General Dynamics Mission Systems has appointed Chris Jaeger, a veteran of more than 30 years in the federal government, as vice president of cross business and strategic initiatives.
In this capacity, Jaeger will lead the company’s efforts to collaborate across its portfolio and coordinate with industry leaders to accelerate the delivery of critical platforms to customers, GDMS said Friday.
He will also help integrate and align proven capabilities with the U.S. government and its allies.
“I’m pleased to welcome Chris back to General Dynamics,” said Steve Marker, chief growth officer of GDMS. “Chris will leverage the more than three decades of government experience with the CIA, U.S. Department of State and U.S. Army to rapidly innovate solutions for the most critical national and tactical missions.”
Who Is Chris Jaeger?
According to his LinkedIn profile, Jaeger served as senior director in the space, cyber and intelligence business line at GDMS from October 2022 to November 2024.
Before GDMS, he spent nearly two decades at the CIA, where he served as acting assistant director and deputy assistant director.
The retired U.S. Army officer served as a foreign service officer within the State Department from 1995 to 2004.
Jaeger said he is excited to return to General Dynamics Mission Systems and reconnect with the team, citing the company’s reputation for professional excellence and integrity and noting his readiness to support efforts to address the evolving strategic needs of customers and their missions.
What Does General Dynamics Mission Systems Do?
GDMS is a General Dynamics business unit based in Chantilly, Virginia, with approximately 12,000 employees. It provides mission-critical systems to defense, intelligence and cybersecurity clients across all domains.
GDMS has been making strides across government contracting to sharpen its competitive edge. In September, the U.S. Army awarded GDMS a rapid prototype other transactional authority agreement to build a chassis that would enable soldiers to integrate capabilities into military vehicles. In August, the business unit secured a U.S. Navy contract potentially worth up to $230 million to provide common weapon launchers and multitube weapon simulators for submarine fleets.
