Karman Wings Award 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Company of the Year 2008 Defense News Top 100, Ranked #57 Frost & Sullivan 2006 Business Development Strategy Leadership Award, presented for Gains in the Unmanned Aerial Systems Market Shephard Press' Unmanned Vehicles 2005 UAV Design Innovation Award, presented for Warrior Extended Range/Multi-Purpose UAV Aviation Week 2005 Employer of Choice Finalist, Diversity, Valuing People, Technological ChallengeThird Best US Aerospace/Defense Employer USAF Association 2004 John R. Alison Award for the most outstanding contributions to national defense by an industrial leader, presented to President/CEO, Thomas J. Cassidy Jr. AUVSI's 2002 Pioneer Award, presented to President/CEO Thomas J. Cassidy Jr. USAF's 2001 Packard Award for Development & Engineering, presented for Predator/Hellfire Integration Government influence Since 2005, the Center for Responsible Politics reported General Atomics had spent over $1.5 million per year in lobbying efforts from 2005 to 2011. In April 2002, the company paid for Letitia White, who was then a top aide to Representative Jerry Lewis, and her husband to travel to Italy. White left Lewis' office nine months later, to become a lobbyist at Copeland Lowery. The next day, she began representing General Atomics. Lewis, her former boss, was at the time chairman of the House Defense Appropriations subcommittee. See also Harold Agnew DIII-D (tokamak) HTGR Sequoyah Fuels Corporation Victorville Army Airfield auxiliary fields, including the General Atomics Mirage site and the General Atomics Grey Butte site References Bibliography External links Defense companies of the United States Nuclear technology in the United States Technology companies based in San Diego American companies established in 1955 Technology companies established in 1955 1955 establishments in California General Dynamics Privately held companies based in California