General Dynamics.General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2006 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world[1]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. will produce tactical satellite communication terminals for the US Marine Corps under a $ 16 million US Army contract and in support of the Corps' Support Wide Area Network (Swan) programme. The four-year, indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery contract has a potential value of $ 160 million if all options are exercised. The Warrior 120 and 180 very small aperture An orifice. It often refers to an opening in which light is allowed to pass in optical systems such as cameras and lasers. See f-stop and numerical aperture. flyaway fly·a·way adj. 1. Made or worn loose or draped, as to allow or suggest fluttering in the wind: a flyaway coat; long, flyaway hair. 2. a. satellite terminals requested by the Marine Corps provide beyond-line-of-sight communication for a broad spectrum of information services See Information Systems. that include video, multimedia, data and imagery. |
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