-evolving mission needs of sailors operating around the world.
General Dynamics at AFCEA West 2018: Innovating to Increase Capability and Sustain Readiness
At the 2018 AFCEA West Conference and Exposition, General Dynamics is showcasing its portfolio of innovative technologies, capabilities and platforms designed to strengthen the combined capabilities of the U.S. Navy and the Marines Corp today and tomorrow.
Rescue 21 System Passes 100,000 Search and Rescue Missions
Scottsdale, Ariz. – The U.S. Coast Guard has conducted approximately 100,000 search-and-rescue (SAR) operations since 2006 with support from the Rescue 21 Coastal system built by General Dynamics Mission Systems.
General Dynamics Knifefish Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Successfully Completes Contractor Trials
The General Dynamics Mission Systems' Knifefish team successfully completed contractor trials for the U.S. Navy's Knifefish program, a mine countermeasure unmanned undersea vehicle.
General Dynamics Mission Systems Introduces Fortress Wireless Gateway Product
FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Mission Systems introduces the new Fortress® Wireless Gateway, allowing users to connect quickly and securely to a wireless network to enhance and extend wireless network coverage.
General Dynamics at AUSA 2017: Meeting the U.S. Army’s Needs Through Innovation
At the AUSA 2017 Annual Meeting & Exposition, General Dynamics is showcasing its investments in the next technologies, capabilities and platforms built to support the U.S. Army and U.S. allies across all domains. General Dynamics is focused on partnering with the Army to develop innovative solutions that ensure readiness for the future.
Last Call: General Dynamics Radio Sends Final Message from Cassini Spacecraft to Earth
In 1997, engineers at General Dynamics designed and built a transponder, or radio, that would travel aboard the Cassini spacecraft, the nation’s first full-scale mission to explore Saturn. After reaching Saturn, the Cassini mission was to last only four years. Almost twenty years after launch, the spacecraft crashed into Saturn’s gaseous surface after sending millions of images, and textbooks worth of scientific data to Earth, helping reveal the secrets of Saturn’s rings and moons.
