General Dynamics Awarded $13 Million by U.S. Army to Produce MK19 Grenade Machine Guns

General Dynamics Awarded $13 Million by U.S. Army to Produce MK19 Grenade
Machine Guns

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Dynamics Armament
and Technical Products has been awarded a $13 million order by U.S. Army
TACOM-ARDEC for the production of MK19 grenade machine guns. Deliveries are
expected to begin in June 2010 and will be completed by late 2011. The order
was made under a contract initially awarded in September 2008, and brings the
total contract value to date to approximately $81 million. General Dynamics
Armament and Technical Products is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:
GD).

According to General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products gun systems
program manager, Jeffrey Gramse, "The MK19 has been in service for over 20
years, providing lethal fire against a variety of targets. The weapon's
accuracy and versatility provides the U.S. Armed Forces options for use in
both offensive and defensive operations."

Production work will be performed at General Dynamics Armament and Technical
Products' Saco, Maine, facility using its existing workforce. Program
management will be performed in Saco with support from the company's
Burlington, Vt.-based Technology Center.

The General Dynamics facility in Saco is the company's production site for
single- and multi-barrel aircraft and crew-served weapon systems. The site
provides complete production capabilities, from design and development to
manufacturing, testing and integration.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately
92,300 people worldwide. 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 General Dynamics is available online at
www.generaldynamics.com.

SOURCE General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products

Joyce Weyersberg of General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products,
+1-704-714-8223, Fax: +1-704-714-8213, jweyersberg@gdatp.com