General Dynamics Stock News

Defense stocks have plummeted over the past few weeks as investors grow convinced Dems will emerge victorious in the midterm elections – potentially thwarting President Trump's plans for huge military spending.

Proposed changes to Norway's sovereign wealth fund ethics rules could open the door to investments in more Western defense companies. The fund is currently barred from investing in companies including Lockheed Martin and Boeing because of their involvement in nuclear weapons production.

Danny Deep will succeed Chief Executive Phebe Novakovic at General Dynamics on Jan. 1, 2027.

General Dynamics on Wednesday said President Danny Deep would ​take over as CEO in ‌January, succeeding longtime chief executive Phebe Novakovic.

RESTON, Va., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) announced today that its board of directors has elected Danny Deep, who currently serves as president of the company, to be CEO, effective January 1, 2027.

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), and Primordial Labs today announced a master teaming agreement to bring natural language command and control to ground combat vehicles.

VettaFi has experienced strong growth as a differentiated index provider in 2026. This momentum continues with today's acquisition of The SPADE® Defense Index.

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