General Dynamics Mission Systems
Defense electronics and mission systems subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD). Builds secure communications systems, satellite ground terminals, GPS user equipment, and command-and-control networks for the DoD, Space Force, and intelligence community. A major Space Force contractor for ground-based satellite control systems and space domain awareness C2. Part of General Dynamics' Technologies segment. Competes with Raytheon, L3Harris, and Northrop Grumman in the defense electronics/ground systems space. Not a satellite manufacturer per se, but deeply embedded in the ground infrastructure that operates the U.S. military space architecture.
FINANCIAL HEALTH
RECENT DEALS & CONTRACTS
| Date | Type | Amount | Counterparty | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 01, 2026 | Contract Award | $3.20B | US Space Force | Critical |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Contract Award | — | US Space Force | Medium |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Contract Award | $5.0M | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC. | Medium |
SECTOR POSITION
RECENT COVERAGE
| Date | Source | Headline |
|---|---|---|
| May 01, 2026 | Ars Technica — Space | Rocket Report: Falcon Heavy is back; Russia's Soyuz-5 finally debuts |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Ars Technica — Space | This is who's developing Golden Dome's orbital interceptors—if they're ever built |
REGISTRY DATA
Source: space_company_registry.json · Operator homepage → · General Dynamics Mission Systems corporate homepage — confirms Space segment: satellite payloads, ground systems, spaceborne comms, GPS technologies.
METHODOLOGY
Launch history and subsystem outcomes aggregate from AstraVeris's launch_events table with Wilson 95% lower bounds on success rates. ARI scores come from the 11-factor composite (/finance/methodology/). Constellation counts derive from the live CelesTrak/GCAT object catalog. Gov contracts from USAspending.gov awards; private deals from deduplicated pipeline deal extraction. Absence of a row means "not tracked" — we never fabricate. See /methodology/ for the full data model and /data-licensing/ for licensing terms.
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