General Dynamics to produce composite winglets for Spirit AeroSystems

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Jan. 10, 2012. General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was awarded a $23 million contract by Spirit AeroSystems in Tulsa, Okla., to produce winglets for commercial business-jet aircraft.

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products will produce and deliver composite winglets to Spirit AeroSystems, which then will assemble them onto wings for delivery. Production of the winglets will begin immediately at the company’s Marion, Va., facility, with deliveries starting in the third quarter of 2012.

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products’ advanced materials operation designs and manufactures advanced composite structures and radomes for several types of military aircraft and for select commercial aerospace customers. The Marion facility employs approximately 450 people.