8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 2, 2006 (March 1, 2006)

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-3671	13-1673581
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2941 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 100, Falls Church, Virginia		22042-4513
( Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

(703) 876-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Effective March 1, 2006, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of General Dynamics Corporation (the “Company”) approved 2005 bonus payments to the Company’s named executive officers and certain other officers of the Company and its subsidiaries. The following bonus payments to the Company’s named executive officers were approved by the Committee:

Name and Principal Position	2005 Bonus Payment
Nicholas D. Chabraja Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer	$	3,000,000
Michael J. Mancuso Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$	700,000
Gerard J. DeMuro Executive Vice President and Group Executive, Information Systems and Technology	$	675,000
David A. Savner Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Secretary	$	600,000
Bryan T. Moss Executive Vice President and Group Executive, Aerospace	$	580,000
Arthur J. Veitch (a) Executive Vice President and Group Executive, Combat Systems	$	600,000

(a) Mr. Veitch resigned as an executive officer of the Company in June 2005 but remained an employee until his retirement on December 31, 2005. Mr. Veitch would have been among the four most highly compensated executive officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer) but for the fact that he was not serving as an executive officer of the Company as of December 31, 2005.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On March 1, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors authorized a two-for-one stock split to be effected in the form of a 100 percent stock dividend to be distributed on March 24, 2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 13, 2006.

The press release also announced that the Board increased the Company’s regular quarterly dividend 15 percent from the previous level. Adjusted to reflect the stock split, the regular quarterly dividend will be 23 cents per share versus the previous rate of 20 cents per share, also adjusted to reflect the stock split. The increased regular quarterly dividend is payable May 5, 2006, to shareholders of record April 7, 2006.

A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 General Dynamics press release dated March 1, 2006

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SIGNATURES

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 undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION
by	/s/ John W. Schwartz
	John W. Schwartz
	Vice President and Controller
	(Authorized Officer and Chief Accounting Officer)

Dated: March 2, 2006

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

2941 Fairview Park Drive
Suite 100	News
Falls Church, VA 22042-4513 www.generaldynamics.com

March 1, 2006

Contact: Rob Doolittle

Tel: 703 876 3199

Fax: 703 876 3555

rdoolitt@generaldynamics.com

General Dynamics Board Increases Dividend 15 Percent, Declares 2-for-1 Stock Split

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The board of directors of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today increased the company’s regular quarterly dividend 15 percent from the previous level and declared a two-for-one split of the company’s common stock, to be distributed in the form of a stock dividend, payable March 24, 2006, to shareholders of record March 13, 2006. As a result, the number of outstanding shares of General Dynamics common stock will increase to approximately 400 million shares.

The increased regular quarterly dividend is payable May 5, 2006, to shareholders of record April 7, 2006. Adjusted to reflect the stock split, General Dynamics’ regular quarterly dividend will be 23 cents per share versus the previous rate of 20 cents per share, also adjusted to reflect the stock split.

Nicholas D. Chabraja, General Dynamics chairman and chief executive officer, said, “This ninth consecutive annual increase in the company’s regular quarterly dividend is tangible evidence of General Dynamics’ commitment to creating value for our shareholders. Our decision to declare a two-for-one stock split reflects our desire to enhance liquidity in the public markets trading our stock so that both current and new shareholders can more efficiently purchase General Dynamics shares.”

General Dynamics last increased the regular quarterly dividend on March 2, 2005. The last time the company’s stock was split was March 4, 1998.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 72,200 people worldwide and had 2005 revenue of $21.2 billion. The company is a market leader in mission-critical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and business aviation. More information about the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.

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