General Dynamics
General Dynamics is a US-headquartered arms manufacturer, ranked sixth largest arms firm in the world.
In December 2016 it appointed the former head of the British Army, Sir Peter Wall as a director.
The chairman of General Dynamics UK is Lord Peter Levene, a former adviser to Michael Heseltine during his years as a Conservative defence minister in the eighties.
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Controversies
Saudi contracts
General Dynamics' Canadian wing signed a controversial $15 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, to supply land combat vehicles.
London arms fair platinum sponsor
General Dynamics was a 'platinum sponsor' of the 2017 DSEI arms fair.
Recent MOD contracts
In March 2018 UK defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, announced the MOD had signed a contract to spend almost £4million with Thales and General Dynamics Land Systems-UK to deliver a vehicle-mounted acoustic shot detection system, named the Acusonic sensor, which can sense and report the direction of incoming enemy fire. [1]
Revolvers
- Sir Peter Wall
- Lord Peter Levene
- Andrew Cahn
