GULFSTREAM APPOINTS SHANNON TAYLOR IWANSKI DIRECTOR OF INITIAL PHASE PROCUREMENT

SAVANNAH, Ga., August 2, 2010 - Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has promoted Shannon Taylor Iwanski to director, Initial Phase Procurement. Iwanski reports to Bill Williams, vice president, Supply Chain Initial and Final Phase.

Iwanski was the senior manager of Advanced Procurement for the ultra-long-range, ultra-large-cabin Gulfstream G650. Before that, she was the senior manager, G450/G550 Power Plant, Avionics and Major Structures. Iwanski has held numerous positions within Gulfstream’s purchasing organization, including senior procurement project manager.

Before joining Gulfstream in 1997, she worked as a sales and marketing representative at New Sulzer Diesel in Savannah.

Iwanski earned a bachelor’s degree in general business and a master’s of business administration from Georgia Southern University.

She has been an active member of Gulfstream’s chapter of the National Management Association for the past 13 years, where she has served in various leadership positions, most recently as chairman of the board of directors.

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 more than 9,000 people at seven major locations. We invite you to visit our website for more information and photos of Gulfstream aircraft at www.gulfstream.com.

General Dynamics headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 91,000 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.