POWER SPECTRA INC /CA/
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                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION


Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Filed by the Registrant [ X ] 
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Check the appropriate box:

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[ ]  Definitive Proxy Statement
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[ ]  Soliciting Material Pursuant to ss.240.14a-11(c) or ss.240.14a-12

POWER SPECTRA, INC.
________________________________________________________________________________
(Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

________________________________________________________________________________
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

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     14a-6(i)(3).
[ ]  Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.

(1)  Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: ___________
(2)  Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: ______________
(3)  Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction  computed  pursuant
     to Exchange  Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is
     calculated and state how it was determined.): _____________________________
(4)  Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: __________________________
(5)  Total fee paid: ___________________________________________________________

[ ]  Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
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     0-11(a)(2)  and identify the filing for which the  offsetting  fee was paid
     previously.  Identify the previous filing by registration statement number,
     or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

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                                                                PRELIMINARY COPY

                               POWER SPECTRA, INC.

                    NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                         TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 13, 1997


TO THE SHAREHOLDERS:

         NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special  Meeting of Shareholders of Power
Spectra, Inc. a California corporation (the "Company"),  will be held on January
13, 1997 at 10:00 a.m.,  local time,  at [the  Sunnyvale  Hilton,  1250 Lakeside
Drive, Sunnyvale],  California to approve an amendment of the Company's Articles
of  Incorporation  ("Articles  Amendment")  to increase the number of authorized
shares of Common Stock by 25,000,000  shares to 55,000,000.  This matter is more
fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice.

         Only  shareholders  of record at the close of business on November  19,
1996 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting.

         All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting in person.
However,  to ensure your  representation at the meeting,  you are urged to mark,
sign,  date and  return  the  enclosed  proxy as  promptly  as  possible  in the
postage-prepaid  envelope enclosed for that purpose.  Any shareholder  attending
the meeting may vote in person even if such shareholder returned a proxy.


                                              BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS



                                              Gordon H. Smith
                                              President and Chief Executive
                                              Officer

Sunnyvale, California
December ___, 1996



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                                                                PRELIMINARY COPY

                               POWER SPECTRA, INC.

                                 PROXY STATEMENT
                    FOR 1997 SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

                             ----------------------

                 INFORMATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND VOTING

General

         The enclosed  Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of
Power  Spectra,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  for  use  at  the  Special  Meeting  of
Shareholders to be held on Monday,  January 13, 1997 at 10:00 a.m.,  local time,
or at any  adjournments  thereof,  for the purpose  set forth  herein and in the
accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders. The Special Meeting will
be held at [the Sunnyvale  Hilton,  1250 Lakeside Drive,  Sunnyvale,  California
(telephone (408) 738-4888)].  The Company's executive offices are located at 919
Hermosa Court,  Sunnyvale,  California 94086, and the Company's telephone number
at that address is (408) 737-7977.

         These proxy  solicitation  materials  were mailed on or about  December
___, 1996 to all shareholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.

Record Date and Share Ownership

         Shareholders  of record at the close of business  on November  19, 1996
(the "Record Date") are entitled to notice of the Special Meeting and to vote at
the Special  Meeting.  At the record date,  16,098,499  shares of the  Company's
Common  Stock  were  issued  and  outstanding  and  held  by   approximately  __
shareholders  of  record.  The  only  person  known  by  the  Company  to be the
beneficial  owner of more than 5% of the Company's Common Stock is the Travelers
Group and affiliated  entities,  which owned  approximately 17% of the Company's
Common Stock.

         Also at the close of  business  on the Record  Date,  791 shares of the
Company's  Series A Preferred  Stock were issued and  outstanding and held by 13
shareholders  of record and 1,153  shares of the  Company's  Series B  Preferred
Stock were issued and outstanding  and held by 35  shareholders  of record.  The
only persons known by the Company to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of
the Company's  Preferred Stock were First Interstate,  Custodian for the benefit
of the James Ermet  Halden  Trust  (19.2%,  on an  as-converted  to Common Stock
basis), David J. Holmgren (18.5%), and the estate of John C. Cahill (11.1%).

Revocability of Proxies

         Any proxy  given  pursuant to this  solicitation  may be revoked by the
person  giving it at any time before its use by  delivering  to the Secretary of
the Company a written  notice of revocation  or a duly executed  proxy bearing a
later date or by attending the Special Meeting and voting in person.

Voting and Solicitation

         Each holder of Common Stock has one vote for each share of Common Stock
held.  Each holder of  Preferred  Stock of the Company has the right to vote the
number of  shares  of Common  Stock  into  which a share of  Preferred  Stock is
convertible,  such number of shares of Common Stock being 816 in the case of the
Series A Preferred Stock


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of the  Company  and 1,280 in the case of the  Series B  Preferred  Stock of the
Company.

         Shares  represented  by properly  executed  proxies  will,  unless such
proxies  have  been  previously   revoked,  be  voted  in  accordance  with  the
instructions  indicated thereon. In the absence of specific  instructions to the
contrary,  properly  executed  proxies  will be voted FOR the proposal set forth
below.  No  business  other  than that set forth in the  accompanying  Notice of
Special Meeting of Shareholders is expected to come before the Special  Meeting.
Should any other matter  requiring a vote of shareholders  properly  arise,  the
persons  named in the enclosed  form of proxy will vote such proxy in accordance
with their best judgment on such matter.

         The cost of this solicitation will be borne by the Company. The Company
may reimburse brokerage firms and other persons  representing  beneficial owners
of  shares  for their  expenses  in  forwarding  solicitation  material  to such
beneficial owners.  Original solicitation of proxies by mail may be supplemented
by  telephone,  telegram or personal  solicitations  by  directors,  officers or
employees of the Company. No additional  compensation will be paid to directors,
officers  or  employees  for any such  services.  In  addition,  the Company has
retained  Morrow & Company,  Inc.  at an  estimated  cost of  $___________  plus
reimbursement  of  expenses,  to  assist in the  solicitation  of  proxies  from
brokers, nominees, institutions and individuals.

Quorum; Abstentions; Broker Non-Votes

         The  required  quorum for the  transaction  of  business at the Special
Meeting is a majority of (i) the shares of Common Stock  issued and  outstanding
on the  Record  Date,  and (ii) a  majority  of the  shares of Common  Stock and
Preferred  Stock issued and  outstanding on the Record Date,  voting as a single
class on an  as-converted  basis.  Shares  that are voted  "FOR,"  "AGAINST"  or
"WITHHELD  FROM" a matter  are  treated  as being  present  at the  meeting  for
purposes of  establishing  a quorum and are also treated as shares  "represented
and  voting" at the Special  Meeting  (the  "Votes  Cast") with  respect to such
matter.

         While there is no definitive statutory case law authority in California
as to the proper treatment of abstentions, the Company believes that abstentions
should be counted for purposes of  determining  both (i) the presence or absence
of a quorum for the  transaction  of business and (ii) the total number of Votes
Cast with respect to a proposal  (other than the election of directors).  In the
absence of controlling  precedent to the contrary,  the Company intends to treat
abstentions in this matter.  Accordingly,  abstentions will have the same effect
as a vote against a proposal.

         Broker  non-votes  will be counted  for  purposes  of  determining  the
presence or absence of a quorum for the transaction of business, but will not be
counted for purposes of determining the number of Votes Cast with respect to the
proposal on which the broker has  expressly not voted.  Thus, a broker  non-vote
will not affect the outcome of the voting on a proposal.

Deadline for Receipt of Shareholder Proposals

         Proposals  of  shareholders  of the  Company  which are  intended to be
presented  by  such   shareholder  at  the  Company's  1997  Annual  Meeting  of
Shareholders  must be received  by the Company no later than  January 2, 1997 in
order that they may be considered for inclusion in the proxy  statement and form
of proxy related to that Annual Meeting.


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Security Ownership of Certain Persons

         The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of Common Stock
of the Company as of October 30, 1996 by (1) each  director of the Company,  (2)
Gordon H. Smith,  the  Company's  Chief  Executive  Officer,  (3) all  executive
officers of the Company  whose salary and bonus in 1995 exceeded  $100,000,  (4)
all directors and executive officers as a group and (5) each person known by the
Company  to be the  beneficial  owner of more  than 5% of the  Company's  Common
Stock.



                                   Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned (1)
                                   ---------------------------------------------
           Name                           No. of Shares        Percent of Total
- ---------------------------------  -----------------------    ------------------
Entities Affiliated with                    2,727,272               17.0%
Travelers Group, Inc.(2)                                           
  388 Greenwich St.                                                
  New York, NY 10013                                               
                                                                   
Bank Scandinave en Suisse                   1,020,000                6.3
                                                                   
Gordon H. Smith(3)                             66,416                 *
                                                                   
Gene J. Kennedy(3)                            465,667                 *
                                                                   
John W. Pauly(3)                              163,373                 *
                                                                   
Michael I. Gamble(4)                          146,425                 *
                                                                   
Richard A. Williams(5)                        151,350                 *
                                                                   
John Hewitt, Jr.(3)                           143,909                 *
                                                                   
James A. Glaze(6)                              17,190                 *
                                                                   
All directors and executive                 1,222,985                7.6
officers as a group                                              
(9 persons)(7)
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*     Represents  less  than 1% of the total  number  of shares of Common  Stock
      outstanding.

(1)   Except  as  indicated  below,  the  persons  named  in the  table,  to the
      Company's knowledge, have sole voting and investment power with respect to
      all shares of Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to
      community property laws where applicable.

(2)   As reported in Amendment  No. 1 to Schedule 13G filed by Travelers  Group,
      Inc. on January 31, 1996.  Includes shares held by Smith Barney  Holdings,
      Inc. and Smith Barney Mutual Funds Management, Inc.

(3)   Includes  40,000  shares  issuable  upon  exercise of options  exercisable
      within 60 days of the Record Date. 

(4)   Includes  133,535  shares  issuable upon  exercise of options  exercisable
      within 60 days of the Record Date.

(5)   Includes  55,000  shares  issuable  upon  exercise of options  exercisable
      within 60 days of the Record Date.

(6)   Includes  10,000  shares  issuable  upon  exercise of options  exercisable
      within 60 days of the Record Date.

(7)   Includes  358,535  shares  issuable upon  exercise of options  exercisable
      within 60 days of the Record Date held by seven directors,  one of whom is
      also an  officer,  and 68,655  shares  issuable  upon  exercise of options
      exercisable within 60 days of the Record Date held by two officers who are
      not directors. See also footnote (3) to this table.

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      The  following  table  sets  forth the  beneficial  ownership  of Series A
Preferred  Stock and Series B  Preferred  Stock of the Company as of October 31,
1996 by (1) each director, (2) Gordon H. Smith, (3) all executive officers whose
salary and bonus in 1995 exceed  $100,000,  (3) each holder of 5% or more of the
Series A Preferred  Stock and Series B Preferred Stock and (4) all directors and
executive officers as a group.
 
                                                  Shares of Common Stock
                                                  Beneficially Owned (1)
                                           -------------------------------------
                    Name                    No. of Shares   Percent of Class (2)
- -----------------------------------------  -------------------------------------
Gordon H. Smith                                  --                 *

Gene J. Kennedy                                  89                4.7%

Michael I. Gamble                                10(3)              *

John Hewitt, Jr.                                 10                 *

Richard A. Williams                              10                 *

First Interstate Bank, Custodian for the        500               19.2%
benefit of James Ermet Haldan Trust
PO Box 30100
Reno, Nevada 89560

David J. Holmgren                               308(4)            18.5%
30 White Birch Lane
Coscob, CT 06807

Estate of John C. Cahill                        185(5)            11.1%
284 President Avenue
Providence, RI 02906

Members of the Weyerhaeuser Family              125                7.5%
c/o Fiduciary Counseling, Inc.
P.O. Box 1278
Tacoma, WA 98401-1278

All directors and executive officers as         129                5.2%
a group (9 persons)
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*     Represents  less than 1% of the total number of shares of Preferred  Stock
      outstanding.

(1)   Except as noted below,  the persons  named in the table,  to the Company's
      knowledge,  have sole  voting and  investment  power  with  respect to all
      shares of Preferred Stock shown as beneficially  owned by them, subject to
      community property laws where applicable.

(2)   Represents  the  percentage  obtained by dividing  the number of shares of
      Common Stock into which the shares of Series A Preferred  Stock and Series
      B Preferred  Stock held by the  beneficial  owner are  convertible  by the
      number of shares of Common  Stock  into  which all  outstanding  shares of
      Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock are convertible.

(3)   Represents  shares owned jointly by Mr.  Gamble and his spouse,  Charlotte
      Anne Gamble.

(4)   Includes 14 shares owned jointly by Mr. Holmgren and his spouse,  Karen C.
      Holmgren.

(5)   Does not include  5,000  shares held be each of Ann  Catherine  Cahill and
      Mary Elizabeth Cahill, Mr. Cahill's daughters.



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                                    PROPOSAL

              APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION


Proposed Amendment

      At the Special Meeting, the shareholders are being requested to approve an
amendment  to the  Company's  Articles  of  Incorporation  for  the  purpose  of
increasing  the total number of shares of Common Stock the Company is authorized
to issue. The Company's  current Amended and Restated  Articles of Incorporation
(the  "Articles")  authorize the Company to issue 5,000,000  shares of Preferred
Stock and  30,000,000  shares of Common Stock.  In November  1996,  the Board of
Directors  authorized  an amendment  to the Articles to increase the  authorized
number of shares of Common Stock to 55,000,000 shares.

Reasons for the Amendment

      The  principal  purpose of the  proposed  amendment  to the Articles is to
authorize additional shares of Common Stock which will be available in the event
the Board of Directors  determines  that it is necessary or appropriate to raise
additional  capital  through the sale of  securities,  to grant options or other
stock incentives to the Company's  employees,  to acquire another company or its
business  or  assets,  to seek to  establish  a  strategic  relationship  with a
corporate  partner or to permit a future  stock  dividend  or stock  split.  The
Company has no other present  agreement or arrangement to issue any such shares,
although the Company is actively  discussing  the  possibility of such investors
purchasing  Common Stock or Preferred Stock of the Company.  If the amendment is
approved by the shareholders,  the Board of Directors does not intend to solicit
further  shareholder  approval prior to the issuance of any additional shares of
Common Stock, except as may be required by applicable law.

Current Number of Shares Outstanding and Subject to Options

      As of October 31, 1996,  16,098,499 shares of Common Stock were issued and
outstanding,  2,122,059  shares were  reserved for issuance  upon  conversion of
outstanding  shares of  Preferred  Stock,  4,409,614  shares were  reserved  for
issuance upon exercise of  outstanding  options and warrants,  1,943,814  shares
were reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding options which may in the
future be granted  pursuant  to the  Company's  1996 Stock plan,  1991  Director
Option Plan and the Advisory Board Option Plan.  1,944 shares of Preferred Stock
were outstanding as of October 31, 1996.

Wording of Amendment

      Under the proposed amendment, Article III of the Articles would be amended
to read as follows:

           "This  corporation  is  authorized  to issue two classes of shares of
           stock to be designated as "Common Stock" and  "Preferred  Stock." The
           total number of shares that this  corporation is authorized to issues
           is  sixty  million   (60,000,000),   of  which   fifty-five   million
           (55,000,000)  shares shall be  designated  Common Stock and 5,000,000
           shall be  designated  Preferred  Stock.  The  Preferred  Stock may be
           issued in series with rights, preferences,  privileges, restrictions,
           designation  and  number  of  shares  as  determined  by the Board of
           Directors."



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Effect of Amendment

      General

           If approved,  the proposed  amendment to the Articles would authorize
additional  shares of Common  Stock that will be available in the event that the
Board of Directors  determines to authorize stock dividends or stock splits,  to
raise  additional  capital  through the sale of securities,  to acquire  another
company  or  its  business  or  assets,  to  create  negotiating   leverage  and
flexibility  in the  event  of an  unfriendly  takeover  bid or to  establish  a
strategic  relationship  with a corporate  partner,  among  other  uses.  If the
proposed amendment is adopted,  25,000,000  additional shares of Common Stock of
the Company will be available  for  issuance at the  discretion  of the Board of
Directors, except that certain large issuances of shares may require shareholder
approval in  accordance  with the  requirements  of any  securities  exchange or
inter-dealer  quotation system on which the Company's Common Stock may be traded
from time to time and certain  stock-based  employee  benefit  plans may require
stockholder  approval  in order  to  obtain  desirable  treatment  under  tax or
securities laws and accounting regulations.

       Need for Additional Funding

           The Board of Directors believes that the Company will need to raise a
significant  amount of additional capital through sale of securities during 1997
in  order  to  fund  the  Company's  operations.  The  Company  has  experienced
continuing losses from operations since the 1994 fiscal year, due in significant
part to loss of revenues  associated  with  contracts with the United States Air
Force.  The Company's  principal U.S. Air Force  contract  expired in June 1995.
Moreover,  the Company has elected to  significantly  increase  its research and
development and marketing  expenditures in order to develop  alternative revenue
sources to replace the U.S. Air Force contract revenues.

           In  particular,  the  Company  has  entered  into two joint  ventures
intended to develop and market  alternative  applications for the Company's core
technologies.  The  first of  these  joint  ventures  seeks  to  develop  video,
infrared, and high-impulse,  ultra-wideband ground penetrating radar ("UWB GPR")
technologies  for  helicopter  reconnaissance   applications,   and  proprietary
integrated  analytical  software  systems,  while the second venture  intends to
develop and market UWB GPR systems capable of locating and identifying  minerals
and oil  and gas  formations.  Each of  these  joint  ventures  will  require  a
substantial  capital  commitment by the Company.  There can also be no assurance
that these  joint  ventures  will prove  beneficial  to the  Company or generate
sufficient  revenues to replace the  revenues  previously  generated  by the Air
Force contract.

           From the third  quarter of fiscal 1995  through the first  quarter of
fiscal  1996,  the  Company  raised  $5.4  million  in new  capital in a private
offering of its Common  Stock.  At  September  30,  1996,  the Company had $2.24
million in cash and cash  equivalents.  The Company expects that it will need to
raise  additional  equity capital no later than February 1997 in order to permit
continued funding of its operations at current levels.

       Proposed Private Placement of Stock

           The  Company  believes  that a  public  offering  of  securities  for
purposes of raising  additional  capital is not  practical  or  desirable at the
present  time.  Accordingly,  the Board of  Directors  currently  expects that a
portion of the  additional  shares of Common  Stock for which  authorization  is
sought  will  be  sold  to  one or  more  investors  in a  private  offering  of
securities.  Although  the  Company  has  not  entered  into  any  agreement  or
commitment with any investor as of the date of this proxy statement, the Company
has initiated discussions with several potential investors. The holders of


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Common Stock have no preemptive rights to purchase any stock of the Company, and
therefore would not have a right to participate in any such private offering.

           The terms of any  private  placement  of its Common  Stock  which the
Company may eventually enter into are not ascertainable.  However,  the Board of
Directors currently  anticipates that any such private placement may involve the
sale of up to $15 million in shares of Common  Stock or  securities  convertible
into or  exchangeable  for shares of Common Stock.  The price per share at which
such  shares  may be sold is not  determinable.  Such  price  per  share  may be
equivalent to, higher or lower than the trading price of the Common Stock in the
public over-the-counter  market.  Shareholders should be aware that the issuance
of additional  shares could have a dilutive  effect on earnings per share and on
the  present  ownership  interest  of  the  Company's  shareholders,  and  could
adversely affect the price of the Common Stock in the public market.

           Potential Change of Control

           The Company  anticipates  that the investors  acquiring the Company's
securities  in any such private  placement  may acquire a  sufficient  ownership
stake in the Company to effectively assume control of the Company.  Depending on
the  amount of  capital  raised  and the price per share at which the  Company's
securities  are sold in such a private  placement,  the  investor  or  investors
participating  in  such  private  placement  may  acquire  a  number  of  shares
equivalent to up to ____% of the Company's  voting stock. The Board of Directors
expects that, given the Company's broad shareholder base, an investor purchasing
less than a  majority  of the  Company's  voting  stock may  effectively  assert
control of the Company.

           In  addition,  the terms of such  private  offering  may  afford  the
investor or investors contractual control privileges. For instance, the terms of
the private  offering  may provide  that the  investors  shall have the right to
appoint a majority of the members of the Board of Directors.  Such investors may
be able to  control  the  outcome  of voting  relating  to merger or sale of the
assets of the Company,  changes in the  authorized  capital stock of the Company
and other fundamental  corporate  transactions  requiring  shareholder approval.
There can be no assurance that any investor or investors assuming control of the
Company will adequately protect the interests of minority shareholders,  or that
such a change in control of the  Company  will not  adversely  affect the market
price of the Common Stock.

           Potential Additional Preferred Stock Issuances

           The Board of Directors has the authority,  without  further action by
the  shareholders,  to issue shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series and
to fix the rights,  preferences,  privileges and restrictions thereof, including
dividend  rights,   conversion  rights,  voting  rights,  terms  of  redemption,
liquidation  preferences  and the  number of  shares  constituting  any  series.
Authorization  of additional  shares of Common Stock will permit the issuance of
additional  shares of Preferred Stock  convertible  into shares of Common Stock.
The issuance of shares of Preferred Stock with rights, preferences or privileges
superior  to those of the  Common  Stock may have the effect of  decreasing  the
market price of the Common Stock,  and may adversely affect the voting and other
rights of the holders of Common Stock.

       Effect on Non-negotiated Takeovers

       The flexibility of the Board of Directors to issue  additional  shares of
stock  could  enhance  the  Board's  ability  to  negotiate  on  behalf  of  the
stockholders in an unfriendly takeover situation. Although it is not the purpose
of the proposed  amendment,  the authorized but unissued  shares of Common Stock
(as well as the existing authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock) also
could be used by the Board of Directors to


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discourage,  delay or make more difficult a non-negotiated change in the control
of the  Company.  The Board of Directors is not aware of any pending or proposed
hostile effort to acquire control of the Company.

Vote Required

       The approval of the amendment to the Certificate requires the affirmative
vote of a majority of the outstanding  shares of Common Stock of the Company and
a majority of the shares of Common Stock and  Preferred  Stock of the Company on
an  as-converted  to Common  Stock  basis.  An  abstention  or nonvote is not an
affirmative vote and, therefore, will have the same effect as a vote against the
proposal.

       The Company's Board of Directors  Recommends a Vote "FOR" Approval of the
Amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation.


                           INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

           Certain  information  is  incorporated  by reference  into this proxy
statement  from the following  documents  filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission:

           1.   Item 14(a) of the Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.

           2.   Item 7 of the Form 10-K referenced in Item 1 above (Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations);

           3.   Item 1  of the Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1996 (Financial Statements); and

           4.  Item 2 of Form  10-Q  referenced  in  Item 3 above  (Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations).


           A  representative  of Grant  Thornton LLP, the Company's  independent
auditors,  is  expected  to be  present  at the  Special  Meeting,  will have an
opportunity  to make a statement  and is expected to be  available to respond to
appropriate questions.



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                                  OTHER MATTERS

      The  Company  knows of no other  matters to be  submitted  to the  Special
Meeting.  If any other matters properly come before the Special  Meeting,  it is
the  intention of the persons named in the form of proxy to vote the shares they
represent as the Company may recommend.

      It is important  that your stock be  represented  at the Special  Meeting,
regardless of the number of shares which you hold. You are, therefore,  urged to
execute  and  return  the  accompanying  proxy in the  envelope  which  has been
enclosed, at your earliest convenience.

                                     BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS



                                     Gordon H. Smith
                                     President and Chief Executive Officer

    December ___, 1996




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                                                                      APPENDIX A


           This Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors

                               POWER SPECTRA, INC.
                      1997 SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                                December __, 1996

         The  undersigned  shareholder  of POWER  SPECTRA,  INC.,  a  California
corporation,  hereby  acknowledges  receipt of the Notice of Special  Meeting of
Shareholders and Proxy  Statement,  each dated December ___, and hereby appoints
Gordon  H.  Smith  and  Edward  J.  Lamb,   and  each  of  them,   proxies   and
attorneys-in-fact, with full power to each of substitution, on behalf and in the
name of the  undersigned,  to  represent  the  undersigned  at the 1997  Special
Meeting of Shareholders of POWER SPECTRA, INC. to be held on January 13, 1996 at
10:00 a.m.  local time,  at the [the  Sunnyvale  Hilton,  1250  Lakeside  Drive,
Sunnyvale,  California],  and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, and to
vote all shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock which the undersigned  would
be  entitled  to vote if then and there  personally  present,  on the matter set
forth below:

                TO AMEND THE COMPANY'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE
                AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK:

                  
                  [ ] FOR        [ ] AGAINST        [ ] ABSTAIN

and, in their discretion, upon such  other matter  or matters which may properly
come before the meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.


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THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED OR, IF NO CONTRARY  DIRECTION IS INDICATED,
WILL BE VOTED FOR THE  AMENDMENT  PROPOSAL  SET FORTH ABOVE AND AS SAID  PROXIES
DEEM ADVISABLE ON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.


                                               Dated: __________________, 199___



                                                          Signature


                                                          Signature

(This Proxy should be marked, dated and signed by the shareholder(s)  exactly as
his or her name appears hereon,  and returned promptly in the enclosed envelope.
Persons signing in a fiduciary  capacity should so indicate.  If shares are held
by joint tenants or as community property, both should sign.)



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