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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Marzilli Christopher   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP [GD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/06/2018 (Street) FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/06/2018   A   2,837 (1) A $ 0 63,996 D   Common Stock 03/07/2018   F   1,280 (2) D $ 223.93 62,716 D   Common Stock 03/07/2018   A   1,525 (3) A $ 0 64,241 D   Common Stock               1,036.539 (4) I 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options

$ 223.93

03/07/2018

A

18,140

(5)

03/06/2028

Common Stock

18,140

$ 0

18,140

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Marzilli Christopher C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042			Vice President

Signatures

L. Neal Wheeler, by Power of Attorney		03/08/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents performance restricted stock units (PRSUs) originally granted in 2015. Includes additional units issued upon achievement of the performance criteria, as well as accrued dividend equivalents. No further service-based vesting is required. The PRSUs and dividend equivalents are settled in shares of common stock.
(2)	Withholding of shares of Common Stock under General Dynamics Corporation 2012 Equity Compensation Plan to satisfy tax withholding obligations on release of PRSUs.
(3)	Represents shares of restricted stock subject to service-based vesting that will be released three years after the grant date.
(4)	Includes share activity under General Dynamics 401(k) plan since date of reporting person's last ownership report.
(5)	Fifty percent become exercisable on 03/07/2020 and the remaining fifty percent become exercisable on 03/07/2021.

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