GULFSTREAM NAMES GREG LAABS VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER AT APPLETON FACILITY

SAVANNAH, Ga., November 30, 2009 - Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation has appointed Greg Laabs vice president and general manager of its Appleton, Wis., facility. Laabs had served as the site’s interim general manager since April 2009.

The Appleton facility comprises a completions center for large-cabin Gulfstream aircraft, a Gulfstream Product Support center and a General Dynamics Aviation Services product support center.

Before Laabs joined Gulfstream in April 2007 as the director of service in Appleton, he was the general manager of maintenance for Mayo Aviation in Englewood, Colo.  In that position, he managed maintenance for eight aircraft operators and oversaw the maintenance sales, inspection, parts and line departments.

Before joining Mayo Aviation, Laabs worked eight years at West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, Colo., rising from director of maintenance to vice president of operations.

Laabs earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Doane College in Lincoln, Neb., and an associate’s degree in aircraft maintenance from Iowa Western Community College.   He holds an airframe and power plant (A&P) license from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Laabs reports to Dennis Stuligross, senior vice president, operations, and Mark Burns, president, product support and General Dynamics Aviation Services.

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 some 1,800 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 new large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G250®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G350®; the large-cabin, long-range G450®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G500®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550® and the ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range G650®. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Financial Services Division and Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales®. The company employs approximately 9,000 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 (NYSE: GD), headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 92,300 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about General Dynamics is available online at www.gd.com.