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) November 18, 2013 (November 15, 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

(b) On November 18, 2013, General Dynamics Corporation issued a press release announcing that L. Hugh Redd II, who has been the senior vice president and chief financial officer of the company since 2006, has informed the company of his intention to retire on December 31, 2013.

(c) The company also announced that on November 18, 2013, the board of directors elected Jason W. Aiken to succeed Mr. Redd as senior vice president and chief financial officer of the company, effective January 1, 2014. Mr. Aiken, age 41, has served as chief financial officer of the company’s Gulfstream Aerospace subsidiary since September 1, 2011, and prior to that time served as vice president and controller for the company from April 2010 to August 2011 and staff vice president, accounting from July 2006 to March 2010.

A copy of a press release issued by the company regarding these matters 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 November 18, 2013.

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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: November 18, 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

November 18, 2013

Contact: Rob Doolittle

Tel: 703 876 3199

rdoolittle@generaldynamics.com

General Dynamics Board Elects Aiken to be Chief Financial Officer; Redd to Retire at Year-end

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The board of directors of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has elected Jason W. Aiken to be senior vice president and chief financial officer of the corporation, effective Jan. 1, 2014, to succeed L. Hugh Redd II, who has informed the company of his intention to retire. Aiken is the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics.

In announcing the board’s action, Phebe N. Novakovic, chairman and chief executive officer, said, “Hugh Redd has had a distinguished career of service at General Dynamics, beginning as a financial analyst in 1986 and steadily rising through the financial-management organization before becoming CFO of the company in 2006. He is a leader in the industry and in the community. Hugh has been a valued and trusted advisor, and we wish him well in his retirement.

“Jason Aiken, who previously served as controller of General Dynamics, has played a pivotal role in directing the financial management of Gulfstream. He is attuned to the requirements of a fast-paced, global business operation, and we look forward to his continued contributions as part of the corporation’s senior management team,” Novakovic said.

Aiken, 41, has been senior vice president and CFO of Gulfstream since September 2011, responsible for providing financial services and support to all Gulfstream operations. Previously, as vice president and controller of General Dynamics, he was responsible for the company’s accounting, financial reporting, government finance and corporate financial systems. He also had been staff vice president of accounting, responsible for financial accounting and reporting functions. Aiken joined General Dynamics in June 2002 as director of consolidation accounting. Aiken is a certified public accountant and has a master’s of business administration from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s of science in business administration and accounting from Washington and Lee University.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.

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