General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (GD), has been awarded a five-year, $21.8 million contract to provide support to the new U.S. Navy Air and Missile Defense Command (NAMDC) at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren in Dahlgren, Virginia.
Under the contract, General Dynamics will provide its expertise to support fleet unit readiness assessments, training, resource and requirements planning, systems engineering and science and technology experimentation.
General Dynamics has supported NAMDC since early 2009 when the command was established as the Navy’s lead organization for Naval Joint and Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) matters. Its association with the government dates back to 1990’s when it provided solution and support services to NAMDC’s predecessor organizations like the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMD).
NAMDC serves as the single warfare center of excellence to synchronize and integrate Navy efforts across the full spectrum of air and missile defense, including air defense, cruise missile defense and ballistic missile defense. NAMDC supports the chief of naval operations and fleet component commanders by integrating technologies, warfighting concepts and command and control.
Falls Church, VA-based General Dynamics Corporation engages in mission-critical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat vehicles, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and business aviation. With approximately 17,000 professionals worldwide, the company manages large-scale, mission-critical IT programs delivering IT services and enterprise solutions.
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