Division | |
Industry | Defense and Aerospace |
Predecessor | General Dynamics C4 Systems and General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems |
Founded | 1999 |
Headquarters | Fairfax, Virginia, United States |
Area served
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Global |
Key people
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Chris Marzilli (President) |
Number of employees
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13,000+ |
Parent | General Dynamics |
Website | https://gdmissionsystems.com |
General Dynamics Mission Systems is a business unit of American defense and aerospace company General Dynamics. General Dynamics Mission Systems integrates secure communication and information systems and technology. General Dynamics Mission Systems has core manufacturing in secure communications networks; radios and satellite technology for the defense, cyber, public safety, and intelligence communities.
General Dynamics Mission Systems was formed in January 2015 when General Dynamics combined the company's C4 Systems and Advanced Information Systems. General Dynamics C4 Systems was originally owned by GTE and operated as GTE Government Systems. General Dynamics acquired GTE Government Systems in 1999.
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems provided mission-related systems development, integration and operations support. General Dynamics C4 Systems was a leading integrator of secure communications, information systems and technology.
LTE
General Dynamics Mission Systems has the Cell on Wheels (COW), a deployable emergency LTE solution, that is used by first responders and other public safety officials. It is a mobile cell tower, able to cover about six square miles. This network was created in 2013.
Fortress LTE technology includes Virtual Core Network (vCN), eNodeB Base Stations, LTE Band 14 Outdoor Omni-Directional User Equipment, C-Band LTE User Equipment, LTE USB Stick Modem. 4G Evolved Node B (eNodeB) base stations are software defined radios that house both digital baseband and Radio Frequency (RF) circuits in a compact, rugged, mountable enclosure to eliminate external interfaces and reduce installation errors and setup time. A range of eNodeB form factors are offered for different deployment scenarios and support standard 4G LTE band classes and frequency ranges from 400 MHz to 6 GHz. Virtual Core Network (VCN) is virtual 4G core network that can be deployed on a wide range of COTS computing platforms. The VCN is an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) solution.
Cyber
Cyber Defense products include: TACLANE Network Encryptors, ProtecD@R Data-at-Rest Encryptors, GEM X™ Encryptor Manager and Pitbull Operating System.
Imaging Technologies
EO/IR Gyro-Stabilized Camera Systems (V-Series) is one of the systems offered in General Dynamics Mission Systems' imaging technologies and has searchlight controls, laser illuminating and geo-pointing functions. Cineflex is a division of General Dynamics Mission Systems. They have camera systems that have a five-axis gyro-stabilized gimbal.