UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~April 29~~May 11, 2026 (~~April 29~~May 6, 2026)

Commission File Number 1-3671

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

13-1673581

State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization

I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

11011 Sunset Hills Road

Reston,

Virginia

20190

Address of principal executive offices

Zip code

(703) 876-3000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	GD	New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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. o

Item 25.0207 ~~Results~~Submission of ~~Operations~~Matters ~~and~~to ~~Financial~~a ~~Condition~~Vote of Security Holders

OnThe ~~April 29,~~results ~~2026,~~of ~~General~~voting ~~Dynamics~~on ~~announced~~Proposals ~~its~~1 ~~financial~~through ~~results~~3, ~~for~~as ~~the~~numbered ~~quarter~~in ~~ended~~General ~~April 5,~~Dynamics Corporation’s (the “Company”) 2026. AProxy ~~copy~~Statement ofsubmitted to the ~~press~~Company’s ~~release~~shareholders isfor ~~being~~consideration ~~furnished~~at asthe ~~Exhibit~~Annual ~~99.1~~Meeting toof ~~this~~Shareholders ~~Form~~held ~~8-K~~on ~~and~~May is6, ~~hereby~~2026, ~~incorporated~~are byset ~~reference~~forth below.

~~Item~~Proposal 91.~~01 Financial~~ In ~~Statements~~an ~~and~~uncontested ~~Exhibits~~election, each of the following nominees was elected to the Board of Directors of the Company.

(d) Exhibits (furnished only)


	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Richard D. Clarke	206,009,776	5,863,619	163,899	26,186,524
Rudy F. deLeon	207,941,805	3,931,997	163,492	26,186,524
Cecil D. Haney	192,451,792	17,358,240	2,227,262	26,186,524
Charles W. Hooper	205,962,342	5,806,776	268,176	26,186,524
Mark M. Malcolm	209,159,574	2,721,387	156,333	26,186,524
Phebe N. Novakovic	206,980,293	4,919,764	137,237	26,186,524
C. Howard Nye	208,677,904	3,192,523	166,867	26,186,524
Catherine B. Reynolds	210,070,184	1,831,313	135,797	26,186,524
Laura J. Schumacher	204,477,368	7,422,217	137,709	26,186,524
Robert K. Steel	208,222,353	3,088,902	726,039	26,186,524
John G. Stratton	210,153,203	1,727,322	156,769	26,186,524
Peter A. Wall	205,256,169	6,630,230	150,895	26,186,524

99.1			General Dynamics press release dated April 29, 2026, with respect to the company’s financial results for the quarter ended April 5, 2026.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Proposal 2. Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2026.


	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Advisory Vote to Approve KPMG as Independent Auditor	229,881,861	8,152,577	189,380	—

Proposal 3. Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K and contained in the 2026 Proxy Statement, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables, accompanying footnotes and narrative discussion.


	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation	206,325,467	4,838,656	873,171	26,186,524

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 undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	~~GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION~~	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION
	by	~~/s/ Dana O. Maisano~~by	/s/ Gregory S. Gallopoulos
		Dana O. MaisanoVice President and Controller(Authorized Officer and Chief Accounting Officer)
			Gregory S. GallopoulosSenior Vice President, General Counsel andSecretary(Authorized Officer)
Dated: April 29, 2026
Dated: May 11, 2026

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