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CANBERRA, June 28 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

General Dynamics Canada today announced the appointment of retired Maj.
Gen. Michael Clifford as the new managing director of General Dynamics Systems
Australia, reporting to John Watts, president of General Dynamics Canada,
effective July 3, 2006. General Dynamics Canada is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).

Clifford brings 30 years of military experience working with the Australian
Defence Forces, most recently as head of the Information Capability Management
Division. He is a graduate of the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies and
has undertaken post-graduate studies at Harvard Business School. His
appointment is a reflection of General Dynamics’ long term commitment to the
Australian Government.

General Dynamics Systems Australia was established to bring world class
military communications, command and control prime systems integration
capability to Australia in support of the Department of Defence, Defence
Electronic Systems Sector Strategic Plan objectives, commencing with the
Battlespace Communications Systems (Land) project, referred to as JP 2072.

"The combination of Australia’s highly skilled workforce, General Dynamics’
extensive range of capability and a commitment to local Small Medium
Enterprises is an important contribution to the Australian defence sector,"
said Watts. "It also provides a portal for bringing innovative Australian
technologies to the global marketplace."

General Dynamics Canada has operations in Ottawa, Calgary and Halifax,
Canada, and Canberra, Australia. The company has in excess of 2,000 employees.
The company is a comprehensive integrator of command, control, communications,
computing, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) solutions.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., USA, employs
approximately 72,700 people worldwide and had 2005 revenues 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 at http://www.generaldynamics.com

For further information on General Dynamics Systems Australia, please go to
http://www.gdsystemsaustralia.com.au

SOURCE: General Dynamics Canada

CONTACT: Suzanne Belanger of General Dynamics Canada,
+1-613-596-7059,
Cell: +1-613-291-7352,
Fax: +1-613-596-7396,
suzanne.belanger@gdcanada.com

Web site: http://www.generaldynamics.com
http://www.gdcanada.com
http://www.gdsystemsaustralia.com.au

(GD)