News Release

NEW GULFSTREAM FIELD REPRESENTATIVE POSITION CREATED TO SUPPORT LATIN AMERICAN CUSTOMERS
Gulfstream Field Representative Relocated to Sao Paulo VEM Facility

SAVANNAH, Ga., April 14, 2004 – Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has confirmed its support of Latin American Gulfstream business jet operators by designating a new full-time field service representative onsite at the Varig Engineering & Maintenance (VEM) facility at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil.

"With a local Gulfstream field service representative in place, our Latin American aircraft owners now have someone with the resources and connections to resolve maintenance issues quickly and as efficiently as possible," said Larry Flynn, president, product support, Gulfstream. "This Gulfstream field representative, who has more than 20 years of experience within the industry, will serve as the conduit necessary to ensure our customers in the Latin American region receive the same level of technical guidance they would receive from any of our U.S. and U.K. product support centers."

Gulfstream has appointed Alberto D'Jesus to serve as the Gulfstream field representative in Latin America. Based at the VEM facility in São Paulo, but serving customers throughout the region, D'Jesus will act as the liaison between VEM, aircraft operators and Gulfstream. Additionally, D'Jesus will provide technical guidance on methods and procedures pertaining to scheduled and unscheduled maintenance; he will facilitate full resolution of any technical issue that arises; and serve as a technical advisor to both VEM technicians and Gulfstream operators.

Before joining Gulfstream, D'Jesus spent 10 years in Caracas, Venezuela, providing field service support for Gulfstream G100 and G200 business jets. Fluent in Spanish and English, he will begin work in São Paulo at the end of June. Other Gulfstream field representatives will be onsite at VEM in the meantime.

Varig Engineering & Maintenance is a designated Gulfstream Authorized Warranty Center. VEM is a subsidiary of Varig, South America's largest transportation company. VEM provides on-site engineering, diagnostics, calibrations, fabrication, repairs and overhauls through its many specialized shops.

Gulfstream operates five U.S. service centers, located in Long Beach, Calif.; Dallas; Appleton, Wis.; Brunswick, Ga.; Savannah, Ga.; and one service center in London, England. All provide comprehensive product support, including aircraft maintenance, refurbishment and system and component installations, for the entire fleet of Gulfstream business jets.

Gulfstream also manages five General Dynamics Aviation Services maintenance centers in the United States. Located in Las Vegas; Dallas; Minneapolis; Westfield, Mass.; and West Palm Beach, Fla., the General Dynamics Aviation Services maintenance centers provide product support for Challenger, Citation, Falcon, Gulfstream, Hawker, Lear and Westwind business jet aircraft.

Gulfstream product support has Authorized Warranty Centers or Authorized Line Service Facilities on every continent except Antarctica.

NOTE TO EDITORS

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world's most technologically advanced business jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced more than 1,400 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the mid-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G100™; the wide-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G150™; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G200™; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G300™; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G350™; the large-cabin, long-range Gulfstream G400™; the large-cabin, long-range G450™; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G500™ and the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550™. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Financial Services Division and Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales®. The company employs more than 6,750 people at seven major locations. We invite you to visit our Web site for more information and photos of Gulfstream aircraft at www.gulfstream.com.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 67,600 people worldwide and had 2003 revenue of $16.6 billion. The company has leading market positions in mission-critical information systems and technologies, land and amphibious combat systems, shipbuilding and marine systems, and business aviation. More information about the company can be found on the World Wide Web at www.generaldynamics.com.