Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

General Dynamics Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

N/A
Total assets
2,550
Participants Above avg headcount
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Official DOL plan name: General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) · Sponsored by General Dynamics Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing

N/A in assets, 2,550 participants

General Dynamics Corporation's General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) reported N/A in total assets and 2,550 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

Coverage in Virginia

General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) covers 2,550 participants in Virginia, 3.3x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: N/A.

$62M
reported net income

General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems)'s large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) lands in the large band (2,550 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) reported net income rose from -$602M in the plan year 2022 filing to $62M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) reported participants fell from 2,834 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,550 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 131673581 · General Dynamics Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) · N/A · 2,550

  • VS-ST N/A
  • VS-ST 2,550
  • VS-ST PY 2023
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Norton Healthcare, Inc. Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST 3.3× state

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)N/A
Net Income$62M
Employer EIN131673581
Plan Effective Date2019-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Dynamics Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General Dynamics Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$33.4B 11.992919867650146% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$28B$30B$32B$34B 202220232024 $29.9B $33.4B ▲ +12.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 16 107,750 $29.9B
2023 14 115,717 $32.7B
2024 11 111,719 $33.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 5 data points. 020000400006000080000 5101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Northrop Grumman Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.134846358 · Participants: 13674Northrop Grumman Pension PlanRetirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.184642779 · Participants: 54171Retirement Security PlanNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 8.450021632 · Participants: 7117Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaSheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.306466489 · Participants: 61272Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension FundDominion Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.570958933 · Participants: 12263Dominion Energy Pension Plan
General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems)'s closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by covered participants is Norton Healthcare, Inc. Retirement Plan in KY (2,555 participants; this filing: 2,550 participants).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,550 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How have General Dynamics Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Dynamics Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.0%, from $29.9B to $33.4B.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Mission Systems)?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Norton Healthcare, Inc. Retirement Plan in KY (2,555 participants, $171M in assets).