Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

General Dynamics Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$536M
Total assets
1,027
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$522,176
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) · Sponsored by General Dynamics Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing

$536M in assets, 1,027 participants

General Dynamics Corporation's General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) reported $536M in total assets and 1,027 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Where General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) sits by assets

General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $536M for 1,027 participants (~$522,176/participant), down 12.9% in 2024.

$536M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
1,027
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$522,176
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $80M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$80M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) end-of-year assets fell from $615M in the plan year 2023 filing to $536M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) reported participants fell from 1,096 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,027 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) outranks 97% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 5.4x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$615M
Net Assets (End of Year)$535M
Net Income-$80M
Employer EIN131673581
Plan Effective Date2018-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Dynamics Corporation)

$28B$30B$32B$34B 202220232024 $29.9B $33.4B ▲ +12.0%
Total plan assets by year, all General Dynamics Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 16 107,750 $29.9B
2023 14 115,717 $32.7B
2024 11 111,719 $33.4B

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General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) assets move in 2024?
General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) pulled back noticeably - down 12.9% during 2024, from $615M to $536M. Reported net income was -$80M.
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.
Where does General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems)?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan in NY ($536M, 1,941 participants).

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  • By total assets, General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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  • General Dynamics Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 12.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 131673581.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.