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) August 8, 2013 (August 7, 2013)

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(d) On August 7, 2013, the board of directors of General Dynamics Corporation elected James N. Mattis as a member of the board of directors, effective immediately. Mr. Mattis has been appointed as a member of the Finance and Benefit Plans Committee. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Mattis and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Mattis was elected as a director. At this time, the company is not aware of any transactions with Mr. Mattis that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

As a non-employee director, Mr. Mattis will receive the same compensation paid to other non-employee directors of the company as disclosed under the caption “Director Compensation” in the company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2013.

A copy of the press release announcing the election of Mr. Mattis is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 General Dynamics press release dated August 7, 2013, announcing the election of James N. Mattis to the board of directors.

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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/ Kimberly A. Kuryea
		Kimberly A. Kuryea
		Vice President and Controller (Authorized Officer and Chief Accounting Officer)

Dated: August 8, 2013

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

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

August 7, 2013

Contact: Rob Doolittle

Tel: 703 876 3199

rdoolitt@generaldynamics.com

General Dynamics Elects James N. Mattis to Board of Directors

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The board of directors of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has elected James N. Mattis to be a director of the corporation, effective August 7, 2013.

Mattis, who is 62, is a retired U.S. Marine Corps general who most recently served as commander of the U.S. Central Command, from August 2010 until March 2013. Previously he was commander of the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) from 2007 to 2010. Mattis retired from the Marine Corps in May 2013.

Mattis served in many leadership roles during more than 40 years of service with the U.S. Marine Corps. As a lieutenant colonel, he commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, an assault battalion in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. As a brigadier general, Mattis commanded the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Task Force 58 during Operation Enduring Freedom in southern Afghanistan. As a major general, he commanded the 1st Marine Division during the initial attack and subsequent stability operations in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

“Jim Mattis is a visionary and an inspiring leader who is renowned for his wisdom, courage and integrity,” said Phebe N. Novakovic, chairman and chief executive officer of General Dynamics. “General Dynamics is honored to have him join our board.”

Mattis holds a bachelor’s degree from Central Washington State University and is a graduate of the Amphibious Warfare School, Marine Corps Command and Staff College and the National War College.

More information about General Dynamics is available at www.generaldynamics.com.

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