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GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE APPOINTS PAUL DELLINGER DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY

SAVANNAH , Ga. , Sept. 14, 2006 – Paul Dellinger has been hired as director of environmental, health and safety, Gulfstream Aerospace. In this position, he will oversee the environmental, health and safety programs of seven Gulfstream facilities and six General Dynamics Aviation Services aircraft maintenance centers. Both Gulfstream and General Dynamics Aviation Services are wholly owned subsidiaries of General Dynamics.

Prior to Gulfstream, Dellinger was the safety and environmental manager for technical operations with Delta Air Lines in Atlanta . He joined Delta in 1989 as an aircraft maintenance technician. He later served as an environmental analyst and then a safety and environmental manager for aircraft hangar maintenance.

Dellinger began his aviation career as an aircraft maintenance technician for the U.S. Air Force, assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. , honorably discharged at the rank of staff sergeant. He earned a bachelor’s degree in aviation operations management from Troy State University .

Dellinger is a Six Sigma Black Belt and a registered environmental manager and certified environmental systems specialist. He also is a licensed commercial pilot with instrument type rating.

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 1,500 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 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 7,900 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 81,900 people worldwide and had 2005 revenue of $21.2 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 can be found online at www.generaldynamics.com.