DDG 51-class Guided Missile Destroyers: General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) is the lead yard for designing and building the world’s most advanced surface combatants. BIW has constructed 37 of the 69 DDG 51s in service around the globe and is currently building four Flight IIA and three Flight III configuration destroyers. The DDG 51 Flight III upgrade is centered on the AN/SPY-6(V)1 air- and missile-defense radar system which enables simultaneous anti-air warfare and ballistic missile defense.

Columbia-class Submarine Display: General Dynamics Electric Boat (EB) is the prime contractor for the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, which will replace the aging Ohio class and is the Navy’s top acquisition priority. With a length of 560 feet and displacement of nearly 21,000 tons, Columbia-class submarines will be the largest submarines ever built by the United States. Columbia-class submarines will have a life-of-ship fuel core, eliminating the need for mid-service refueling. EB will deliver the lead ship to the Navy in 2027. 

 

Block V Virginia-class Submarine Display: EB is the lead shipyard for design of the Virginia-class submarine, which provides the full range of capabilities, including anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, strike, special operations, and advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. EB has constructed 11 of the 21 Virginia-class submarines delivered to the Navy since 2004. Block V submarines add a fifth module, called the Virginia Payload Module, which adds additional strike and special operations capacity.

 

Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel (OUSV): General Dynamics Mission Systems will provide integration and support of combat management systems onboard Overlord unmanned surface vessels for the U.S. Navy. Overlord unmanned surface vessels support Navy plans to develop safe and effective unmanned capabilities for the future fleet.  General Dynamics has more than 60 years of experience integrating combat management systems into aircraft, submarines and surface ships, and we look forward to collaborating on this critical capability. 

Tethered Unmanned Aerial Systems (T-UAS): Our Tethered Unmanned Aerial System is optimized for the unmanned maritime environment to safely extend line-of-sight data communications to ranges greater than 30 nautical miles. The U.S. Navy is invested in our baseline design through PMS 420’s Unmanned Multirotor Aerial Relay (UMAR) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract executed by our small business subcontractor and teammate, Dragonfly Pictures, Inc. (DPI). DPI successfully designed, developed, fabricated and demonstrated its UMAR prototype during several Navy sponsored test events.  

Modernization & Sustainment: The General Dynamics Mission Systems Support and Sustainment team operates globally to provide high-quality, time-sensitive surface Navy support worldwide. The successful deliveries of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) platforms have paved the way for additional work on surface Navy programs. Currently, General Dynamics technicians are installing Over-the-Horizon Navy Strike Missiles on all Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships to increase lethality. These short-duration installs have been executed during scheduled ship availabilities (SRA/DSRA) or during pier-side windows of opportunities (WOO). 

Knifefish: Knifefish is a medium-class surface mine countermeasure (SMCM) unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) designed for deployment off the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and other vessels of opportunity. The SMCM UUV provides the fleet mine warfare commander enhanced mine hunting capability by detecting, classifying and identifying buried mines and mines in high clutter environments. Knifefish also gathers environmental data to provide intelligence support for other mine warfare systems.  The Knifefish UUV is based on the General Dynamics Bluefin Robotics Bluefin-21 deep-water AUV.

ProtecD@R Multi-Platform (KG-204) Encryptor: The ProtecD@R Encryptor is the first data-at-rest encryptor certified by the NSA to support unattended operation and protect Top-Secret and below data. At 24Gb/s throughput, the encryptor has the horsepower for high-speed data storage but is small enough for desktop use or for embedment into larger storage systems.

Badger Software Defined Radio: The Badger is a compact, two-channel software-defined radio that provides multiple independent levels of security for ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore voice and data communications. It is the only single radio available that provides high frequency (HF), very high frequency (VHF), ultra high frequency (UHF) and SATCOM Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform capability to significantly enhance beyond line-of-sight, or satellite voice and data communications by connecting to the MUOS satellite network.  

Common Hardware Systems-5 (CHS-5): CHS-5 provides U.S. military customers rapid, affordable access to a wide range of commercial off-the-shelf computing and network equipment for tactical operations. General Dynamics provides technical assistance and logistics support for a wide range of services, from the rapid repair and replacement of equipment at strategically located Regional Support Centers, to the deployment of field service personnel to CHS-5 user locations worldwide. Available to all military services and across the federal government, the CHS-5 contract is a “one stop shop” for tactical IT hardware solutions, including a new basic purchase option to provide greater flexibility and lower costs.

Small Form Factor Command and Control (SFF C2): The SFF C2 node provides the Marine Corps with virtualized, platform agnostic, highly deployable C2 capabilities. The SFF C2 node integrates customer developed software architectures and proven enablers to scale to any mission need. 

LX300 Remotely Piloted Helicopter: The LX300 is making its US debut this year at Sea-Air-Space. With an innovative tandem rotor design and quick attach system, the LX300 allows for sustained operations in multiple mission types. It has a certified heavy fuel engine, capacity to carry 180kg, and has an endurance of 10 hours with 200km extended line of sight.

ASW Mission Support: Our full suite of Airborne Mission Management capabilities for fixed, rotary-wing, and unmanned aircraft or surface vessels simplify the complexities of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. General Dynamics’ advanced processing technology extends beyond any platform or data set and optimizes mission success with systems that support every step of the operation. From planning and tactical systems to post-mission analysis and mission reconstruction, to training and simulation, our solutions maximize flexibility, enhance speed of operations, and reduce life cycle costs with a common software core and truly open architecture. 

John Lewis-class Fleet Oiler (T-AO) Display: The John Lewis class of Fleet Oilers is a 20-ship program designed to replace the Navy’s legacy oilers. They are designed to transfer fuel to Navy aircraft carrier strike groups, amphibious ready groups, and surface vessels operating at sea. The oilers feature the capacity to carry 162,000 barrels of oil, a significant dry cargo capacity, aviation capability, and a maximum speed of 20 knots. NASSCO designed the new vessels with double hulls to protect against oil spills and strengthened cargo and ballast tanks. The vessels measure 742-feet in length with full load displacement of 49,850 tons.

Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) Display: Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) is a six-ship class of highly flexible platforms that can be employed across a broad range of military operations. NASSCO has delivered three ESBs to date, with two currently under construction. The ships are optimized to support a wide variety of maritime missions, including airborne mine countermeasures, special operations and limited crisis response. ESBs are equipped with a four-spot flight deck and hangar capable of supporting H53, H60, V22 tilt-rotor and H1 aircraft operations as well as the launch and recovery of unmanned aerial systems. The mission deck supports a broad array of manned and unmanned surface and undersea platforms.

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