Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Smith Robert Edward

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/1/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP [GD]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DR.

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President /

(Street)

FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	14000.217	D
Common Stock	5108.444 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	5294.565	I	401(k) Plan

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Options	⁽²⁾	3/4/2021	Common Stock	14540	$112.40	D
Stock Options	⁽³⁾	3/3/2025	Common Stock	12860	$136.78	D
Stock Options	⁽⁴⁾	3/1/2026	Common Stock	19320	$135.85	D
Stock Options	⁽⁵⁾	2/28/2027	Common Stock	13140	$191.71	D
Stock Options	⁽⁶⁾	3/6/2028	Common Stock	11570	$223.93	D
Stock Options	⁽⁷⁾	3/5/2029	Common Stock	16400	$167.61	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Includes 3,680 shares of restricted stock and 1,428.444 restricted stock units, each of which are subject to service-based vesting and will release three years after the grant date. The restricted stock units are settled on a one-to-one basis in Common Stock.
(2)	Fifty percent became exercisable on 03/05/2015 and the remaining fifty percent became exercisable on 03/05/2016.
(3)	Fifty percent became exercisable on 03/04/2017 and the remaining fifty percent became exercisable on 03/04/2018.
(4)	Fifty percent became exercisable on 03/02/2018 and the remaining fifty percent became exercisable on 03/02/2019.
(5)	Fifty percent became exercisable on 03/01/2019 and the remaining fifty percent will become exercisable on 03/01/2020.
(6)	Fifty percent will become exercisable on 03/07/2020 and the remaining fifty percent will become exercisable on 03/07/2021.
(7)	Fifty percent will become exercisable on 03/06/2021 and the remaining fifty percent will become exercisable on 03/06/2022.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Smith Robert Edward C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DR. FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042			Executive Vice President

Signatures
L. Neal Wheeler, by Power of Attorney		7/2/2019
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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