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General Dynamics Mission Systems

General Dynamics business in Fairfax, Virginia supplying submarine combat, sonar and fire control systems, shipboard integration and naval software to the U.S. Navy and allies.

Business description

General Dynamics Mission Systems is a General Dynamics business headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, that engineers mission-critical systems for combat vehicles, ships, submarines, aircraft and spacecraft. For the naval market it supplies submarine combat, weapon launch, sonar, electronic warfare and strategic fire control systems, integrates the electronic mission systems of U.S. Navy surface ships, and develops shipboard readiness, maintenance and situational awareness software. Its Progeny Systems business area and Bluefin Robotics unmanned underwater vehicles are part of its Sea portfolio.

What they offer

  • Submarine systems: support of the AN/BYG-1 combat system on every U.S. and Australian Navy submarine, the Common Weapon Launcher, weapon simulators and trainers, and prime integration of the Trident II Fire Control System for Ohio-, Columbia- and U.K. Dreadnought-class submarines.
  • Sonar and acoustics: Acoustic Intercept & Ranging processing, the Precision Acoustic Ranging System, Sonar Transmit Group hardware and an open water acoustic test facility in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
  • Shipboard integration: open architecture computing infrastructure and mission system integration for the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship and the Expeditionary Fast Transport, including Naval Strike Missile integration.
  • Naval software: Dynamic ASSIST, Dynamic Vision and Dynamic Edge Kit situational awareness tools, MainTAIN maintenance asset management, Nosis and STRMS readiness software, and EMPIRE and USW-DSS mission planning.
  • Undersea vehicles and weapons: Bluefin-9, -12, -21 and HAUV unmanned underwater vehicles, torpedo guidance and control, submarine electronic warfare, and submarine test and evaluation services.
  • Other domains: TACLANE encryptors, TACDS cross domain solutions, airborne mission computers, satellite ground systems, the guarDSMan software modem, precision beryllium optics and composite aircraft structures.

Markets served

U.S. Navy surface and submarine forces, the Royal Australian Navy and the U.K. Dreadnought program, plus the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, NASA and the intelligence community.

Locations

  • Headquarters: Fairfax, Virginia
  • Progeny Systems: Manassas, Virginia (HQ) with offices in Groton CT, Gloucester MA, Las Vegas NV, Lakewood OH, Canonsburg and Charleroi PA, Middletown RI, Salt Lake City UT, Chesapeake VA and Port Orchard WA
  • Manufacturing and engineering sites including Scottsdale, Arizona and Cullman, Alabama

About

General Dynamics Mission Systems is a business of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. It employs approximately 12,500 people across more than 75 facilities worldwide and draws on more than 60 years of experience providing mission-critical systems, products and capabilities. The company describes itself as a technology integrator and original equipment manufacturer with domain expertise in ground, sea, air, space and cyberspace.

Its Progeny Systems business area, headquartered in Manassas, Virginia, runs production facilities that are ISO 9001 certified, and its system and software engineering processes have been appraised at CMMI level III since 2006. Manufacturing sites include Scottsdale, Arizona, and the precision optics facility in Cullman, Alabama.

Legal name: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.. Part of: General Dynamics. Brands: Progeny Systems, Bluefin Robotics, TACLANE, TACDS, MainTAIN, guarDSMan.

Products · 22 of 22

Software

Dynamic ASSIST

Software that passively consolidates navigation radar, AIS, JREAP and Link 16 data into a single real-time common operational picture for surface ships.

Software

Dynamic Vision

Single point of control and display for a ship’s existing cameras; combined with Dynamic ASSIST it provides 360-degree camera coverage for navigation.

Kit

Dynamic Edge Kit

Shipboard kit for multilevel security processing and real-time data fusion from multiple sources, with secure information sharing and AI/ML-enhanced automation.

System / Package

Common Weapon Launcher (CWL)

Next-generation weapons launch system for U.S. Navy Virginia- and Columbia-class and Royal Australian Navy Collins-class submarines.

System / Package

Trident II Fire Control System

Fire control systems for Ohio-class and Columbia-class SSBNs and the U.K. Dreadnought class, controlling the launch sequence of Trident II ballistic missiles.

System / Package

Acoustic Intercept & Ranging (AI&R)

Real-time acoustic processing integrated into the sonar systems of every U.S. Navy submarine to autonomously detect underwater acoustic emissions.

System / Package

Precision Acoustic Ranging System (PARS)

Submarine-launched expendable vehicle and on-platform processing that let Virginia-class submarines validate and calibrate sonar arrays without an acoustic range.

Equipment

Sonar Transmit Group (TG) Hardware

Processing cabinets, analog power amplifiers and sonar interfaces enabling submarine acoustic transmit functions such as underwater communication and active sonar.

Inspection, Survey & Testing

Open Water Acoustic Testing Facility

Progeny Systems open water acoustic test facility in Gloucester, Massachusetts, performing flow and high-frequency acoustic measurements of transducers.

System / Package

Submarine Electronic Warfare Systems

Submarine electronic warfare capabilities from chassis level through full systems: RF digitization, warning systems, integration, training and logistics support.

System / Package

Torpedo Guidance & Control Systems

Design, testing and production of torpedo guidance and control systems providing target detection, acquisition and prosecution capabilities.

Inspection, Survey & Testing

Submarine Test & Evaluation Services

Dockside and at-sea testing supporting submarine Integrated Combat System certification, weapon system accuracy trials and developmental/operational test.

Device / Instrument

TACLANE Network Encryptors

NSA-certified TACLANE network encryptors, including the E-Series Ethernet encryptor, and the KOV-28 open systems architecture crypto module.

Device / Instrument

Tactical Cross Domain Solution (TACDS)

Tactical cross domain solution that shares information across different security domains in austere environments, including a Low Profile variant.