General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has always been at the leading edge of technology development, ushering in discoveries that have changed the face of the industry.

In the 1950s, we were contracted by the U.S. Air Force to study the causes of injury in aircraft. The study concluded the major cause of injury was from the sudden stop when you hit the ground, not the fall in the sky. While this may seem basic, the finding helped create the Transportation Safety Research Department. We also helped create the first mobile field unit with Doppler radar for the U.S. Weather Bureau and built the first 1603 computer, sold to the U.S. Navy Bureau of ships.

In the 1960s, we were developing new metals, inventing artificial intelligence and neural networking. The “Perceptron”, designed and built by us, has been recognized as the first computer to have these functions and can now be found in the Smithsonian Institute.

During the ‘70s and ‘80s, we produced and delivered an automated finger access system for the FBI, supported the maiden voyage of Columbia, NASA’s first Space Shuttle, creating submarine fire and control systems, and surveillance systems.

The 1990s found us designing the Center for Advanced Space Propulsion for NASA, integrating systems on the F/A-18 and providing mission computers for F-18 and F-14. We provided sensors and surveillance as well as exploitation capabilities for intelligence customers.

In 1999, General Dynamics acquired three businesses from GTE's Government Systems group: Communication Systems, Electronic Systems and Worldwide Telecommunication Systems. These new businesses gave General Dynamics superb capabilities in information assurance and communications, as well as broadened its capabilities in signal processing, applications and decision support. In 2001, General Dynamics Advanced Technical Products, Electronic Systems, Information Systems and Defense Systems were renamed General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems to better reflect the total intelligence, surveillance and electronics systems capabilities offered to government and commercial customers.

Today, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is a market leader in designing, developing, manufacturing, and integrating information solutions for defense, intelligence, and homeland security.

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