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Cory Named to Lead General Dynamics Robotic Systems

Bonner promoted to Director of Engineering

WESTMINSTER, Md., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Land Systems
announced today that Philip Cory, 46, has been appointed General Dynamics
Robotic Systems senior director and vice president reporting to Mark
Roualet, General Dynamics Land Systems senior vice president and chief
operating officer. General Dynamics Robotic Systems is a wholly owned
subsidiary of General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General
Dynamics (NYSE: GD).

Cory is responsible for managing all aspects of Robotic Systems.
Initially he will work closely with Scott Myers, who was one of the
founders of the company in 1991 and most recently served as president of
Robotics Systems. Myers is transitioning into a senior staff position and
will report to Mike Bolon, General Dynamics Land Systems senior vice
president of engineering design and development.

Cory joined Robotics Systems in 1991 after working as an electrical
engineer for eight years. He has held several key program management
positions at the company, including program manager for the Demo III and
Vetronics Technology Integration (VTI) programs. He most recently served as
the program director for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS)
Autonomous Navigation System (ANS) program. He holds a bachelor's of
science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland
and a master's degree in computer engineering from Johns Hopkins
University.

In addition, Kevin Bonner, 42, has been appointed General Dynamics Land
Systems director of engineering for Robotic Systems, reporting to both Cory
and Bolon. He will be responsible for all engineering activity, including
technology development for current and future robotic programs. Bonner
replaces Mark Del Giorno, who has been named chief scientist. In his new
role, Del Giorno will continue to support technology development at General
Dynamics Robotic Systems.

Bonner joined General Dynamics Robotic Systems in 1991 as a senior
electrical and software engineer. He has held several positions of
increasing responsibility, including program manager of the Robotics
Collaborative Technology Alliance (RCTA) and program director for Future
Force Warrior (FFW). Most recently, Bonner played a lead role in
engineering and technology activities for General Dynamics Robotic Systems.
He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from
Drexel University.

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.

SOURCE General Dynamics Land Systems

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