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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q



[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1998

                         Commission file number: 0-28082


                              KVH Industries, Inc.
             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

              Delaware                                       05-0420589
(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

                   50 Enterprise Center, Middletown, RI. 02842
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                               (401) - 847 - 3327
               (Registrant' telephone number, including area code)



         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No __



         Indicate the number of shares  outstanding of each of the  registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

     Date                      Class                            Outstanding
shares

April 17, 1998    Common Stock, par value $0.01 per, share        7,093,648



<PAGE>



                       KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                                      INDEX

                                                                        Page No.
PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

         ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

                  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of  March 31, 1998 and
                  December 31, 1997                                           3

                  Consolidated Statements of  Income for the
                  three months ended March 31, 1998 and  1997                 4

                  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
                  three months ended March 31, 1998 and  1997                 5

                  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                  6


         ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS               7

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION                                                    9

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K                                      9

SIGNATURES                                                                    9







<PAGE>


Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.  Financial Statements.

                      KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                    PRELIMINARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                                              March 31, 1998     December 31,
                                                (Unaudited)     1997 (Audited)
                                            ------------------------------------
Assets:

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents                       $  3,722,126          4,757,614
Accounts receivable, net                           2,939,861          4,338,992
Contract receivables                                  56,378            156,777
Costs and estimated earnings in excess
of billings on uncompleted contracts                 376,493            406,014
Inventories                                        5,309,665          4,751,792
Prepaid expenses and other deposits                  172,631            222,015
Deferred income taxes                                984,960            387,567
                                            -----------------   ----------------
  Total current assets                            13,562,114         15,020,771
                                            -----------------   ----------------
Property and equipment, net                        6,057,509          5,974,635
Other assets, less accumulated amortization
                                                     709,151            731,000
Deferred income taxes                                 78,535             78,535
                                            -----------------   ----------------
Total assets                                   $  20,407,309         21,804,941
                                            =================   ================

Liabilities and stockholders' equity:

Current liabilities:
Current lease obligation                               5,119              7,278
Accounts payable                                   1,394,614          1,618,295
Accrued expenses                                     709,498            960,488
Customer deposits                                          0             25,068
                                            -----------------   ----------------
  Total current liabilities                        2,109,231          2,611,129
                                            -----------------   ----------------

Stockholders' equity:
Common stock                                          70,866             70,860
Additional paid-in capital                        15,299,537         15,298,558
Retained earnings                                  2,927,675          3,824,394
                                            -----------------   ----------------
  Total stockholders' equity                      18,298,078         19,193,812
                                            -----------------   ----------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity     $  20,407,309         21,804,941
                                            =================   ================




<PAGE>


Item 1.  Financial Statements.

                      KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                  (Unaudited)

                                                Three months ended
                                                    March 31,
                                             1998                      1997
                                       ----------------      -------------------

Net sales                                 $  4,128,601                5,916,329
Cost of sales                                2,998,419                3,179,029
                                       ----------------      -------------------
Gross profit                                 1,130,182                2,737,300

Operating expenses:
Research & development                         851,052                  605,946
Sales & marketing                            1,102,654                  779,099
Administration                                 632,337                  476,551
                                       ----------------      -------------------

Income (loss) from operations              (1,455,861)                  875,704

Other income (expense):
Other expense                                  (2,071)                  (7,040)
Interest income                                 29,935                   86,486
Foreign currency gain (loss)                     1,665                  (3,874)
                                       ----------------      -------------------

Income (loss) before income taxes          (1,426,332)                  951,276

Income tax expense (benefit)                 (529,613)                  347,287
                                       ================      ===================
Net earnings (loss)                       $  (896,719)                  603,989
                                       ================      ===================

Per share information:
Income (loss) per share - basic              $  (0.13)                     0.09
                                       ================      ===================
Income (loss) per share - diluted            $  (0.13)                     0.08
                                       ================      ===================

Weighted average number of shares 
outstanding:
Basic                                        7,086,228                7,014,312
                                       ================      ===================
                                             7,086,228                7,492,614
Diluted                                ================      ===================

        See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Item 1. Financial Statements.

                         KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                     (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           Three months ended
                                                                March 31,
                                                          1998              1997
                                                    -----------------  ---------------
<S>                                                         <C>              <C>
Cash flow from operations:
Net earnings (loss)                                     $  (896,719)          603,989
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
Provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization                                184,357          157,393
Provision for deferred taxes                               (597,393)
                                                                             0
Decrease in accounts and contract receivables              1,499,530        1,195,543
Decrease (increase) in costs and estimated
earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted
contracts                                                     29,521        (159,042)
Increase in inventories                                    (557,873)        (105,299)
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other deposits               49,384           97,946
Increase in accounts payables                              (223,681)          342,000
Decrease in accrued expenses                               (250,990)        (357,116)
Decrease in customer deposits                               (25,068)        (552,087)
                                                    -----------------  ---------------
Net cash provided by operating activities                  (788,932)       1,223,327
                                                    -----------------  ---------------
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures                                       (245,382)        (282,235)
                                                    -----------------  ---------------
Net cash (used in) investing activities:                   (245,382)        (282,235)
                                                    -----------------  ---------------
Cash flow from financing activities:
Repayments of obligations under capital lease                (2,159)         (14,093)
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock, exercise
 of warrants and stock options                                   985           34,899
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities          (1,174)           20,806
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
 equivalents                                              (1,035,488)         961,898
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period           4,757,614        7,005,682
                                                    -----------------  ---------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period              $  3,722,126        7,967,580
                                                    =================  ===============


Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest                 $    2,961            1,237
Cash paid during the period for income taxes             $        0                0
</TABLE>

      See the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




<PAGE>


Item 1.  Financial Statements.

                       KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                             March 31, 1998 and 1997
                                   (Unaudited)



(1.) The accompanying consolidated financial statements of KVH Industries,  Inc.
and subsidiary  (the "Company") for the three month periods ended March 31, 1998
and 1997 have been prepared in accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles and with the  instructions  to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation
S-X. The consolidated  financial  statements  presented have not been audited by
independent public accountants,  but include all adjustments (consisting of only
normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary
for a fair  presentation of the financial  condition,  results of operations and
cash flows for such  periods.  These  consolidated  financial  statements do not
include  all  disclosures   associated  with  annual  financial  statements  and
accordingly  should  be read in  conjunction  with  the  consolidated  financial
statements  and notes thereto  included in the  Company's  Annual Report on Form
10-K dated March 25, 1998 as filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission,
a copy of which is available from the Company upon request.  The results for the
three  months  ended  March  31,  1998  are not  necessarily  indicative  of the
operating results for the remainder of the year.

 (2.)  Inventories  at March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997 include the costs of
material,  labor and factory  overhead.  Inventories  are stated at the lower of
cost (first-in,  first-out) or market and consist of the following (in thousands
of dollars):
                                          1998                   1997
                                          ----                   ----
         Raw materials                   $3,546                $3,243
         Work in process                    356                   356
         Finished goods                   1,407                 1,153
                                          -----               -------
                                         $5,310                $4,752
                                         ======                 ======

Defense project inventories are included in the balance sheet caption "Costs and
estimated  earnings  in excess of billings on  uncompleted  contracts".  Defense
project  inventories  amounted  to $18,577  and  $39,408  at March 31,  1998 and
December 31, 1997  respectively.  Defense  contracts  provide for project  costs
reimbursement  as costs are incurred,  through monthly  invoicing of vouchers or
progress billings.

(3.) Income tax  benefit has been  calculated  using an  estimated  year-to-date
income tax rate of 37%. The tax rate utilized in the  calculation  of income tax
benefit  differs from the federal  statutory  rate of 34% primarily due to state
income tax expense net of the associated federal tax benefit and tax credits.

(4.) Net income (loss) per common share. In computing first quarter 1998 diluted
loss per share the conversion of common stock equivalents was not assumed as the
effect  would  be  antidilutive.  See  Exhibit  11 for a  reconciliation  of the
weighted  average number of shares  outstanding  used in the  computation of the
basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share.

 (5.) During the first  quarter of 1998 the Company  adopted two new  accounting
pronouncements,  SFAS No. 130 and No. 131. The  Financial  Accounting  Standards
Board ("FASB") recently issued SFAS No. 130, "Reporting  Comprehensive  Income".
This statement  establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive
income and its components in a full set of general-purpose financial statements.
This statement is effective for fiscal years  beginning after December 15, 1997,
and requires  classification  of the financial  statements  for earlier  periods
provided for  comparative  purposes.  The effect of the adoption of SFAS No. 130
did not have a material impact on the Company's financial condition,  results of
operations or cash flows.  The Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  recently
issued SFAS No. 131,  "Disclosures  about Segments of and Enterprise and Related
Information".  This  statement  establishes  standards  for the way that  public
business  enterprises  report  information  about  operating  segments in annual
financial  statements  and  requires  that  those  enterprises  report  selected
information  about  operating  segments in interim  financial  reports issued to
shareholders.  This statement  supercedes SFAS No. 14, "Financial  Reporting for
Segments of a Business", but retains the requirement to report information about
major  customers.  This  statement  also amends SFAS No. 94,  "Consolidation  of
Majority-Owned   Subsidiaries".   This  statement  is  effective  for  financial
statements  for periods  beginning  after  December 31, 1997 and  requires  that
comparative  information for earlier years be restated for comparative purposes.
The effect of the adoption of SFAS No. 131 did not have a material impact on the
Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result 
         of Operations.


"Safe Harbor"  statement under the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of
1995.

With the  exception of  historical  information,  the matters  discussed in this
Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q include certain  forward-looking  statements that
involve risks and uncertainties.  Among the risks and uncertainties to which the
Company  is  subject  are the  risks  associated  with  managing  the  Company's
inventory  in light  of  product  life  cycles  and  technological  change,  the
Company's relationship with its significant customers,  market acceptance of new
product  offerings  in the  emerging  mobile  satellite  communications  market,
reliance on  satellite  networks,  reliance on a limited  number of products and
customers,  dependence on key personnel and fluctuations in annual and quarterly
performance.  As a consequence of these factors the actual  results  realized by
the  Company  could  differ   materially   from  the  statements   made  herein.
Shareholders  of the  Company  are  cautioned  not to place  undue  reliance  on
forward-looking  statements  made in the  Quarterly  Report on Form  10-Q.  This
report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated  financial statements
and notes  thereto  included in the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K dated
March 25, 1998 as filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  a copy of
which is available from the Company upon request.

Results of Operations

Overview - The Company develops  manufactures and markets digital navigation and
mobile  satellite  communications  products for use in commercial,  military and
recreational  marine  applications.  The Company's  digital  navigation  systems
utilize the Company's  proprietary  autocalibration  and  applications  software
along with advanced sensor technology to provide users with accurate,  real-time
heading,  orientation and position information.  In 1993 the Company entered the
mobile   satellite   communications   market   with  the   introduction   of  an
active-stabilized   antenna-aiming   system  that   incorporates  the  Company's
proprietary software and sensor  technologies.  To date the Company has sold the
majority of mobile  satellite  products to systems  integrators such as American
Mobile  Satellite  Corporation  ("AMSC").  In September  1997, the Company began
selling satellite communications systems bundled with air time services directly
to end-users as a part of a partnering  agreement  with PTT Telecom BV ("Station
12"), an INMARSAT air-time provider. In October of 1997 the Company acquired the
assets of Andrew  Corporation's  Fiber Optic Gyro ("FOG") Sensor  research group
enabling  the  Company to expand its  current  offering  of  Satellite  and Land
Navigation  products  into market areas  requiring a greater  range of operating
performance.  The additional  personnel and operating costs  associated with the
FOG  group  is  anticipated  to add  significant  costs  to the  Company's  1998
operations.

Net income (loss) and diluted  earnings (loss) per share - Net income (loss) and
diluted  earnings  (loss) per share for the three month  periods ended March 31,
1998 and 1997 were  $(896,719)  or $(0.13)  per share and  $603,989 or $0.08 per
share.

Net sales - Quarterly  net sales were  $4,128,601,  a 30% decrease when compared
with last year's first quarter  revenues of  $5,916,329.  This year's  quarterly
sales decline  reflects large one-time  defense  shipments  included in the 1997
first  quarter  revenue  base that did not  reoccur in this  quarter.  Growth in
Communications  and FOG  products  offset about a third of the decrease in prior
year defense revenues.

Gross profit - Gross profit is comprised of revenues less the cost of materials,
direct labor, manufacturing overheads and warranty costs. Gross profit decreased
by  $1,607,118  or 59% in the first quarter of 1998 when compared with the first
quarter  of 1997.  First  quarter  gross  profit  as a  percentage  of net sales
represented  27% of net sales in first  quarter 1998 and 46% of net sales in the
first quarter of 1997.  The quarterly  gross profit  decrease as a percentage of
sales is the  result of the three  factors:  the  impact of a  relatively  fixed
manufacturing  overhead pool spread over a lower sales base, a mix shift towards
lower margin  communication  products and the addition of the FOG  manufacturing
overhead pool.

Operating  expenses - Research and development  expense increased to $851,052 or
40% in the first quarter of 1998 from $605,946 in the first quarter of 1997. The
increase in research  and  development  costs is  primarily  due the addition of
engineering  costs  associated  with the  fiber  optic  research.  Research  and
development in non-fiber optic  applications  increased at a more modest rate of
4% or approximately $21,000. Sales and marketing expense increased to $1,102,654
in the first  quarter  of 1998,  a 42%  increase  when  compared  with the first
quarter 1997. Two-thirds of the marketing and sales cost increase related to the
first  quarter  launch  of the  TracPhone-25.  The  remainder  of the  sales and
marketing expense increase reflects  communications  staffing and support costs.
General  and  administrative  expense  increased  $155,786  or 33% in the  first
quarter of 1998 when  compared  with the first  quarter of 1997.  First  quarter
general and  administrative  cost increases are made up of the addition of fiber
optic costs to the existing general and administrative cost base.  Excluding the
addition  of  FOG  costs,  general  and  administrative  costs  decreased  4% or
approximately $20,000 when compared with the first quarter of the prior year.

Other income  (expense) - Other income  (expense) is made up of interest  income
and expense, other income and expense and foreign currency translation gains and
losses.

Income tax expense  (benefit) - Quarterly income tax expense was replaced with a
tax benefit  associated  with the first  quarter loss in 1998 versus tax expense
derived from taxable income in the comparable period of the prior year.

Liquidity and capital  resources - Working capital  decreased by $956,759 in the
first quarter of 1998 from  December 31, 1997.  Cash and cash  equivalents  were
$3,722,126 and $4,757,614 at March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997  respectively.
The decrease in capital resources reflects the net loss experienced in the first
quarter  amounting to $896,719.  The Company  believes that cash  generated from
operations,  amounts  available under its revolving bank borrowing  facility and
the net  proceeds of the initial  public  offering  will be  sufficient  to fund
operations and planned capital expenditures for the remainder of the year.

Capital  expenditures - Fixed assets purchases amounted to $245,382 in the first
three  months  of  1998.  Fixed  asset   acquisitions   are  primarily   capital
improvements  associated  with the renovation of the Company's fiber optic group
new facility. The Company is in the process of moving the FOG operation out of a
temporary  facility  provided  by  Andrew  Corporation  and  into  a new  leased
facility.  The Company has entered into a seven year  operating  lease to occupy
approximately  23,000  square  feet  at a rate  of  $6.62  per  square  foot  or
approximately $152,000 per year. In order to meet the specialized  manufacturing
and  engineering  demands of the FOG  operation  the  Company has  committed  to
leasehold  improvements  estimated  at  $800,000.  The Company will expend these
funds primarily in the second and third quarters of this year.  Occupancy of the
new FOG facility is planned for May of this year.

Forward Looking Statements - "Risk Factors"

This "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" contains forward-looking  statements that are subject to a number of
risks and  uncertainties.  Some of the important factors that could cause actual
results  to differ  materially  from the  results  anticipated  by the  previous
statements are discussed below.

Dependence  on New  Products  and the  Marine  Mobile  Satellite  Communications
Market.  The Company's future sales growth will depend to a considerable  extent
upon the successful introduction of new mobile satellite communications products
for use in marine  applications,  and those  introductions will be affected by a
number  of  variables  including,  but not  limited  to:  market  potential  and
penetration;  reliability of outside vendors;  satellite  communications service
providers'  financial  abilities and products;  regulatory  issues;  maintaining
appropriate  inventory levels;  disparities between forecast and realized sales;
and design delays and defects. The occurrence of any of these factors would have
a material  adverse effect on the Company's  business,  financial  condition and
results of operations.

Variability of Quarterly  Operating Results - The Company's  quarterly operating
results  have  varied in the past and may,  in the  future,  vary  significantly
depending  upon  a  number  of  factors,  including:  the  size  and  timing  of
significant orders;  increased  competition;  the viability of the marine mobile
satellite  communications  market;  market  acceptance  of new mobile  satellite
communications  products;  the ability of the Company to develop,  introduce and
market new products in a timely  fashion;  the ability of the Company to acquire
specialized piece parts and product components in a timely fashion;  the ability
of the Company to control  costs;  the Company's  success in expanding its sales
and  marketing  programs;  changes in sensor  technology;  changes in  Company's
strategy; the Company's ability to attract and retain key personnel; and general
economic factors.

Possibility  of  Common  Stock  Price  Volatility  - The  trading  price  of the
Company's Common Stock has been subject to wide fluctuations.  The trading price
of the  Company's  Common  Stock  could be subject to wide  fluctuations  in the
future in response to quarterly variations in operating results, announcement of
new  products  by the  Company  or its  competitors,  changes  in the  financial
estimates by securities analysts and other events or factors.  In addition,  the
stock market has  experienced  volatility  that has affected the market price of
many high  technology  companies  that has often been unrelated to the operating
performance of such  companies.  These broad market  fluctuations  may adversely
affect the market price of the Company's Common Stock.

Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

         None

Item 6. Exhibits and reports on Form 8-K.

1.   Exhibit 11 - Computation  of Earnings Per Common Share:  Three Months Ended
     March 31, 1998 and 1997.

2.  Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule: Three Months Ended March 31, 1998.

3. No reports on Form 8-K were filed  during the  quarter  for which this report
was filed.



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, thereunto duly authorized.

KVH Industries, Inc.

By: /s/ Richard C. Forsyth
  Richard C. Forsyth
(Chief Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: April 24, 1998



Exhibit 11.


               KVH Industries, Inc.
       Computation of net earnings per share
       (in thousands, except per share data)
                    (Unaudited)

                                                     For three months ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                        1998         1997
Calculation of earnings per share  - basic
Net income (loss)                                        $(897)       604
                       
Shares:
Common stock outstanding                                 7,086      7,014
                                                             

Net income (loss) per common share - basic             $(0.13)       0.09
                                                        ======       ====


Calculation of earnings per share  - diluted

Net income (loss)                                        $(897)       604
                                                         =====        ===

Shares:
Common stock outstanding                                7,086       7,014
                                                       
Additional shares assuming conversion of:
stock options and warrants                                 0          478
                                                        
  Average common shares outstanding and equivalents     7,086       7,492
                                                    

Net income (loss) per common share - diluted          $ (0.13)       0.08
                                                        ======       ====
               

         See the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


<TABLE> <S> <C>


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<LEGEND>
     KVH Industries, Inc. Financial Data Schedule 
</LEGEND>
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                   MAR-31-1998
<CASH>                                         3,722,126
<SECURITIES>                                           0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  3,013,770
<ALLOWANCES>                                      73,909
<INVENTORY>                                    5,309,665
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                              13,562,114
<PP&E>                                         8,676,942
<DEPRECIATION>                                 2,619,433
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                20,407,309
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          2,109,231
<BONDS>                                                0
                                  0
                                            0
<COMMON>                                          70,866
<OTHER-SE>                                             0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                  20,407,309
<SALES>                                        4,128,601
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               4,128,601
<CGS>                                          2,998,419
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  2,998,419
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               2,586,043
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 2,916
<INCOME-PRETAX>                               (1,455,861)
<INCOME-TAX>                                    (529,613)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             (896,719)
<DISCONTINUED>                                         0 
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                        0
<CHANGES>                                              0
<NET-INCOME>                                    (896,719)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                      (0.13)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                      (0.13)
        


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