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'''General Dynamics Land Systems''' ('''GDLS''') is a manufacturer of military vehicles such as [[tank]]s and lighter [[Armoured fighting vehicle|armored fighting vehicle]]s.
'''General Dynamics Land Systems''' ('''GDLS''') is a manufacturer of military vehicles, including [[tank]]s and light [[Armoured fighting vehicle|armored fighting vehicle]]s. The company is based in [[Sterling Heights, Michigan]], and is a subsidiary of [[General Dynamics]].

It was originally established in 1982 following the acquisition of [[Chrysler#Chrysler Defense|Chrysler Defense]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our History {{!}} General Dynamics |url=https://www.gd.com/about-gd/our-history |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=www.gd.com |language=en}}</ref>

GDLS is known for developing and manufacturing vehicles such as the [[M1 Abrams]] tank, [[Stryker]], and [[LAV 6]].


==History==
==History==
In February 1982 [[Chrysler]] announced the sale of Chrysler Defense, its profitable defense subsidiary, to [[General Dynamics]] for US$348.5 million. The sale was completed in March 1982 for the revised figure of US$336.1 million.<ref>{{cite news |title = Chrysler Unit Sold |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/17/business/chrysler-unit-sold.html |work = The New York Times |date=17 March 1982 |access-date = 30 April 2017}}</ref> Renamed General Dynamics Land Systems,<ref>{{cite news |title=GD Completes Purchase of Chrysler Tank Division |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/637886736/?terms=%22general%20dynamics%20land%20systems%22&match=1 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |agency=AP |date=17 March 1982 |access-date = 26 December 2023}}</ref> General Dynamics, accustomed to paying its factory workers lower wages than Chrysler Defense, balked at the union's proposed wage increases.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barron |first1=James |title=Army Will Get Tanks Despite Strike, Builder Says |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/29/us/army-will-get-tanks-despite-strike-builder-says.html |access-date=26 December 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=29 September 1985}}</ref> The division operates the [[Lima Army Tank Plant]] and General Dynamics Anniston Operations in [[Anniston, Alabama]], along with smaller operations in [[Tallahassee, Florida]], and [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]. Headquarters are located in [[Sterling Heights, Michigan]]. As of 2016, General Dynamics Land Systems employed 6,800 people.<ref>[https://www.macombgov.org/sites/default/files/content/government/ped/pdfs/Momentum-Full-Reducedsize.pdf New Products, New Customers - Macomb County]</ref>
In February 1982 [[Chrysler]] announced the sale of Chrysler Defense, its profitable defense subsidiary, to [[General Dynamics]] for US$348.5 million. The sale was completed in March 1982 for the revised figure of US$336.1 million and renamed General Dynamics Land Systems.<ref>{{cite news |title = Chrysler Unit Sold |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/17/business/chrysler-unit-sold.html |work = The New York Times |date=17 March 1982 |access-date = 30 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=17 March 1982 |title=GD Completes Purchase of Chrysler Tank Division |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/637886736/?terms=%22general%20dynamics%20land%20systems%22&match=1 |access-date=26 December 2023 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |agency=AP}}</ref> Under this newly formed division, General Dynamics would take over production of the [[M60 tank|M60]] and [[M1 Abrams|M1]] tanks for the United States Army.

In 1985, 3 years after the sale from Chrysler, General Dynamics production plants in Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania went on strike. Members of these plants were part of the [[United Automobile Workers]] union. The strike was primarily around wage increases.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barron |first1=James |title=Army Will Get Tanks Despite Strike, Builder Says |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/29/us/army-will-get-tanks-despite-strike-builder-says.html |access-date=26 December 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=29 September 1985}}</ref>


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On April 11, 2024, the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China|Chinese Foreign Ministry]] announced its sanction on the company due to its arms sales to [[Taiwan]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
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It also established General Dynamics Land Systems Australia in 2000, in South Australia:


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=== General Dynamics Land Systems Australia ===
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_Land_Systems%E2%80%93Australia
[[General Dynamics Land Systems–Australia|General Dynamics Land Systems Australia]] was established in 2000 to support the production of [[ASLAV]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Systems-Australia |first=General Dynamics Land |title=General Dynamics and Thales Australia Announce Agreement to Team for LAND 400 |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/general-dynamics-and-thales-australia-announce-agreement-to-team-for-land-400-300048556.html |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref>


===General Dynamics Land Systems Canada===
===General Dynamics Land Systems Canada===
In 2003 it acquired '''Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug GmbH''' ('''SSF'''), the land defense vehicles unit of [[Steyr-Daimler-Puch]], and General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada (GDLS-C), a subsidiary of General Dynamics based in [[London, Ontario]], purchased [[General Motors Diesel]]'s [[GM Defense]] unit from [[General Motors]]. It supplies such armored vehicles as the [[LAV-25]], the [[Stryker]], and other models based on these chassis. The London operation is located at GM Diesel's old plant on Oxford Street East.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lfpress.com/2017/07/09/factories-redeveloped-by-shipping-firms-hcl-logistics-and-drexel-industries | title=Factories redeveloped by shipping firms HCL Logistics and Drexel Industries }}</ref> SSF merged into the [[General Dynamics European Land Systems]] (GDELS) unit.
In 2003 GDLS acquired Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug GmbH (SSF), the land defense vehicles unit of [[Steyr-Daimler-Puch]], and General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada (GDLS-C), a subsidiary of General Dynamics based in [[London, Ontario]], purchased [[General Motors Diesel]], [[GM Defense]] unit from [[General Motors]]. At the time, it produced vehicles such as the [[LAV-25]] and [[Stryker]]. The London operation continued in the GM Diesel plant location.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lfpress.com/2017/07/09/factories-redeveloped-by-shipping-firms-hcl-logistics-and-drexel-industries | title=Factories redeveloped by shipping firms HCL Logistics and Drexel Industries }}</ref> SSF merged into the [[General Dynamics European Land Systems]] (GDELS) unit.


After the division secured a fourteen-year, $15-billion deal to supply light armoured vehicles to [[Saudi Arabia]],<ref name="Post_union">{{cite web | url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/union-asks-ndp-to-keep-saudi-armoured-vehicles-deal-under-wraps-fearing-significant-job-losses | title=Union asks NDP to keep Saudi armoured vehicles deal 'under wraps', fearing 'significant' job losses | work=Postmedia Network | date=30 September 2015 | access-date=30 September 2015 | author=De Bono, Norman}}</ref> [[Unifor]] representatives expressed concern that the London plant would suffer financially due to negative publicity surrounding the deal and that union members employed at the plant would lose their jobs.<ref name="Post_union" /> Both [[Bloc Québécois]] Leader [[Gilles Duceppe]] and [[New Democratic Party|New Democrat]] [[Thomas Mulcair]] challenged Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]] on the secrecy surrounding military sales to Saudi Arabia,<ref name="Post_union" /> while David Perry, senior analyst withthe [[Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute]], argued that secrecy in trade details is part of a pragmatic foreign [[trade policy]] necessary for a domestic industry in a global market.<ref name="Post_union" />
In 2015, GDLS Canada secured a fourteen-year, $15-billion deal to supply light armoured vehicles to [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name="Post_union">{{cite web | url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/union-asks-ndp-to-keep-saudi-armoured-vehicles-deal-under-wraps-fearing-significant-job-losses | title=Union asks NDP to keep Saudi armoured vehicles deal 'under wraps', fearing 'significant' job losses | work=Postmedia Network | date=30 September 2015 | access-date=30 September 2015 | author=De Bono, Norman}}</ref> Representatives from [[Unifor]], the plant union, expressed concern that the London facility would suffer financially due to negative publicity surrounding the deal due to [[Human rights in Saudi Arabia|human rights concerns within Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Middleton |first=Ed |date=August 7, 2018 |title='Clear risk to jobs': Trade dispute with Saudi Arabia worries General Dynamics workers |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/general-dynamics-saudi-arabia-lav-1.4776182 |url-status=live |work=CBC News}}</ref> Both [[Bloc Québécois]] leader [[Gilles Duceppe]] and [[New Democratic Party|New Democrat]] [[Thomas Mulcair]] challenged Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]] on the secrecy surrounding military sales to Saudi Arabia. David Perry, senior analyst with the [[Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute]], argued that secrecy in trade details is part of a pragmatic foreign [[trade policy]] necessary for a domestic industry in a global market.<ref name="Post_union" />


== Manufacturing facilities ==
'''Sanctioned by China'''
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=== United States ===
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On April 11, 2024, the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China|Chinese Foreign Ministry]] announced its sanction on the company due to its arms sales to [[Taiwan]].
The division operates the [[Lima Army Tank Plant]] and General Dynamics Anniston Operations in [[Anniston, Alabama]], along with smaller operations in [[Tallahassee, Florida]], and [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]. Headquarters are located in [[Sterling Heights, Michigan]]. As of 2016, General Dynamics Land Systems employed 6,800 people.<ref>[https://www.macombgov.org/sites/default/files/content/government/ped/pdfs/Momentum-Full-Reducedsize.pdf New Products, New Customers - Macomb County]</ref>


== Vehicles ==
== Vehicles ==

Revision as of 01:27, 27 July 2024

General Dynamics Land Systems
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryDefense
PredecessorForce Protection Inc Edit this on Wikidata
FoundedMarch 7, 1982; 42 years ago (1982-03-07)
HeadquartersSterling Heights, Michigan,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsDefense
ParentGeneral Dynamics
Websitewww.gdls.com

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) is a manufacturer of military vehicles, including tanks and light armored fighting vehicles. The company is based in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and is a subsidiary of General Dynamics.

It was originally established in 1982 following the acquisition of Chrysler Defense.[1]

GDLS is known for developing and manufacturing vehicles such as the M1 Abrams tank, Stryker, and LAV 6.

History

In February 1982 Chrysler announced the sale of Chrysler Defense, its profitable defense subsidiary, to General Dynamics for US$348.5 million. The sale was completed in March 1982 for the revised figure of US$336.1 million and renamed General Dynamics Land Systems.[2][3] Under this newly formed division, General Dynamics would take over production of the M60 and M1 tanks for the United States Army.

In 1985, 3 years after the sale from Chrysler, General Dynamics production plants in Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania went on strike. Members of these plants were part of the United Automobile Workers union. The strike was primarily around wage increases.[4]

On April 11, 2024, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced its sanction on the company due to its arms sales to Taiwan.[citation needed]

General Dynamics Land Systems Australia

General Dynamics Land Systems Australia was established in 2000 to support the production of ASLAV.[5]

General Dynamics Land Systems Canada

In 2003 GDLS acquired Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug GmbH (SSF), the land defense vehicles unit of Steyr-Daimler-Puch, and General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada (GDLS-C), a subsidiary of General Dynamics based in London, Ontario, purchased General Motors Diesel, GM Defense unit from General Motors. At the time, it produced vehicles such as the LAV-25 and Stryker. The London operation continued in the GM Diesel plant location.[6] SSF merged into the General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) unit.

In 2015, GDLS Canada secured a fourteen-year, $15-billion deal to supply light armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia.[7] Representatives from Unifor, the plant union, expressed concern that the London facility would suffer financially due to negative publicity surrounding the deal due to human rights concerns within Saudi Arabia.[8] Both Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe and New Democrat Thomas Mulcair challenged Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the secrecy surrounding military sales to Saudi Arabia. David Perry, senior analyst with the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute, argued that secrecy in trade details is part of a pragmatic foreign trade policy necessary for a domestic industry in a global market.[7]

Manufacturing facilities

United States

The division operates the Lima Army Tank Plant and General Dynamics Anniston Operations in Anniston, Alabama, along with smaller operations in Tallahassee, Florida, and Scranton, Pennsylvania. Headquarters are located in Sterling Heights, Michigan. As of 2016, General Dynamics Land Systems employed 6,800 people.[9]

Vehicles

References

  1. ^ "Our History | General Dynamics". www.gd.com. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  2. ^ "Chrysler Unit Sold". The New York Times. 17 March 1982. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. ^ "GD Completes Purchase of Chrysler Tank Division". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. AP. 17 March 1982. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ^ Barron, James (29 September 1985). "Army Will Get Tanks Despite Strike, Builder Says". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ Systems-Australia, General Dynamics Land. "General Dynamics and Thales Australia Announce Agreement to Team for LAND 400". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  6. ^ "Factories redeveloped by shipping firms HCL Logistics and Drexel Industries".
  7. ^ a b De Bono, Norman (30 September 2015). "Union asks NDP to keep Saudi armoured vehicles deal 'under wraps', fearing 'significant' job losses". Postmedia Network. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  8. ^ Middleton, Ed (August 7, 2018). "'Clear risk to jobs': Trade dispute with Saudi Arabia worries General Dynamics workers". CBC News.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ New Products, New Customers - Macomb County
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