OREANDA-NEWS.   The board of directors of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 62 cents per share on the company’s common stock, payable May 9, 2014, to shareholders of record on April 11. The dividend represents a 10.7 percent increase from the previous quarterly dividend of 56 cents per share. This is the 17th consecutive annual dividend increase authorized by the General Dynamics board.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 96,000 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies.