General Atomics Research Paper

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General Atomics

  1. How it started
    1. Where
      1. San Diego, CA
    2. When
i. 18 July 1955
    1. Who
i. GA was created by General Dynamics as their R&D center.
  1. What they do
    1. Create aircraft
      1. Predator
      2. Reaper
    2. Specialize in nuclear physics
      1. Nuclear fission
      2. Nuclear fusion

  1. Competitors
    1. Northrop Grumman
      1. Established in 1944
      2. Fifth largest defense contractor
    2. Boeing
      1. Established 15 July 1916
      2. Second largest defense contractor
    3. Raytheon
      1. Established in 1922
      2. New name in 1959
      3. 63,000 3mployees
    4. Lockheed Martin
      1. Established March 1995
      2. 126,000 employees
      3. Created the F-22 and F-35