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GENERAL DYNAMICS UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ( Mark One ) [ 2 ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FORM 10 - K For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from 11011 Sunset Hills Road Address of principal executive offices Title of each class Common Stock GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization Reston , Virginia Commission File Number 1-3671 to ( 703 ) 876-3000 Registrant's telephone number , including area code Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) GD Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 13-1673581 I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 20190 Zip code Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes_û_No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No_û__ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes_ü_ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes_û_No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer _ü_ Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting company . Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes _û_ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes ______ No_û_ The aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 36,917,915,083 as of June 28 , 2020 ( based on the closing price of the shares on the New York Stock Exchange ) . 286,264,679 shares of the registrant's common stock , $ 1 par value per share , were outstanding on January 31 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE : Part III incorporates by reference information from certain portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the close of the fiscal year .