General Dynamics and AWS Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance AI and Cloud Solutions for US Government

General Dynamics Boosts Partnership With AWS To Drive Quantum Computing And AI For US Government - General Dynamics (NYSE:GD)

General Dynamics Corporation GD shares are trading relatively flat on Friday. General Dynamics Information Technology, or GDIT, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced an expanded partnership with Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN Amazon Web Services today to enhance government missions. The companies have entered a new Strategic Collaboration Agreement aimed at cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, cloud migration, and modernization solutions. Through this collaboration, GDIT and AWS will focus on advancing federal agencies' digital transformation by utilizing AWS' secure cloud computing environment. Also Read: 2025 Recession Bets Are On Fire, Yet Traders Could Still Pocket Over 50% Gains If US Economy Just Holds According to Benzinga Pro, GD stock has lost 5% in the past year. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF MISL. The partnership will deliver solutions for defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies, with a special emphasis on emerging technologies like quantum computing, edge computing, and high-performance computing. GDIT will use its research and development labs to co-develop new innovations alongside AWS. Key areas of focus include bolstering cybersecurity for defense agencies, enhancing real-time intelligence, improving healthcare outcomes, reducing fraud at civilian agencies, and advancing high-performance computing research. GDIT's senior vice president and chief technology officer, Ben Gianni highlighted that this partnership will provide cost-effective, scalable solutions to address complex government challenges. David Appel, vice president of US Federal at AWS, noted that the collaboration will support some of America's most critical missions, utilizing AWS's generative AI solutions to enhance the country's leadership in AI. Price Action: GD shares are trading higher by 0.48% to $262.43 at last check Friday. Read Now: Gold Breaches $3,000 Mark On Market Turbulence And Fed Signals Photo via Shutterstock. GDGeneral Dynamics Corp$262.210.40%Stock Score Locked: Want to See it? Benzinga Rankings give you vital metrics on any stock - anytime. Reveal Full ScoreEdge RankingsMomentum33.66Growth66.40Quality61.59Value29.24Price TrendShortMediumLongOverviewAMZNAmazon.com Inc$197.992.11%MISLFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF$30.081.54% This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors. Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs

GDIT Announces Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS - General Dynamics (NYSE:GD)

Collaboration will deliver comprehensive cloud, AI and cybersecurity solutions to drive digital modernization, deliver efficiencies and advance government missions FALLS CHURCH, Va., March 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today that it has expanded its technology partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) through a new Strategic Collaboration Agreement to drive digital modernization, deliver efficiencies and advance government missions. GDIT and AWS will collaborate to develop cutting-edge cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, cloud migration and modernization solutions to accelerate digital transformation for defense, intelligence and civilian agencies. Government agencies will benefit from AWS's cloud computing environment, widely considered to be one of the most secure available today, to support their unique missions. GDIT will leverage its research and development labs to collaborate with AWS on emerging technologies such as quantum, edge computing and high-performance computing. GDIT will combine its decades of mission and technology experience with AWS's cloud offerings to solve complex government challenges. The companies will work closely with customers to identify new use cases and rapidly develop proofs of concept and solutions for a wide variety of missions. These will include: Bolstering cybersecurity for defense agenciesEnhancing real-time intelligenceImproving healthcare outcomesReducing fraud, waste and abuse at civilian agenciesAdvancing high-performance computing research "As government and national security priorities evolve rapidly, federal agencies need industry partners to bring more to their missions," said Ben Gianni, GDIT's senior vice president and chief technology officer. "GDIT and AWS share a common vision of how to harness advanced technologies to drive innovation, efficiency and mission impact. This agreement marks a new, exciting phase in our ongoing partnership with AWS, and we look forward to delivering cost-effective and differentiated solutions to our customers." "GDIT's collaboration with AWS will advance the modernization and efficiency of our U.S. Federal customers at a critical time of government digital transformation," said David Appel, vice president of U.S. Federal at AWS. "Our new agreement will deliver AWS's advanced cloud services, including generative AI solutions with Amazon Bedrock, NOVA, and Q, to federal agencies working on some of America's most important missions. Together, our companies continue to drive secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions in defense, intelligence, and citizen services that enhance American AI leadership at home and abroad." As one of the largest providers of cloud services to the U.S. government, GDIT operates hundreds of active cloud programs across government agencies. The company's cloud practice includes thousands of professionals who support agencies to migrate and manage some of the most sensitive workloads in highly regulated environments. This agreement builds on GDIT's existing position as an AWS Premier Consulting Partner and is a key part of the company's technology investment strategy launched in 2023, which emphasized deepening relationships with commercial technology companies to advance innovation. General Dynamics GD is a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 110,000 people worldwide and generated $47.7 billion in revenue in 2024. More information about General Dynamics Information Technology is available at www.gdit.com. More information about General Dynamics is available at www.gd.com. View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gdit-announces-strategic-collaboration-agreement-with-aws-302401990.html SOURCE General Dynamics GDGeneral Dynamics Corp$261.640.18%Stock Score Locked: Want to See it? Benzinga Rankings give you vital metrics on any stock - anytime. Reveal Full ScoreEdge RankingsMomentum32.71Growth66.38Quality60.67Value29.79Price TrendShortMediumLongOverviewMarket News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs

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Collaboration will deliver comprehensive cloud, AI and cybersecurity solutions to drive digital modernization, deliver efficiencies and advance government missions FALLS CHURCH, Va., March 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today that it has expanded its technology partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) through a new Strategic Collaboration Agreement to drive digital modernization, deliver efficiencies and advance government missions. GDIT and AWS will collaborate to develop cutting-edge cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, cloud migration and modernization solutions to accelerate digital transformation for defense, intelligence and civilian agencies. Government agencies will benefit from AWS's cloud computing environment, widely considered to be one of the most secure available today, to support their unique missions. GDIT will leverage its research and development labs to collaborate with AWS on emerging technologies such as quantum, edge computing and high-performance computing. GDIT will combine its decades of mission and technology experience with AWS's cloud offerings to solve complex government challenges. The companies will work closely with customers to identify new use cases and rapidly develop proofs of concept and solutions for a wide variety of missions. These will include: "As government and national security priorities evolve rapidly, federal agencies need industry partners to bring more to their missions," said Ben Gianni, GDIT's senior vice president and chief technology officer. "GDIT and AWS share a common vision of how to harness advanced technologies to drive innovation, efficiency and mission impact. This agreement marks a new, exciting phase in our ongoing partnership with AWS, and we look forward to delivering cost-effective and differentiated solutions to our customers." "GDIT's collaboration with AWS will advance the modernization and efficiency of our U.S. Federal customers at a critical time of government digital transformation," said David Appel, vice president of U.S. Federal at AWS. "Our new agreement will deliver AWS's advanced cloud services, including generative AI solutions with Amazon Bedrock, NOVA, and Q, to federal agencies working on some of America's most important missions. Together, our companies continue to drive secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions in defense, intelligence, and citizen services that enhance American AI leadership at home and abroad." As one of the largest providers of cloud services to the U.S. government, GDIT operates hundreds of active cloud programs across government agencies. The company's cloud practice includes thousands of professionals who support agencies to migrate and manage some of the most sensitive workloads in highly regulated environments. This agreement builds on GDIT's existing position as an AWS Premier Consulting Partner and is a key part of the company's technology investment strategy launched in 2023, which emphasized deepening relationships with commercial technology companies to advance innovation. General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) is a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 110,000 people worldwide and generated $47.7 billion in revenue in 2024. More information about General Dynamics Information Technology is available at www.gdit.com. More information about General Dynamics is available at www.gd.com.