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Investments (Tables) - EBP 6.0
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
EBP, Master Trust [Line Items]  
Schedule of Master Trust Net Assets
The following table presents the net assets of the Master Trust and the Plan's interest in the Master Trust as of December 31, 2025:
Master Trust BalancesPlan's Interest in Master Trust Balances
Investments, at fair value
Participant-directed brokerage accounts$1,434,789,053 $879,054,878 
General Dynamics Corporation common stock4,620,991,283 2,004,631,509 
Investments in other equity securities1,949,909,396 1,183,247,789 
Registered investment companies159,953,112 78,722,221 
Interest bearing cash59,218,212 29,048,723 
Overnight deposit accounts19,860,221 12,112,260 
Collective trusts16,240,201,229 8,969,671,448 
Fixed-income securities:
US government57,127,990 28,673,782 
Mortgage and asset-backed29,403,943 14,758,480 
Foreign government5,131,051 2,575,386 
Corporate debt34,127,949 17,129,561 
Total investments, at fair value24,610,713,439 13,219,626,037 
Investments, at contract value
Synthetic GICs1,881,240,870 827,986,143 
Non-interest bearing accounts1,154,463 558,475 
Net pending trades payables and interest receivable(2,793,266)(1,598,621)
Net assets of Master Trust$26,490,315,506 $14,046,572,034 
The following table presents the net assets of the Master Trust and the Plan's interest in the Master Trust as of December 31, 2024:
Master Trust BalancesPlan's Interest in Master Trust Balances
Investments, at fair value
Participant-directed brokerage accounts$1,184,207,393 $703,824,268 
General Dynamics Corporation common stock3,946,210,540 1,664,880,060 
Investments in other equity securities2,147,981,194 1,295,096,232 
Registered investment companies217,045,032 115,414,165 
Interest bearing cash54,350,752 25,716,322 
Overnight deposit accounts26,917,938 16,084,165 
Collective trusts13,497,262,839 7,296,913,569 
Fixed-income securities:
US government116,145,461 66,114,979 
Mortgage and asset-backed62,918,508 35,815,914 
Foreign government6,170,183 3,512,333 
Corporate debt86,561,840 49,274,713 
Total investments, at fair value21,345,771,680 11,272,646,720 
Investments, at contract value
Synthetic GICs2,067,192,778 917,691,161 
Non-interest bearing accounts1,297,855 580,512 
Net pending trades payables and interest receivable(10,794,865)(6,076,464)
Net assets of Master Trust$23,403,467,448 $12,184,841,929 
The following table presents the changes in net assets of the Master Trust for the year ended December 31, 2025:
Investment income:
Net appreciation in fair value of investments$3,866,836,582 
Interest and dividends209,217,420 
Total investment income4,076,054,002 
Net transfers(989,205,944)
Net increase3,086,848,058 
Net assets:
Beginning of year23,403,467,448 
End of year$26,490,315,506 
Schedule of Fair Value Hierarchy
The following tables set forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Master Trust’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2025 and 2024:
Fair valueQuoted price in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)Significant other
observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant
unobservable
inputs (Level 3)
December 31, 2025:
Participant-directed brokerage accounts$1,434,789,053 $1,389,462,938 $45,326,115 $— 
General Dynamics Corporation common stock4,620,991,283 4,620,991,283 — — 
Investments in other equity securities1,949,909,396 1,949,909,396 — — 
Registered investment companies159,953,112 114,989,654 44,963,458 — 
Interest bearing cash59,218,212 59,218,212 — — 
Overnight deposit accounts19,860,221 19,860,221 — — 
Collective trusts16,240,201,229 — 16,240,201,229 — 
Fixed-income securities:
US government57,127,990 — 57,127,990 — 
Mortgage and asset-backed29,403,943 — 29,403,943 — 
Foreign government5,131,051 — 5,131,051 — 
Corporate debt34,127,949 — 34,127,949 
Total investments, at fair value$24,610,713,439 $8,154,431,704 $16,456,281,735 $— 
Fair valueQuoted price in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)Significant other
observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant
unobservable
inputs (Level 3)
December 31, 2024:
Participant-directed brokerage accounts$1,184,207,393 $1,145,578,367 $38,629,026 $— 
General Dynamics Corporation common stock3,946,210,540 3,946,210,540 — — 
Investments in other equity securities2,147,981,194 2,147,981,194 — — 
Registered investment companies217,045,032 116,926,263 100,118,769 — 
Interest bearing cash54,350,752 54,350,752 — — 
Overnight deposit accounts26,917,938 26,917,938 — — 
Collective trusts13,497,262,839 — 13,497,262,839 — 
Fixed-income securities:
US government116,145,461 — 116,145,461 — 
Mortgage and asset-backed62,918,508 — 62,918,508 — 
Foreign government6,170,183 — 6,170,183 — 
Corporate debt86,561,840 86,561,840 
Total investments, at fair value$21,345,771,680 $7,437,965,054 $13,907,806,626 $—