General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) is a global aerospace and defence company that designs, engineers and produces advanced weapon systems, munitions and tactical solutions for the U.S. military and allied forces. The company states its mission as arming the warfighter with a decisive advantage. It is an operating unit of General Dynamics, wholly owned, and serves every branch of the U.S. military as well as allied forces worldwide.

Work is organised across seven core product and service areas: Armaments (aircraft guns and naval platform weapon systems), Composite Aerospace Structures, Missile Subsystems (rocket and missile components and subsystems), Motion Control (precision motion control products), Munitions (small to large caliber ammunition), Energetics (advanced propellants and energetic materials) and Protection Systems (active protection systems for platforms and warfighters).

Technical domains at the company include advanced weapon systems engineering, munitions design and production, composite aerospace structures, missile subsystems and rocket/missile components, precision motion control, energetics and advanced propellants, armaments and gun systems, active protection systems, and tactical solutions manufacturing. Its stated emphasis is on readiness and on delivering an operational advantage to those who serve, drawing on technology and manufacturing expertise.

GD-OTS operates in the United States and Canada and supports allied forces globally. Its industries cover aerospace, defence, ordnance and tactical systems, and munitions manufacturing.