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GULFSTREAM ENHANCED VISION SYSTEM STILL ONLY ONE OF A KIND THREE YEARS AFTER FAA SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE
More than 100 Gulfstream Business Jets Are Flying With EVS

SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 29, 2004 – Three years after the Gulfstream Enhanced Vision System (EVS) was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to be installed on ultra-long-range Gulfstream V business-jet aircraft, it remains the only advanced vision system of its kind to be certified by the FAA.

On Sept. 14, 2001, the FAA issued Gulfstream a Supplemental Type Certificate that enabled the company to install the first EVS. In May 2002, the first customer aircraft outfitted with EVS - a U.S. Air Force C-37A executive transport - entered service. "C-37A" is the Air Force designation for the GV. On Aug. 14, 2003, the FAA certified the large cabin, ultra-long-range G550 business jet aircraft, which includes Gulfstream EVS as standard equipment.

"Our mission remains the same today as it did when we began developing EVS in 1992 - to enhance our customers' safety by improving pilot situational awareness," said Pres Henne, senior vice president, programs, engineering and test, Gulfstream. "Today, pilots of more than 100 Gulfstream aircraft are flying throughout the world with the most advanced and reliable vision-enhancing systems currently available in the market."

In July, Gulfstream declared its Savannah facility a "Center of Excellence" for aerospace industry research and development of next generation vision systems. This past summer, Gulfstream hosted two development teams - one from NASA and the other from Honeywell - both of which were evaluating concepts for new advanced vision systems. NASA used a Gulfstream V aircraft as the platform, along with some of Gulfstream's most experienced experimental test pilots, to evaluate its experimental Synthetic Vision System and Runway Incursion Prevention System.

In cooperation with Kollsman Inc., Gulfstream specifically developed the EVS to improve pilot situational awareness. The system incorporates a specially designed Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) camera that projects an infrared real-world image on the pilot's Head-Up Display (HUD). In conditions of reduced visibility and minimal light, pilots using Gulfstream EVS can identify runway markings, taxiways, adjacent roads and surrounding landscape that otherwise would not be visible with normal sight. Additionally, EVS helps crews avoid runway incursions and similar hazards.

Gulfstream, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has received positive industry recognition of the Gulfstream EVS with numerous awards and rave reviews since it entered service. This past year, several operators, including Tom Flemming, director of Aviation, Airflite, which operates GV aircraft with EVS, commended the Gulfstream EVS in response to an FAA Notice of Proposed Rule-Making (NPRM).

Flemming wrote, "This is the greatest safety advance in recent times. This system will save lives."

The proposal resulted in a FAR Part 91 rule change that revised the regulations for landing under instrument flight rules (IFRs) and for the first time, allowing FAA-certified enhanced flight vision systems (EFVS) to be used to determine "enhanced flight visibility."

Gulfstream EVS is standard equipment on the large-cabin, ultra-long-range G550 and the large-cabin, long-range G450 aircraft. As of June 30, 2004 - 24 G550 aircraft have been delivered with EVS. When the first G450 enters service in the second quarter of 2005, it will include EVS. Customers can select EVS as an option on the large-cabin, ultra-long-range G500 and the large-cabin, mid-range G350 models.

As a retrofit, the EVS is available for installation on GV, GIV/GIV-SP, G400 and G300 aircraft models. To date, EVS has been installed on 59 GV; 18 GIV-SP; 8 G400; and 2 G300 aircraft.

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 G350™; 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 69,400 people worldwide and anticipates 2004 revenue of $19 billion. The company is a market leader in mission-critical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and business aviation. More information about the company can be found at www.generaldynamics.com.