General Dynamics Bags NSA Contract For High Assurance Ethernet Encryptor

• General Dynamics Corp’s (NYSE:GD) General Dynamics Mission Systems has secured a contract from the National Security Agency (NSA). Financial terms were not disclosed.
• Under the contract, GD will design, develop, test and deliver a certifiable 400 Gbps high-assurance encryption solution compliant with the Ethernet Data Encryption Cryptographic Interoperability Specification (EDE-CIS).
• The high-speed, fault-tolerant solution is engineered to efficiently scale power needs while maintaining performance.
• Price Action: GD shares are trading higher by 1.82% at $231.95 on the last check Tuesday.