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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3


                        CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


        We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
No. 333- 81051 of General Dynamics Corporation on Form S-3 of our report with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Gulfstream Aerospace
Corporation as of December 31, 1998 and for the years ended December 31, 1998
and 1997, dated February 1, 1999 (March 1, 1999 as to Note 16), appearing in
General Dynamics Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K of General Dynamics
Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1999, and to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.


                                                /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
                                                DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
September 8, 2000