2003 Top 100
7: General Dynamics Corp.
| Top 100 Revenue: | $1,265,555,000 |
| Defense Revenue: | N/A |
| Civilian Revenue: | N/A |
| 2002 Revenue: | $13.8 billion |
| 2002 Earnings: | $917 million |
| 2001 Revenue: | N/A |
| 2001 Earnings: | N/A |
| Number of employees: | 57,000 |
| Headquarters: | Falls Church, Va. |
| Website: | www.generaldynamics.com |
| Leadership: | Nicholas Chabraja, chairman and CEO Kenneth Dahlberg, executive vice president and group executive, information systems and technology |
| Ticker: | GD |
| Lines of business: | Aerospace, combat systems, information systems and technology, and marine systems |
| Major customers: | Canadian Department of National Defence; Navy; Army, U.S. Department of Defense |
| Major contracts/projects: | General Dynamics is modernizing the U.S. Coast Guard''s coastal search and rescue radio infrastructure, called Rescue 21. UPDATE: General Dyanmics and Veridian Corp. have signed an agreement June 9 for Veridian to be purchased by General Dynamics for $1.5 billion. The deal is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2003. |