Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CROWN JAMES S
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP [GD] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
222 N. LASALLE STREET, STE 2000		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/02/2017
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60601		 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               77,286 (1) D  
Common Stock               5,424,092 I See ftn (2)
Common Stock               2,511,144 I See ftn (3)
Common Stock 11/02/2017   J(4)   2,908 D $ 0 301,892 I See ftn (5)
Common Stock 11/02/2017   J(4)   408,102 D $ 0 7,297,010 I See ftn (6)
Common Stock 11/03/2017   J(4)   5,258 D $ 0 7,291,752 I See ftn (6)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CROWN JAMES S
222 N. LASALLE STREET
STE 2000
CHICAGO, IL 60601		   X      

Signatures

 /s/Angie Newhouse, Attorney-in-Fact   11/06/2017
**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) Includes 1,970 shares of restricted stock.
(2) Owned by HCNI II LLC. The Reporting Person is a member of HCNI II LLC and is a manager of its manager, HCC Manager LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by HCNI II LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3) Owned by Areljay II LLC. The Reporting Person is a beneficiary of a trust that is a member of Areljay II LLC, and is a manager of its manager, HHC Manager LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by Areljay II LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4) Represents a distribution of shares by the partnership which held such shares to the estate of a partner. The Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest in the distributed shares.
(5) Owned by a partnership, Crown Fund II, of which the Reporting Person is a partner. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by this entity except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(6) Owned by a partnership, The Crown Fund, of which the Reporting Person is a partner. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by this entity except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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