Gulfstream Names Steven Meng Regional Product Support Sales Manager for Southern California

SAVANNAH, Ga., February 22, 2012 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently named Steven Meng as the regional sales manager for Product Support Sales in Southern California. He reports to Jace Stone, director, Product Support Sales, West Region.

Meng, who is based in Long Beach, Calif., is responsible for the sale of maintenance, paint and interior upgrades as well as avionics modifications to Gulfstream and non-Gulfstream operators in Los Angeles, San Diego and the surrounding areas.

Prior to his promotion, Meng was a senior internal sales manager for Product Support Sales at Gulfstream’s facility in Long Beach.   He also worked as a service team manager, service center crew chief and lead technician while at Gulfstream Long Beach.

A 17-year veteran of corporate aviation, including 14 years with Gulfstream, Meng began his career as an airframe and powerplant (A&P) technician at Midwest Jet Center in Cincinnati.

Meng earned his A&P license from Cincinnati Technical and Community College. He is a licensed private pilot.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world’s most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced more than 2,000 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the wide-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G150^®; the new large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G280^®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G350^®; the large-cabin, long-range Gulfstream G450^®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G500^®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550^® and the ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range G650^®. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales^®. The company employs more than 11,500 people at 11 major locations. We invite you to visit our website for more information and photos of Gulfstream aircraft at http://www.gulfstream.com/.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 95,100 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.