General Dynamics Awarded $24 Million for USMC Light Armored Vehicles

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Dynamics
Land Systems has been awarded a $24.2 million contract to produce 10 LAV-25
Light Armored Vehicles (LAVs), three LAV logistics vehicles and vehicle
components for the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to meet anticipated
war-loss requirements. General Dynamics Land Systems is a business unit of
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
The LAV-A2 is a mobile, agile and survivable system for conducting
offensive and defensive operations in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task
Force. The eight-wheeled amphibious vehicle is equipped with enhanced armor
protection and an automatic fire-suppression system for crew protection, as
well as a robust suspension for mobility.
In February 2006, General Dynamics was awarded a contract by the USMC
Systems Command to produce 157 LAV-A2s in six different variants, including
the LAV-25, anti-tank, command and control, logistics, mortar and Nuclear,
Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance System (NBCRS) configurations. General
Dynamics delivered the first LAV-A2 to the Marines in October 2007.
Work on the vehicles will be performed at General Dynamics Land Systems -
Canada, located in London, Ontario, and will be completed by December 2009.
General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada is a business unit of General Dynamics
Land Systems of Sterling Heights.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs
approximately 84,600 people worldwide and anticipates 2008 revenues of
approximately $29.5 billion. The company is a market leader in business
aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions;
shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies.
More information about the company is available on the Internet at
www.generaldynamics.com.
SOURCE General Dynamics Land Systems

Robin L. Porter of General Dynamics Land Systems, +1-586-825-7141, Cell:
+1-586-219-2274, porterr@gdls.com