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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration
statement of General Dynamics Corporation on Form S-3 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 to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus, which is part of this
registration statement.

                                                   DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
June 17, 1999


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