General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) is a business unit of General Dynamics Corporation and conducts its business through European operating sites located in Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.
With more than 2,200 highly skilled technical employees, GDELS companies design, test, deliver and maintain wheeled, tracked, and amphibious vehicles, and other combat systems such as armaments and munitions to global customers.
The Group is comprised of the five business units mentioned above - GDELS-Santa Bárbara Sistemas, GDELS-Germany, GDELS-Steyr, GDELS-Mowag and GDELS-Czech.
As one of the European leaders in the land combat systems sector, GDELS has focused itself on four specific divisions with the aim of producing greater synergies and coordination between its 6 production facilities. The four divisions are Tracked Vehicles, Wheeled Vehicles, Amphibious bridges & Bridges Systems, and Artillery & Ammunition, plus a network of R&D centers, and worldwide maintenance capabilities.
In cooperation with leading technology products and services suppliers, we play the role of a system integrator, marketing, training and service center.
The key products of the company´ portfolio comprise Air and Army Forces technology, night vision systems, blue force tracking systems, high altitude equipment for pilots, various parachute systems and special air forces equipment.
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