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                                                                    Exhibit 23.5

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
General Dynamics Corporation on Form S-4 of our reports dated February 1, 1999
(March 1, 1999 as to Note 16), appearing in and incorporated by reference in
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation for the year
ended December 31, 1998 and the reference to us under the headings "Selected
Financial Data" and "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
June 4, 1999
