- GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS APPOINTS BOLON VICE
PRESIDENT - PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY -

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - General Dynamics Land Systems has appointed Michael D. Bolon vice president - production and delivery, responsible for all hardware deliverables and production support activity at all manufacturing locations. He will also be responsible for planning future production programs including the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAAV) and Crusader.

Hired as a product engineer in 1968, Bolon has over 31 years of product design, development and manufacturing experience in the defense business. He has held positions of increasing responsibility including vice president of Amphibious Systems, director of Advanced Combat Vehicle Systems, general manager of Advanced Vehicle Technologies Associated (AVTA), a former joint venture with the then FMC Corporation (UDLP), and deputy program manager, Abrams Tank Program.

In Bolon's previous position as division vice president-Amphibious Systems, he led the team based organization through the design and development phases of the program and was

instrumental in creating the AAAV Technology Center, expanding the capability, and capturing additional business for the Amphibious Systems business unit.

Bolon holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Engineering degree, both from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.

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/.

###

LS-00-06