The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies General Dynamics: 1 model. 9 sources back the record.
Models
1
Patents
5
Overview
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) is a US aerospace and defense company developing autonomous ground vehicles, unmanned naval systems, and AI-powered military platforms. Products include Abrams tanks, Gulfstream jets, and Virginia-class submarines. Major DoD contractor.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
Type
Focus
Products
Stage
Autonomous systems
Divisions
TRX robotic combat vehicle
MUTT robotic platform
Kodiak autonomous collaboration
Data & sources
Patent documents
5
Web sources
4
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company General Dynamics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Deterrence1× joint1 total
Most recent
- with Deterrenceoperating
General Dynamics on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (10)
- Shane A. Berg Senior Vice President, External AffairsIR-verified
- Jason W. Aiken Executive Vice President, Combat and Mission SystemsIR-verified
- Gregory S. Gallopoulos Senior Vice President, General Counsel and SecretaryIR-verified
- Phebe N. Novakovic Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerIR-verified
- Kimberly A. Kuryea Senior Vice President, Chief Financial OfficerIR-verified
- Christopher J. Brady Vice President; President, Mission SystemsIR-verified
- Danny Deep President, General DynamicsIR-verified
- Mark L. Burns Executive Vice President; President, GulfstreamIR-verified
- M. Amy Gilliland Executive Vice President; President, GDITIR-verified
- Robert E. Smith Executive Vice President, Marine SystemsIR-verified
Founders (1)
- John Jay Hopkinsno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- John Jay Hopkins Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for General Dynamics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
General Dynamics in third-party press
Mentioned on (21)
Registry pages whose text names General Dynamics.
Companies (3)
Deterrence, General Dynamics Land Systems, Gulfstream Aerospace
Robots and products (2)
Deployments (1)
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company General Dynamics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Deterrenceoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Deterrence1× joint1 total
Patent estate (5)
- US8355834B2usptograntedgranted 2013-01-15assignee
- US11482117B2usptograntedgranted 2022-10-25assignee
- US10347139B2usptograntedgranted 2019-08-06assignee
- US9953540B2usptograntedgranted 2018-04-24assignee
- US8139109B2usptograntedgranted 2012-09-25assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in General Dynamics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipDeterrence × General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems
2026-06-02GDOTS partnered with Deterrence to deploy AI-enabled autonomous manufacturing capabilities across the U.S. defense industrial base. The partnership covers facility optimization, robotics, and factory integration, including GDOTS' artillery projectile metal parts facility in Mesquite, TX (155mm and 60mm projectile parts).
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (4)
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-22
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for General Dynamics.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning General Dynamics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Abrams tanks get kamikaze drone launcher
General Dynamics Land Systems has rolled out an upgraded version of PERCH, a bolt-on kit that lets M1A2 Abrams tanks and Stryker armored vehicles launch AeroVironment’s…
Spanish tracked carrier turns into a heavy drone hunter
A tracked ASCOD cargo carrier from General Dynamics European Land Systems has appeared at Spain’s Atlas 26 counter-drone exercise fitted with launch containers for ARMMO’s…
Slovenian firm arms drone killer systems with Gatling gun
Slovenian turret maker Valhalla Turrets is preparing a new version of its Skythunder air defense system armed with General Dynamics Land Systems’ 20 mm M197 Gatling gun and 70 mm…
General Dynamics showcases Wolf XM30, new counter-drone systems at AUSA
General Dynamics Land Systems is showcasing a 1/8 model of the Wolf XM30, the company’s candidate to replace the M2 Bradley at AUSA this week.
Bath Iron Works cleared by Pentagon for second DDG-51 in FY2027
The US Department of War (DoW) has cleared General Dynamics Bath Iron Works to build a second destroyer under the Fiscal Year 2027 budget. The post Bath Iron Works cleared by…
General Dynamics shows Wolf XM30 at AUSA 2026
General Dynamics Land Systems has brought its Wolf XM30 infantry fighting vehicle to the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting in Washington, but only as a…
Latvian army takes delivery of first Hunter fighting vehicle
Latvia’s armed forces have taken delivery of their first Hunter infantry fighting vehicle, a tracked armored vehicle based on General Dynamics European Land Systems’ ASCOD design,…
US Army demonstrates GPS-free navigation for Mach 5+ hypersonic flight
General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Aviation...
General Dynamics demonstrates navigation without GPS on Talon-A hypersonic aircraft
General Dynamics Mission Systems has completed a hypersonic flight demonstration of its Multiple Orbit Navigation (MO-Nav) receiver aboard the reusable Talon-A test aircraft.
General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic to step down in 2027
Novakovic, who has led GD since 2013, will be succeeded by Danny Deep on Jan. 1.
GDLS to bring natural language control to Abrams tanks and next-generation combat vehicles
General Dynamics Land Systems has signed a master teaming agreement with Primordial Labs to put natural language control into ground combat vehicles, so that crews can run…
General Dynamics names next CEO, as Novakovic becomes exec chairman
Phebe Novakovic, General Dynamics' longtime CEO, will transition to executive chairman on Jan. 1, 2027, as President Danny Deep becomes the Fortune 500 aerospace and defense…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/general-dynamics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/general-dynamics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/e15e5663-b565-4970-a8c7-e96f38422b53
- Revision history: /companies/general-dynamics/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
General Dynamics draws attention at the 82nd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among defense robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin IP estate relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 23, 2026