Founded in 1952 as a consolidation between Consolidated Vultee (CONVAIR), the Electric Boat Company and others, General Dynamics Corporation is a “market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat vehicles and systems, armaments, and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and mission-critical information systems and technology.” The company sold many of its defense-based businesses in the early 1990s and then moved on in its acquisition of combat vehicle-related businesses; shipyards IT product and service companies and Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation. General Dynamics today has amassed and assimilated over 60 businesses. The company’s revenue has developed from $4bn to around $32bn during that time and the employee base has increased from around 29,000 to 95,000 employees today.
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