General Atomics
Doing business as General Atomics CORP
At a glance
EmployeesNot reported
In business sinceNot reported
HeadquartersShannon, MS
US patents449
SAM.gov UEICB36HWQLPNT3
CAGE code4US81
Incorporated inCA
Brands
This company sells these brands.
- fission
- fusion energy systems
- aircraft launch
- recovery systems
- missile defense
- unmanned aircraft systems
- batteries
- uranium resources
- demilitarization
- hazardous waste destruction
- electromagnetic systems
Named on the company’s own website, read JUL 29, 2026
CareersCareers page — seen SEP 8, 2026
Supplier designations
For Profit OrganizationManufacturer of Goods
Self-certified by the company in its SAM.gov registration
Patents
449 US patents granted 1976–2025, 19 of them in the five years to SEP 2025.
Measurement 59Engines, pumps, turbines 55Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 54Materials, metallurgy 40Chemical engineering 29
- Method to manufacture potted electronic assemblies for extreme mechanical and thermal environmentsUS 12,418,991 · granted SEP 16, 2025
- Engineered SiC-SiC composite and monolithic SiC layered structuresUS 12,417,853 · granted SEP 16, 2025
- Single cell fault tolerant battery system architectureUS 12,203,998 · granted JAN 21, 2025
- Autonomous flight safety systemUS 12,175,877 · granted DEC 24, 2024
- Silicon to silicon carbide conversion for ceramic matrix composite fabricationUS 12,054,433 · granted AUG 6, 2024
Newest 5 shown · Granted to General Atomics · PatentsView (USPTO), data through SEP 30, 2025 · CC BY 4.0
Their plants
5 FACILITIES| Facility | City | State | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Atomics | San Diego | CA | — | ACTIVE |
| General Atomics | Englewood | CO | — | ACTIVE |
| General Atomics | Lexington Park | MD | — | ACTIVE |
| General Atomics | Shannon | MS | — | ACTIVE |
| General Atomics INC | Herndon | VA | — | ACTIVE |
Compiled from federal records — EPA, OSHA, SAM.gov and the U.S. Census — and from the company’s own website. Federal source data is public domain. Each plant’s page names the source of every field.