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General Dynamics Corporation operates as aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four business groups: Aerospace; Combat Systems; Information Systems and Technology; and Marine Systems. The Aerospace group designs, manufactures, and outfits business-jet aircrafts; provides aircraft services, such as maintenance, repair work, fixed-based operations, and aircraft management services; and performs aircraft completions for aircraft. The Combat Systems group is involved in the systems engineering, spanning design, development, manufacture, and support of military vehicles, weapons systems, and munitions. This group?s product lines include wheeled combat and tactical vehicles; main battle tanks and tracked combat vehicles; weapons systems and munitions; and maintenance and logistics support and sustainment services. The Information Systems and Technology group provides technologies, products, and services that support a range of military, federal/civilian, and commercial information-system needs. This group offers information technology solutions and mission support services; secure communications systems; command and control solutions; signals and information collection, processing, and distribution systems; imagery sensors; and cyber security, information assurance, and encryption products, systems, and services. The Marine Systems group designs, builds, and supports submarines and surface ships for the U.S. Navy and Jones Act ships for commercial customers. This group offers nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatants, auxiliary and combat-logistics ships, and commercial product carriers and containerships; and provides design and engineering support services, as well as overhaul, repair, and lifecycle support services. The company was founded in 1899 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.