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General Dynamics Robotic Systems Achieves AS9100 Certification

WESTMINSTER, Md., May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Robotic
Systems has achieved the SAE Aerospace AS9100 Quality Management System
certification. General Dynamics Robotic Systems is a part of General
Dynamics Land Systems (Sterling Heights, Mich.), a wholly owned subsidiary
of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).

Certification helps ensure that General Dynamics Robotic Systems will
continue to provide the highest-quality, best-value products to its
aerospace industry customers. Most major aerospace companies require the
coveted AS9100 certification to ensure product quality. The certification
was a requirement as a prime contractor on U.S. Army's Future Combat
Systems' (FCS) Autonomous Navigation Systems (ANS) program.

The two-year process required upgrading existing policies, procedures
and forms to meet AS9100 standards. General Dynamics Robotic Systems used
Intertek Testing Services as its certification registrar. The AS9100
incorporates aspects of ISO 9001:2000 with unique elements focused on
aerospace industry needs and requirements. General Dynamics Robotic Systems
has been ISO 9001 certified since 1995.

"The AS9100 certification will enhance our already existing quality
system and provide our aerospace customers with the quality and processes
they expect," said Scott Myers, president of General Dynamics Robotic
Systems. "This certification also underscores our dedication to quality as
the lead system integrator on the FCS ANS program."

General Dynamics Robotic Systems develops and produces autonomous
unmanned ground vehicles and water vessels for Department of Defense and
security applications. The company also operates one of the largest machine
shops in the mid-Atlantic region, working with virtually all metals and
plastics, including aluminum alloys, kovar, Inconel(R), titanium and exotic
materials. For more information, please visit http://www.gdrs.com.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs
approximately 82,600 people worldwide and had 2006 revenues of $24.1
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 online at http://www.generaldynamics.com.

SOURCE General Dynamics Land Systems

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