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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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)      January 20, 2006
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                        ANTEON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    DELAWARE
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


                333-84835                                13-3880755
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          (Commission File Number)            (IRS Employer Identification No.)


      3211 JERMANTOWN ROAD, SUITE 700
               FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA                               22030-2801
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)


                                 (703) 246-0200
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                       N/A
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

                  On January 20, 2006, Anteon International Corporation issued a
press release announcing that its board of directors had set January 30, 2006 as
the record date for determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice of,
and vote, at a special meeting of the stockholders to be held on March 3, 2006
to vote to approve the proposed merger between Anteon and an indirect,
wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation.

                  A copy of the press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1
hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

       (c)   EXHIBITS

             99.1         Press Release, dated January 20, 2006.







                                   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.


                                             ANTEON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION



                                             By: /s/ Curtis L. Schehr
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                                                 Curtis L. Schehr
                                                 Senior Vice President,
                                                 General Counsel and Secretary


Date: January 20, 2006





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