0001193125-22-026120.txt : 20220316 0001193125-22-026120.hdr.sgml : 20220316 20220202212430 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-22-026120 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220202 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000040533 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SHIP & BOAT BUILDING & REPAIRING [3730] IRS NUMBER: 131673581 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11011 SUNSET HILLS RD CITY: RESTON STATE: VA ZIP: 20190 BUSINESS PHONE: 703-876-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11011 SUNSET HILLS RD CITY: RESTON STATE: VA ZIP: 20190 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP

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Jason Aiken

Senior Vice President & CFO

February 2, 2021

Wei Lu

Staff Accountant

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

 

  Re:

General Dynamics Corporation

Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020

Filed February 9, 2021

File No. 001-03671

Dear Ms. Lu:

General Dynamics Corporation (the “Company”) has received the comments of the staff (the “Staff”) of the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission set forth in the Staff’s comment letter, dated January 19, 2022 (the “Comment Letter”). The Comment Letter requests that the Company respond to the comments by February 2, 2022, or tell the Staff when the Company will provide its response. As discussed with the Staff, we are writing to confirm that the Company intends to respond to the Comment Letter on or before February 9, 2022.

We appreciate the Staff’s cooperation in this matter.

Sincerely,

/s/ Jason W. Aiken

Jason W. Aiken

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

cc:

Ethan Horowitz

Accounting Branch Chief,

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,

Division of Corporation Finance

11011 Sunset Hills Road

Reston, VA 20190

Tel: 703-876-3000

jaiken@generaldynamics.com

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