ARLINGTON, Va., April 7, 2004. The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, an $8.9 million contract modification to develop improvements to the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 surface ship sonar system.

The contract calls for system engineering, software engineering, integration and test activities to field sonar technologies in U.S. and Allied surface ships. Technologies in this program include automated torpedo detection, sonar performance prediction, active sonar, active displays and integrated training and logistics methodologies.

The Navy awarded the original contract in September 2001 to Digital Systems Resources Inc., which was acquired by General Dynamics in September 2003. This modification, awarded on April 5, 2004, brings the total value of the contract to $21.6 million.
Work will be performed in Fairfax, Va., and Anaheim, Calif., and is expected to be completed by May 2005. The contract supports the Surface Ship Undersea Warfare Combat System Program Office of the Naval Sea Systems Command.

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, headquartered in Arlington, Va., is a leading provider of transformational mission solutions in command, control, communications, and computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR). Customers include those in the defense, intelligence, homeland security and homeland defense communities.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 67,600 people worldwide and had 2003 revenue of $16.6 billion. The company has leading market positions in land and amphibious combat systems, mission critical information systems and technologies, shipbuilding and marine systems, and business aviation.

More information about the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com. For more information about General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, see www.gd-is.com/.