GULFSTREAM BUSINESS JETS RECEIVE TYPE CERTIFICATE VALIDATION FROM TRANSPORT CANADA

Approval Allows Operators To Register All In-Production Gulfstream Aircraft In Canada

SAVANNAH, Ga., July 13, 2009 - Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), recently received Type Certificate Validation from Transport Canada for the Gulfstream G550, G500, G450, G350 and GV.

These aircraft join seven other Gulfstream models already validated for Canadian certification – the G200, G150, G100, GIV, GIII, GIIB and GII. The additional validations mean Gulfstream operators can now register any in-production Gulfstream aircraft in Canada.

"We’re delighted to be able to offer this service to our operators," said Larry Flynn, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, Gulfstream Aerospace. "Securing this validation not only enables the registration of aircraft for operators in Canada, it also marks another chapter in the history of Gulfstream certifying its products there, beginning with the GII in 1978."

In a Gulfstream first, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the G550 type and production certificates on the same day, Aug. 14, 2003.  The first G550 was delivered on Sept. 17, 2003.  The G500 was certified by the FAA in December 2003 and was delivered to its first customer in May 2004.

The FAA issued a type certificate (TC) for the G450 on Aug. 12, 2004, while the G350 received its TC from the FAA on Nov. 1, 2004.

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 9,700 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 92,900 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.