SD

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM SD

Specialized Disclosure Report

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-3671	13-1673581
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2941 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 100, Falls Church, Virginia	22042
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Gregory S. Gallopoulos, (703) 876-3000

(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

x Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2014.

Section 1—Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

General Dynamics Corporation is submitting this Form SD in compliance with Rule 13p-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. General Dynamics operates through four business groups (Aerospace, Combat Systems, Information Systems and Technology and Marine Systems), each of which further comprises operating business units.

Summary

Based on General Dynamics’ reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) and the procedures described in this Form SD, General Dynamics has determined that, with respect to the majority of products subject to inquiry by Rule 13-p1 for the period from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 (the “Reporting Period”), the company has no reason to believe these products contain Conflict Minerals (as defined in Rule 13-p1) that may have originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo or an adjoining country (collectively, the “Covered Countries”).

With respect to four business units, these business units have reason to believe that conflict minerals contained in certain products may have originated in the Covered Countries. A Conflict Minerals Report, as required by Rule 13-p1, is provided as an exhibit to this specialized disclosure report.

Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

Each of our business units that manufactured or contracted to manufacture products completed during the Reporting Period (the “Completed Products”) evaluated those products to determine if Conflict Minerals may have been present and potentially necessary to the production or functionality of the Completed Products. Following this evaluation, each business unit then engaged in a RCOI by identifying, through a risk-based approach, those suppliers that were likely to provide products containing Conflict Minerals during the year ended December 31, 2014. The business unit then contacted each identified supplier to ascertain whether Conflict Minerals were used in the supplier’s products as provided to the business unit. In aggregate, General Dynamics’ business units reviewed over 10,500 supplier inquiries.

Supplier responses can be grouped into five main categories:

(1) The supplier represented that its products did not contain Conflict Minerals from the Covered Countries.

(2) The supplier represented that it had not completed its own diligence about its products in order to be able to certify to the business unit whether the supplier’s products contain Conflict Minerals from the Covered Countries.

(3) The supplier represented that it had completed its diligence but was unable to determine whether its products contain Conflict Minerals from the Covered Countries.

(4) The supplier represented that its products contained Conflict Minerals that did or may have originated in the Covered Countries.

(5) The supplier provided no response to the inquiry.

The business units evaluated each response to provide a level of assurance as to the response’s validity. For nonresponsive suppliers, the business units conducted additional outreach (including mailings or telephone contact).

Following the RCOI, all but four business units concluded that they have no reason to believe that any necessary Conflict Minerals in Completed Products may have originated in a Covered Country. Accordingly, due diligence for these business units as prescribed by Rule 13p-1 is not required.

Only four business units determined that they have reason to believe that a limited amount of necessary Conflict Minerals in some Completed Products may have originated in a Covered Country. These business units proceeded to conduct due diligence as described in the Conflict Minerals Report filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD and available on our website at www.generaldynamics.com/conflictminerals.

Item 1.02 Exhibit

See Exhibit 1.01 of this Form SD for the Conflict Minerals Report required by Item 1.01.

Section 2—Exhibits Item 2.01 Exhibits

Exhibit 1.01—Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.

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 duly authorized undersigned.

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Phebe N. Novakovic
	Phebe N. Novakovic Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 29, 2015

EX-1.01

Exhibit 1.01

Exhibit 1.01—Conflict Minerals Report

Based on the results of the RCOI, four business units conducted due diligence as a result of responses from suppliers that Conflict Minerals contained in certain products supplied to the business units may have originated in a Covered Country.

Due Diligence Measures

We have undertaken measures to enact due diligence processes informed by the Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the “OECD Guidance”).

Our due diligence efforts include:

• maintaining a team of both internal and external experts to support supply chain due diligence efforts;

• incorporating Conflict Minerals-related contractual provisions into agreements with relevant suppliers;

• conducting surveys of suppliers to obtain critical information about the presence and origin of Conflict Minerals in the products they supply to the business units;

• compiling completed surveys and other supplier communications into business unit databases;

• conducting analysis of supplier responses and evaluating the provided information in a manner designed to identify and assess minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas in a business units’ product supply chain;

• undertaking additional assessments for identified minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas in a business units’ supply chain;

• maintaining membership in industry organizations, such as the Aerospace Industry Association, to keep current on industry practices for Conflict Minerals regulatory compliance and to contribute to the development of those practices; and

• reporting annually on Conflict Minerals due diligence efforts, including posting the most recent Form SD and Conflict Minerals Report at www.generaldynamics.com/conflictminerals.

Information Concerning Processors and Country of Origin

As stated above, the four business units that determined that they have a reason to believe that a limited amount of necessary Conflict Minerals in some Completed Products may have originated in a Covered Country exercised due diligence on the source and chain of custody of those Conflict Minerals, as required by Rule 13-p1.

Specifically, the business units engaged in discussions with certain suppliers, which had represented that products provided to the business units likely contained Conflict Minerals that came from the Covered Countries. When engaged, some suppliers further represented that they had not yet been able to complete their own due diligence to determine whether the minerals financed or benefitted armed groups. As a result, these suppliers were unable to provide further details regarding: (1) the facilities used to process the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in products supplied to the business units; (2) the country of origin of the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in products supplied to the business units; or (3) efforts to determine the mine or location of origin of the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in products supplied to the business units.

Continuing Efforts

Commensurate with the requirements of Rule 13-p1, General Dynamics will make efforts to continue to:

• assess the presence of Conflict Minerals in our product supply chains;

• communicate our expectations to our suppliers regarding Conflict Minerals sourcing; and

• encourage participation of suppliers in programs designed to share information within industry that are aimed at improving assessment of supplier due diligence in the supply chain of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas.