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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-206680
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SD
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20150529
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150529

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000040533
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SHIP & BOAT BUILDING & REPAIRING [3730]
		IRS NUMBER:				131673581
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03671
		FILM NUMBER:		15899744

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			FALLS CHURCH
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22042-4513
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7038763000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			FALLS CHURCH
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22042-4513
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Specialized Disclosure Report </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>GENERAL
DYNAMICS CORPORATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-3671</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-1673581</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>2941 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 100, Falls Church, Virginia</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gregory S. Gallopoulos, (703) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">876-3000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form
applies: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13p-1)</FONT> for the reporting period from January&nbsp;1 to December&nbsp;31, 2014.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;1&#151;Conflict Minerals Disclosure </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">General Dynamics Corporation is submitting this Form SD in compliance with Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. General Dynamics operates through four business groups (Aerospace, Combat Systems, Information Systems and Technology and Marine Systems), each of which further comprises operating business units. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Summary </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on General Dynamics&#146; reasonable
country of origin inquiry (&#147;RCOI&#148;) and the procedures described in this Form SD, General Dynamics has determined that, with respect to the majority of products subject to inquiry by Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-p1</FONT> for
the period from January&nbsp;1, 2014 to December&nbsp;31, 2014 (the &#147;Reporting Period&#148;), the company has no reason to believe these products contain Conflict Minerals (as defined in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-p1)</FONT> that
may have originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo or an adjoining country (collectively, the &#147;Covered Countries&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to four
business units, these business units have reason to believe that conflict minerals contained in certain products may have originated in the Covered Countries. A Conflict Minerals Report, as required by Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-p1,</FONT> is provided as an exhibit to this specialized disclosure report. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of our business units that manufactured or contracted to manufacture products completed during the Reporting Period (the &#147;Completed
Products&#148;) evaluated those products to determine if Conflict Minerals may have been present and potentially necessary to the production or functionality of the Completed Products. Following this evaluation, each business unit then engaged in a
RCOI by identifying, through a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">risk-based</FONT> approach, those suppliers that were likely to provide products containing Conflict Minerals during the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014. The business unit then
contacted each identified supplier to ascertain whether Conflict Minerals were used in the supplier&#146;s products as provided to the business unit. In aggregate, General Dynamics&#146; business units reviewed over 10,500 supplier inquiries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Supplier responses can be grouped into five main categories: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The supplier represented that its products did not contain Conflict Minerals from the Covered Countries. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The supplier represented that it had not completed its own diligence about its products in order to be able to certify to the business unit whether the supplier&#146;s products contain Conflict Minerals from the Covered
Countries. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The supplier represented that it had completed its diligence but was unable to determine whether its products contain Conflict Minerals from the Covered Countries. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The supplier represented that its products contained Conflict Minerals that did or may have originated in the Covered Countries. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The supplier provided no response to the inquiry. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The business units evaluated each response to provide a
level of assurance as to the response&#146;s validity. For nonresponsive suppliers, the business units conducted additional outreach (including mailings or telephone contact). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Following the RCOI, all but four business units concluded that they have no reason to believe that any necessary Conflict Minerals in Completed Products may
have originated in a Covered Country. Accordingly, due diligence for these business units as prescribed by Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1</FONT> is not required. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Only four business units determined that they have reason to believe that a limited amount of necessary Conflict
Minerals in some Completed Products may have originated in a Covered Country. These business units proceeded to conduct due diligence as described in the Conflict Minerals Report filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD and available on our website at
www.generaldynamics.com/conflictminerals. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.02 Exhibit </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See Exhibit 1.01 of this Form SD for the Conflict Minerals Report required by Item&nbsp;1.01. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;2&#151;Exhibits Item&nbsp;2.01 Exhibits </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Exhibit 1.01&#151;Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SIGNATURES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Phebe N. Novakovic</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Phebe N. Novakovic</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chairman and Chief
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 1.01 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Exhibit 1.01&#151;Conflict Minerals Report </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based
on the results of the RCOI, four business units conducted due diligence as a result of responses from suppliers that Conflict Minerals contained in certain products supplied to the business units may have originated in a Covered Country. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Due Diligence Measures </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have undertaken measures to
enact due diligence processes informed by the Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Conflict-Affected</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">High-Risk</FONT> Areas published by
the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the &#147;OECD Guidance&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our due diligence efforts include: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">maintaining a team of both internal and external experts to support supply chain due diligence efforts; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">incorporating Conflict <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Minerals-related</FONT> contractual provisions into agreements with relevant suppliers; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">conducting surveys of suppliers to obtain critical information about the presence and origin of Conflict Minerals in the products they supply to the business units; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">compiling completed surveys and other supplier communications into business unit databases; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">conducting analysis of supplier responses and evaluating the provided information in a manner designed to identify and assess minerals from <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">conflict-affected</FONT> and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">high-risk</FONT> areas in a business units&#146; product supply chain; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">undertaking additional assessments for identified minerals from <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">conflict-affected</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">high-risk</FONT> areas in a business units&#146; supply
chain; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">maintaining membership in industry organizations, such as the Aerospace Industry Association, to keep current on industry practices for Conflict Minerals regulatory compliance and to contribute to the development of
those practices; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">reporting annually on Conflict Minerals due diligence efforts, including posting the most recent Form SD and Conflict Minerals Report at www.generaldynamics.com/conflictminerals. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As stated above, the four business units that determined that they have a reason to believe that a limited amount of necessary Conflict Minerals in some
Completed Products may have originated in a Covered Country exercised due diligence on the source and chain of custody of those Conflict Minerals, as required by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;13-p1.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Specifically, the business units engaged in discussions with certain suppliers, which had represented that products provided to the business units likely
contained Conflict Minerals that came from the Covered Countries. When engaged, some suppliers further represented that they had not yet been able to complete their own due diligence to determine whether the minerals financed or benefitted armed
groups. As a result, these suppliers were unable to provide further details regarding: (1)&nbsp;the facilities used to process the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in products supplied to the business units; (2)&nbsp;the country of origin of
the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in products supplied to the business units; or (3)&nbsp;efforts to determine the mine or location of origin of the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in products supplied to the business units. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Commensurate with the requirements of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-p1,</FONT> General Dynamics will make efforts to continue to: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">assess the presence of Conflict Minerals in our product supply chains; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">communicate our expectations to our suppliers regarding Conflict Minerals sourcing; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">encourage participation of suppliers in programs designed to share information within industry that are aimed at improving assessment of supplier due diligence in the supply chain of minerals from <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">conflict-affected</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">high-risk</FONT> areas. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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