December 13 , 2007
P.O. Box 2074	Contact: Rae Higgins
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General Dynamics Robotic Systems Awarded $40 Million for Mail-Sorting System

WESTMINSTER, Md. – General Dynamics Robotic Systems has been awarded $40 million as a subcontractor to Northrop Grumman Corporation on the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) Flats Sequencing System (FSS) program. The program will further automate the USPS’ flats mail technologies. General Dynamics Robotic Systems is a part of General Dynamics Land Systems (Sterling Heights, Michigan), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).

The sophisticated sorting system is designed to sort large envelopes, magazines, newspapers, catalogues and circulars into delivery point order. The FSS sorts mail at a minimum rate of 37,000 pieces an hour.

General Dynamics will provide the Automatic Bundle Separation Unit, the Bundle Distribution Conveyor and the In-Feed Modules, delivering 102 of each. The Flats Sequencing Systems will be deployed in 2008.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 83,000 people worldwide and anticipates 2007 revenues of more than $27 billion. 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 the company is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.