- GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS' CUSTOMER SERVICE &
SUPPORT COMPANY RECEIVES ISO 9002 CERTIFICATION -

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - General Dynamics Land Systems' Customer Service and Support Company (CSSC) has been certified as ISO 9002 compliant by Quality Registrar KPMG.

CSSC is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Land Systems. The organization's mission is to provide high quality, cost-effective service and support of land and amphibious combat systems used by the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and allied nations.

"We are pleased to have achieved ISO 9002 certification. It's another step in our effort to be the service and support company of choice for our current and future worldwide customers," said Paul E. Funk, Land Systems vice president of CSSC. "Understanding customer needs and then meeting them with timely and cost effective solutions is our bottom line. Being ISO certified is a major step in validating our ability to define and control our processes which increases our customer's confidence in our ability to deliver."

ISO 9002, a quality standard certification, is becoming a requirement for winning defense related service and support contracts issued by the United States government and international customers. Obtaining ISO 9002 certification demonstrates CSSC's commitment to meeting their customers' needs.

General Dynamics Land Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD). General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 43,000 people worldwide and has annualized sales of approximately $10 billion. The company has leading market positions in shipbuilding and marine systems, land and amphibious combat systems, information systems, and business aviation.

More information about General Dynamics Land Systems can be found on the Internet at http://www.gdls.com/.

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