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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP [GD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DR., SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/01/2006 (Street) FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 12/04/2006 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $1.00 par value 12/01/2006   M   3,152 (1) A $ 46.96 23,164 (1) (2) D   Common Stock, $1.00 par value 12/01/2006   M   2,000 (1) A $ 48.885 25,164 (1) D   Common Stock, $1.00 par value 12/01/2006   S   2,320 D $ 74.7313 22,844 D   Common Stock, $1.00 par value 12/01/2006   S   1,000 D $ 74.717 21,844 D   Common Stock, $1.00 par value 12/01/2006   S   769 D $ 74.7144 21,075 D   Common Stock, $1.00 par value               2,460.0958 (1) (3) I 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options

$ 46.96

12/01/2006

M

2,320

03/06/2003

03/05/2007

Common Stock

2,320

$ 0

0

D

Stock Options

$ 46.96

12/01/2006

M

832

03/06/2004

03/05/2007

Common Stock

832

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option

$ 48.885

12/01/2006

M

1,000

05/01/2003

04/30/2007

Common Stock

1,000

$ 0

0

D

Stock Options

$ 48.885

12/01/2006

M

1,000

05/01/2004

04/30/2007

Common Stock

1,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DR., SUITE 100 FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042			Senior Vice President

Signatures

Margaret N. House, by power of attorney		12/04/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Share ownership adjusted for 2-for-1 stock split on 3/24/2006
(2)	Number corrected due to clerical error
(3)	Includes share activity under General Dynamics 401(k) plan since date of reporting person's last ownership report
Remarks: Reporting person has 127,688 stock options (adjusted for 2-for-1 stock split on 3/24/2006), as previously reported.

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