GD Mission Systems Attends NERDIC 2023
General Dynamics Mission Systems
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NERDIC 2023
On June 21, 2023, members from General Dynamics Mission Systems attended New England's Regional Defense Industry Collaboration ( NERDIC ) at the Berkshire Innovation Center in Pittsfield, MA., with one of the key speakers being Dr. Laura Hooks , Vice President and General Manager of Maritime and Strategic Systems.?
This event brought together defense industrial partners across New England to discuss challenges and successes throughout the region. This meeting’s focus centered around regional systems, workforce, and supply chain navigation. Dr. Hooks explained how General Dynamics is addressing the issue of small business outreach through supply chain outreach and workforce development.
General Dynamics and New England Small Business Growth
A new report that was commissioned by The Southeastern New England Defense Industry Association, SENEDIA , titled The Economic Impact of the Defense Cluster in New England. According to this report, in 2022, the New England Defense Cluster supported 407,523 jobs, generated $40.3 billion in income for households, and represented $119.1 billion in economic output.??
In New England, Defense contracts are growing at a faster rate than the national average. Between 2020 and 2022, companies across New England performed critical services and provided cutting-edge technology to the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security in support of our national security infrastructure. These contracts represent more than $178 billion in funding to the region over that time frame.?
General Dynamics is focused on small business partnerships. From a supply chain perspective, GD Mission Systems hosts annual conferences, geared toward educating and working with our small businesses.
This is important because our supplier base is 66% small businesses, and General Dynamics is committed to growing this group. GD Mission Systems has had several small businesses find great success and become large businesses, but we continue to bring in new small businesses and increase spending with them.