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) 
                        31 December 1997
     
     
                    GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION
                                  
                   (Exact name of registrant as specified
                          in its charter)
                          
        Delaware                1-3671            13-1673581
  (State or other              (Commission     (IRS Employer
    jurisdiction               File Number)    Identification No.)
  of incorporation)

3190 Fairview Park Drive,Falls Church, Virginia      22042-4523
Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)


                        (703) 876-3000
            Registrant's telephone number,including area code
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Item  5.    Other Events

       On December 31, 1997, General Dynamics Corporation completed
       the acquisition of Ceridian Corporation's Computing Devices
       International division for a purchase price of $600 million. The 
       purchase consideration is subject to post-closing adjustment as
       specified in the Asset Purchase Agreement.
       
       Computing Devices International is a defense electronics and
       systems integration business with 1997 sales of approximately
       $600 million.  It holds a leading position in the Canadian
       defense electronics market, and important niches in the U.S.
       defense market.  It serves defense and other government
       agencies worldwide, as well as commercial customers in
       selected markets.  Computing Devices employs 3,300 people in
       facilities in Bloomington, Minnesota; Calgary, Alberta, and
       Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and Hastings, United Kingdom.
       
                             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 hereunto duly authorized.



                                   GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION
                                         (Registrant)
                                         
                                         
                                         
                          By  /s/  John W. Schwartz John W. Schwartz
                               Staff Vice President and Controller
                                   (Principal Accounting Officer)
                                   
                                   
Dated January 16, 1998
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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) 
                        31 December 1997
     
     
                    GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION
                                  
                   (Exact name of registrant as specified
                          in its charter)
                          
        Delaware                1-3671            13-1673581
  (State or other              (Commission     (IRS Employer
    jurisdiction               File Number)    Identification No.)
  of incorporation)

3190 Fairview Park Drive,Falls Church, Virginia      22042-4523
Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

                        (703) 876-3000
            Registrant's telephone number,including area code
Item  5.    Other Events

       On December 31, 1997, General Dynamics Corporation completed
       the acquisition of Ceridian Corporation's Computing Devices
       International division for a purchase price of $600 million. The 
       purchase consideration is subject to post-closing adjustment as
       specified in the Asset Purchase Agreement.
       
       Computing Devices International is a defense electronics and
       systems integration business with 1997 sales of approximately
       $600 million.  It holds a leading position in the Canadian
       defense electronics market, and important niches in the U.S.
       defense market.  It serves defense and other government
       agencies worldwide, as well as commercial customers in
       selected markets.  Computing Devices employs 3,300 people in
       facilities in Bloomington, Minnesota; Calgary, Alberta, and
       Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and Hastings, United Kingdom.
       
                             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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                   GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION
                                         (Registrant)
                                         
                                         
                                         
                          By  /s/  John W. Schwartz John W. Schwartz
                               Staff Vice President and Controller
                                   (Principal Accounting Officer)
                                   
                                   
Dated January 16, 1998