AYDIN CORP
10-Q, 1997-08-11
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                      WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                           FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)

_X_ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF 
    THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the quarterly period ended ___June 28, 1997___
                         OR
___ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the transition period from _______ to _______

Commission file number       1-7203     
                         AYDIN CORPORATION 
_________________________________________________________    
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     DELAWARE                             23-1686808         
____________________________________________________________ 
(State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)         Identification No.)


             700 DRESHER ROAD, HORSHAM, PA 19044 
____________________________________________________________
(Address of principle executive offices)         (Zip Code)

                         (215) 657-7510 
________________________________________________________
  (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
___________________________________________________________
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if 
changed since last report)

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 
issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest 
practicable date. Shares of common stock, $1.00 par value, 
outstanding as of August 7, 1997.
                       ______5,173,400______
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                             AYDIN CORPORATION

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Incorporated herein by reference are the Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements of Aydin Corporation and the related Notes
to Financial Statements as set forth on pages 3 through 6 of the
"1997 Second  Quarter Report" to Stockholders.  These condensed
consolidated financial statements for the three month and six
month periods ended June 28, 1997 have been subjected to a
limited review by Grant Thornton LLP, the Registrant's
independent accountants, whose report, set forth on page 7 of the
"1997 Second  Quarter Report" to Stockholders, is incorporated
herein by reference.

Earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding plus shares issuable upon the assumed
exercise of dilutive common stock options.  The number of shares
used in the computation of earnings per share for the three
months ended June 28,1997 and June 29, 1996 were 5,191,859 and
5,121,961, respectively, and for the six-month periods then ended
were 5,147491 and 5,118,671, respectively.


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

(1) Material Changes in Financial Condition (6/28/97
    versus 12/31/96)

Accounts receivable decreased by $5.7 million primarily because
of lower billings and faster collections during the quarter by
the Turkish subsidiary on the TMRC Contract with the Government
of Turkey and from improved collections generally in other
business areas.
 
Prepaid expenses and other (current assets) increased by
approximately $2.7 million as did accrued and deferred income
taxes (current liabilities) because of the payment of taxes to
the Government of Turkey and the reclassification of refundable
U.S. Federal income taxes from the accrued to the prepaid caption
in 1997.
 
Accounts payable decreased by $4.5 million primarily because of
lower payables at the Turkish subsidiary and more current
payments to vendors in other business areas.

Other assets declined by $2.6 million because the write-off
during the first quarter of an anticipated insurance recovery of
moneys previously spent ($1.5 million) and to be spent ($1.1
million) over a 30 year period on an environmental clean-up at a
site leased by Company prior to 1984.   The write-off resulted
from an unfavorable court ruling  in April 1997 involving the
future collection of the insurance recovery.  

The $4.5 million of restricted cash is being held as collateral
by a bank against a letter of credit on the TMRC contract.  The
decrease of $3.1 million from 12/31/96 resulted from negotiating
more favorable letter of credit terms with a new bank and letter
of credit reductions from performance under the contract.  This
decrease in restricted cash helped enable the Company to pay down
short term bank debt to $200,000 from $2.8 million at 12/31/96.

Although the Company's liquidity and financial condition continue
to improve, the Company continues to seek new financing
arrangements.

Based on the present backlog and projected cash flows, the
Company anticipates financing its capital needs from internal
sources and future borrowings.

(2) Material Changes in Operations (2nd Quarter 1997 vs.
    1996)

Net sales for the quarter increased to $32.2 million from $26.7
million (a 21% increase) because of: (1) 1996 delays on the TMRC
contract plus a cost overrun on a major contract; and (2) the
disposal at 12/31/96 of the majority interest in the Argentine
subsidiary whose 1996 sales in the quarter were $4.2 million
which decrease was approximately offset by increased sales from 
continuing operations, including new product introductions.  Net
sales for the six months decreased to $59.2 million from $63.0
million (an 8% decrease) because  lower first quarter 1997 sales
were not sufficient to offset the absence the 1996 Argentine
sales.  

Cost of sales for the quarter as a percentage of sales improved
to 78.1% from 94.5% primarily because of the aforementioned 1996
contract delays and cost overrun in addition to 1996 provisions
for inventory obsolescence and write downs of inventory to net
realizable value.  The 1997 quarter included charges of
approximately $1 million, mostly for inventory adjustments.

Selling, general and administrative and research and development
costs decreased by $3.0 million (28%) in the quarter and by $4.7
million (24%) in the six months reflecting cost reductions
started in the third quarter 1996 pursuant to the Company's
restructuring plans.

Environmental remediation expense of $2.6 million in the first
quarter 1997 is explained under Item 2(1) above. 

Gain on sale of facility relates to two company-owned buildings
sold in the second quarter pursuant to the Company s previously
announced restructuring plan. The operations housed in these
facilities have been relocated to other company-owned buildings. 
A third facility, also pursuant to the restructuring plan, was
sold in July for approximately $10 million and will result in a
gain of approximately $1.8 million being included in third
quarter results.  

Income taxes reflect 1997 provisions for foreign income taxes
against foreign income.  There is no recovery recorded against
the U.S. losses because the Company has exhausted its U.S. tax
loss carrybacks.


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

(a)  Reference is made to Item 3, "Legal Proceedings", in
     Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Part I, for the
     year ended December 31, 1996, regarding the arbitration
     cross-claims of Loral Defense Systems-Eagan and
     Registrant.  All discovery has been completed but due to the
     resignation of one of the arbitrators the hearing,
     originally scheduled to start July 21, 1997, has been
     postponed.

(b)  Reference is made to Note J - "Commitments and
     Contingencies" in Registrant's Notes to Consolidated
     Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 1996
     set forth in Registrant's 1996 Annual Report to
     Stockholders, regarding an appeal by one of Registrant's
     insurance carriers from a declaratory judgment obtained by
     Registrant requiring that the insurance carrier pay clean-up
     costs in excess of the sum of $6.7 million that Registrant
     had received in settlement with its other three insurance
     carriers.  The total amounts paid and to be paid by
     Registrant in excess of the $6.7 million recovered totaled
     $2.6 million, of which $1.5 million has been incurred and
     $1.1 million is to be incurred over a 30 year period.

     On April 21, 1997, the California Court of Appeal issued its
     decision in the case:  Aydin Corporation, Respondent vs.
     First State Insurance Company, Appellant, No. A068910 (97
     Daily Journal D.A.R. 5087), reversing the decision of the
     trial court that had entered a judgment of Declaratory
     Relief in favor of the Registrant regarding insurance
     coverage for the clean-up costs at a site formerly leased by
     Registrant.  The Court of Appeal ruled that an "exception"
     to an exclusion in an insurance policy must be treated as
     part of the policy's coverage provision, and that the burden
     of proving the applicability of the exception be borne by
     the insured.  It was therefore prejudicial error for the
     trial court to instruct the jury that it was the burden of
     the insurance company to prove the nonexistence of the
     policy coverage.

     The Registrant filed a Petition for Review with the
     California Supreme Court and on July 23, 1997, the Petition
     was granted (Aydin Corporation, Respondent, vs. First State
     Insurance Company, Appellant, No. S061699).  All briefing is
     scheduled to be completed by October 23, 1997.


ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

(a)  The FASB has issued Statement of Financial Accounting
     Standards No. 128, Earnings Per Share, which is effective
     for financial statements issued after December 15, 1997. 
     The new standard eliminates primary and fully diluted
     earnings per share and requires presentation of basic and
     diluted earnings per share together with disclosure of how
     the per share amounts were computed.  The adoption of this
     new Standard is not expected to have a material impact on
     the disclosure of earnings per share in the financial
     statements.

(b)  As previously reported on Form 8-K for May 14, 1997, EA
     Industries, Inc. ("EA") sold 500,000 shares of Registrant's
     Common Stock (the "Shares") in connection with an option
     agreement the ( EA Option ) wherein EA had granted to I.
     Gary Bard (Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
     of the Registrant) and his assigns, the right to purchase
     596,927 Shares for an exercise price of $10.75 per Share. 
     All 500,000 of those Shares were purchased by assignees of
     Mr. Bard.

     As of June 13, 1997, EA  sold the remaining 96,927 Shares of
     Registrant's Common Stock in connection with the EA Option
     at the exercise price of $10.75 per Share.  All of those
     remaining Shares were also purchased by assignees of Mr.
     Bard.

     Pursuant to a letter agreement dated as of May 6, 1997, as
     amended, between Registrant and EA, upon the consummation of
     the sale of the remaining 96,927 Shares, Registrant issued
     an amended and restated warrant (the "Restated  Warrant") to
     EA for the purchase of 200,000 shares (the "Warrant Shares")
     of Registrant's Common Stock, dated as of May 14, 1997 and
     exercisable for three years, of which 100,000 Warrant Shares
     are exercisable at a price of $12.10 per Warrant Share and
     100,000 Warrant Shares are exercisable at $13.20 per Warrant
     Share.  The Restated Warrant for 200,000 Shares replaces the
     Warrant issued by the Registrant to EA for 167,524 Shares
     when 500,000 of the total 596,927 Shares were sold by EA to
     assigns of Mr. Bard on May 14, 1997. Registrant and EA have
     also entered into an amended and restated registration
     rights agreement relating to the Warrant Shares.  In
     addition, EA has agreed to serve as a consultant to
     Registrant during the three-year term of the Warrant for the
     purpose of providing such assistance to Registrant in
     soliciting customers internationally and exploring strategic
     joint ventures as EA and Registrant mutually deem
     appropriate in their reasonable discretion.


ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
     (a)  The following is a list of Exhibits filed as part
          of this report:
          Exhibit 2 -       None
          Exhibit 3(i) -    Restated Certificate of
                            Incorporation (filed as Exhibit
                            3(i) to Registrant's Annual
                            Report on Form 10-K for the
                            year ended December 31, 1994 and
                            incorporated herein by reference).
          Exhibit 3(ii) -   By-Laws (filed as Exhibit 3(ii)
                            to Registrant's Annual Report on
                            Form 10-K for the year ended
                            December 31, 1996 and
                            incorporated herein by
                            reference).
          Exhibit 4.1-      Amended and Restated Warrant, dated
                            as of May 14, 1997, issued to EA
                            Industries, Inc. for the purchase
                            of up to 200,000 shares of
                            Registrant's Common Stock.
          Exhibit 4.2-      Amended and Restated Registration
                            Rights Agreement, dated as of 
                            May 14, 1997, between Registrant and
                            EA Industries, Inc.
          Exhibit 10 -      None
          Exhibit 11 -      None
          Exhibit 15 -      Letter re unaudited interim 
                            financial information
          Exhibit 18 -      None
          Exhibit 19 -      "1997 SECOND QUARTER REPORT" to
                            Stockholders
          Exhibit 22 -      None
          Exhibit 23 -      None
          Exhibit 24 -      None
          Exhibit 27 -      Financial Data Schedule
                            (electronic filing only)
          Exhibit 99 -      None

     (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

          The Registrant filed two reports on Form 8-K (Item 5.
          OTHER EVENTS) during the Second Quarter 1997.  The
          first one on April 29, 1997, reporting the decision of
          the California Court of Appeal on April 21, 1997,
          reversing the decision of the trial Court that had
          entered a judgment of Declaratory Relief in favor of
          the Registrant against First State Insurance Company. 
          The second report on May 23, 1997, reporting the sale,
          as of May 14, 1997, by EA Industries, Inc. ("EA") of
          500,000 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock in
          connection with an option granted by EA to Registrant's
          Chairman and his assigns.  All 500,000 shares were
          purchased by assignees of Registrant's Chairman.  Also,
          reporting that Irwin L. Gross, Chairman of EA, resigned
          as a director of the Registrant.

<PAGE>
                          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 thereunto duly 
authorized.
                                   AYDIN CORPORATION
DATE   August 7, 1997            /s/ James R. Henderson
                                 James R. Henderson, 
                                 Vice President-Finance,
                                 Treasurer and Chief
                                 Financial Officer

DATE   August 7, 1997            /s/ Robert A. Clancy
                                 Robert A. Clancy,
                                 Secretary
<PAGE>

                      AYDIN CORPORATION
                  FORM 10-Q QUARTERLY REPORT
                        EXHIBIT INDEX
N0.   DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
4.1   Amended and Restated Warrant, dated as of May 14, 1997,
      issued to EA Industries, Inc. for the purchase of up to
      200,000 shares of Registrant's Common Stock.

4.2   Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated
      as of May 14, 1997, between Registrant and EA Industries,
      Inc.

15    Letter re unaudited interim financial information

19    1997 Second Quarter Report to Stockholders

27    Financial Data Schedule

<PAGE>
                                         Exhibit 4.1

THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF (THE
"SECURITIES") WILL  BE ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR ANY OTHER
SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED UNTIL SUCH SHARES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS,
OR IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.

                       AMENDED AND RESTATED WARRANT

                         For the Purchase of up to
              200,000 Shares of Common Stock, 1.00 Par Value,
                                    of
                             Aydin Corporation


1.   Issuance and Exercise of Warrant.

     1.1. Issuance of Warrant.  For value received, EA
Industries, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, or registered
assigns, (the "Warrant Holder"), is entitled to purchase from
Aydin Corporation, (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, up
to 200,000 shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share, of the Company, upon surrender of this
Warrant to the Company and upon payment of the Exercise Price
(as hereinafter defined), subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein. 

     1.2. Exercise of Warrant; Expiration.

          (a)  Exercisability.  This Warrant is exercisable in
whole or in part commencing on and after its date of issuance
and shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Philadelphia Time on May 14,
2000 (the "Expiration Date"); provided, however, that the
initial exercise of this Warrant shall be for the purchase of
at least 100,000 Shares, as such amount may be adjusted from
time to time pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 hereof.

          (b)  Exercise Price.  The price for which the Shares
may be purchased upon the exercise of this warrant shall be as
follows: (i) 100,000 of the Shares shall be exercisable for
$12.10 per Share and (ii) 100,000 of the Shares shall be
exercisable for $13.20 per Share (each such price being
hereinafter referred to as the "Exercise Price").

2. Adjustments; Anti-Dilution Provisions.

     2.1. Stock Split, Subdivision or Combination.  If the
Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall
split, subdivide or combine its Common Stock (by
reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in
the respective class), an appropriate and equitable adjustment
shall be made as of the effective date of such action in the
number of Shares as to which this Warrant, or portion thereof
then unexercised, shall be exercisable and in the Exercise Price
of such Shares in order to reflect such stock split, subdivision
or combination.

     2.2. Asset or Capital Dividend.  If the Company, at any
time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall make a
distribution of its assets to the holders of its Common Stock
and/or any class of stock convertible into or exchangeable for
its Common Stock as a dividend in liquidation or partial
liquidation or as a return of capital other than as a dividend
payable out of funds legally available for dividends under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Warrant Holder
shall, upon exercise and payment of the Exercise Price for
each Share purchased hereunder within 14 business days after
notification of such distribution pursuant to Section 12
below, be entitled to receive, in addition to the number of
shares receivable thereupon, and without payment of any
additional consideration thereof, a sum equal to the amount of
such assets as would have been payable to such Warrant Holder
had such Warrant Holder been the holder of record of such
shares on the record date for such distribution; and an
appropriate provision therefor shall be made for the Warrant
Holder to be made a party to any such distribution. 

     2.3. Adjustments for Consolidation, Merger, Sale of
Assets, Reorganization or Reclassification.  In the event the
Company, at any time or from time to time while this Warrant
is outstanding, (a) shall consolidate with or merge into any
other entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving
corporation of such consolidation or merger, or (b) shall
permit any other entity to consolidate with or merge into the
Company and the Company shall be the continuing or surviving
entity but, in connection with such consolidation or merger,
the Common Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for
capital stock or other securities or property of any other
equity, or (c) shall transfer all or substantially all of its
properties and assets to any other entity, or (d) shall effect
a capital reorganization or reclassification of the Common
Stock (other than one deemed to result in the issue of
additional shares of such class), then, and in each such
event, lawful provision shall be made so that the Warrant
Holder shall be entitled to receive upon the exercise hereof
at anytime after the consummation of such consolidation,
merger, transfer, reorganization or reclassification, in lieu
of the Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant prior to
such consummation, the capital stock and other securities and
property to which the Warrant Holder would have been entitled
upon such consummation if the Warrant Holder had exercised
this Warrant immediately prior thereto. 

         2.4. Certificate of Adjustment.  The Company shall
promptly furnish or cause to be furnished to the Warrant
Holder a certificate setting forth each adjustment made
pursuant to this Section 2.

     3.   No Fractional Shares.  No fractional Shares shall be
issued in connection with any exercise hereof, and if the
total number of Shares that remains unexercisable would result
in a fraction, such number of Shares shall be rounded to the
nearest whole Share.

     4.   No Shareholder Rights.  This Warrant shall not
entitle the Warrant Holder to any of the rights of a
stockholder of the Company.

     5.   Reservation of Shares.  The Company covenants that
the Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant have
been duly authorized and reserved and, when issued and paid
for, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. 
The issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority
to those officers of the Company who are charged with the duty
of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the
necessary certificates for Shares upon the exercise of this
Warrant.

     6.   Exercise of Warrant.

          6.1. Manner of Exercise.  To exercise this Warrant,
in whole or in part, the Warrant Holder shall deliver to the
Company, at its address specified in Section 12 below:  (a) a
written notice in the form of Annex A hereto of such Warrant
Holder's election to exercise this Warrant, specifying the
number of Shares to be purchased and whether the purchase is
pursuant to clause (i) or clause (ii) of Section 1.2(b),(b) a
wire transfer or a certified or official bank check or checks
payable to the order of the Company in an amount equal to the
product of the applicable Exercise Price per Share and the
number of Shares to be purchased at such time pursuant to the
Warrant and such notice, and (c) the original copy of this
Warrant.  Upon receipt of such items, the Company shall, as
promptly as practicable, and in any event within 20 days
thereafter, issue or cause to be issued and delivered to such
Warrant Holder a certificate or, if requested by the Warrant
Holder, multiple certificates representing the aggregate
number of full Shares issuable upon such exercise.  This
Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised and such
certificate or certificates shall be deemed to have been
issued, and such Warrant Holder or any other person so
designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become
a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the
date that said notice, together with said cash or check or
checks and this Warrant, are received by the Company as
aforesaid.  If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part,
the Company shall, at the time of delivery of said certificate
or certificates, deliver to such Warrant Holder a new Warrant
evidencing the rights of such Warrant Holder to purchase the
unpurchased Shares, which new Warrant shall in all other
respects be identical to this Warrant.

          6.2. Payment of Taxes and Expenses.  All Shares
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the Company shall
pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes and other
governmental charges that may be imposed in respect of, the issue
or delivery thereof, other than any federal, state or local
income tax or other tax based upon gross or net income, owned by
the Warrant Holder on account of such issuance or delivery.  The
Company shall not be required, however, to pay any tax or other
charge imposed in connection with any  ransfer involved in the
issue of any certificate for shares in any name other than that 
of the registered Warrant Holder, and in such case the Company
shall not be required to issue or deliver any stock certificate
until such tax or other charge has been paid or it has been
established to the Company's reasonable satisfaction that no such
tax or other charge is due.

     7.   Registration Rights. The Shares issued upon exercise
of this Warrant shall be subject to the Amended and Restated
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 14, 1997 between
the Company and the Warrant Holder.

     8.   Agreement to Vote Shares. For as long as the Warrant
Holder and/or any of its affiliates remain the beneficial
owner of the Shares issued upon exercise of the Warrant, at
any meeting of stockholders of the Company at which directors
of the Company are to be elected, the Warrant Holder and each
such affiliate agree to vote any and all such Shares for the
election to the Board of those persons nominated by the
Company's Board of Directors. The Warrant Holder further
agrees that the Shares may not be transferred in a privately
negotiated transaction that has not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, unless the transferee shall have
agreed to be bound by the terms of this Section 8.  The
Warrant Holder agrees to the placement of a restrictive legend
on the certificate(s) representing the Shares relating to this
restriction.

     9.   Replacement of Warrant.  On receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of
any such loss, theft or destruction of this Warrant, on
delivery of an indemnity agreement or security reasonably
satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case
of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of
such Warrant, the Company, at the expense of the Warrant
Holder, will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new
Warrant.

    10.   Transfer of Warrant.  This Warrant may be
transferred by the Warrant Holder subject to compliance with
applicable federal and state securities laws; provided,
however, that any transferee of this Warrant shall have agreed
in writing to assume and be bound by the obligations of the
Warrant Holder and/or its affiliates under the terms and
provisions of Section 8 of this Warrant. 

    11.  Miscellaneous.  This Warrant shall be governed by
the internal law, but not the law of conflicts, of the State
of Delaware.  The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of
convenience and reference only and shall not be deemed to
constitute a part hereof.  Neither this Warrant nor any term
hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally
except by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the
registered Warrant Holder.  The invalidity or unenforceability of
any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision.

     12. Notice Generally.  Any notice, demand or delivery
pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be sufficiently given
or made if sent by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, or overnight delivery service, addressed to the
Warrant Holder at such Warrant Holder's last known address
appearing on the books of the Company, or, except as herein
otherwise expressly provided, to the Company at Aydin
Corporation, 700 Dresher Road, P.O. Box 349, Horsham, PA
19044, Attention:  President, or such other address as shall
have been furnished to the party giving or making such
notice, demand or delivery.

     13. Supersedes Other Warrant. This Warrant supersedes and
replaces in its entirety the Warrant dated as of May 14, 1997
issued to the Warrant Holder with respect to 167,524 shares.
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     ISSUED AS OF THIS 14th day of May, 1997.


                            AYDIN CORPORATION
Attest:

__/s/ Robert A. Clancy___   By:__/s/ I. Gary Bard____
       Secretary              I. Gary Bard, President
                               
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                          ANNEX A

                    NOTICE OF EXERCISE

                    (To be Executed by
               the Registered Warrant Holder
             in Order to Exercise the Warrant)

     The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the
right to purchase from Aydin Corporation _________(_______)
Shares covered by the Warrant dated ________, 1997 and issued
to EA Industries, Inc., according to the conditions thereof.

     Check one:

          Such exercise is being made pursuant to clause (i)
          of Section 1.2(b), and the undersigned herewith
          makes payment of the Exercise Price of such Shares
          in full.  Such payment is hereby tendered in the
          form of $___________ by wire transfer or by
          certified or bank check.

          Such exercise is made pursuant to clause (ii) of
          Section 1.2(b), and the undersigned herewith makes
          payment of the Exercise Price of such Shares in
          full.  Such payment is hereby tendered in the form
          of $___________ by wire transfer or by certified or
          bank check.

     The undersigned understands that the Shares being issued
hereunder have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933 (the "Act") or any state securities laws and that such
Shares may not be sold, transferred, or assigned except:
(i) pursuant to an effective registration thereof under the
Act; or (ii) if in the opinion of counsel for the registered
owner thereof, which opinion is reasonably satisfactory to the
Company, the proposed sale, transfer or assignment may be
effected without such registration under the Act and will not
be in violation of applicable state securities laws.

               Printed Name
               of Registered
Dated: _______ Warrant Holder:________________________
    

               Signature:     ________________________
    

               Address:       ________________________
    
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                                                Exhibit 4.2

                           AMENDED AND RESTATED
                       REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
                       _____________________________

   AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this
"Agreement") made as of May 14, 1997 between Aydin Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Corporation") and EA Industries, Inc.,
a New Jersey corporation (the "Warrant Holder").

                                 RECITALS:
                                 _________

   WHEREAS, the Warrant Holder holds a warrant to purchase
from the Corporation 200,000 shares (the "Warrant Shares") of
Common Stock, $1.00 par value, of the Corporation; and

   WHEREAS, the Warrant Holder has requested certain
registration rights to facilitate its disposition of the
Warrant Shares in a registered public offering and the
Corporation has agreed to grant the Warrant Holder certain
registration rights as set forth in this Agreement in order to
facilitate the orderly distribution of the Warrant Shares; and

   WHEREAS, this Agreement amends and restates in its entirety
the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 14, 1997 with
respect to 167,524 shares;

   NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and
covenants set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

   1.   Definitions.  As used in this Agreement:

        "Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or any other federal agency at the time
administering the Securities Act.

        "Common Stock" shall mean the Corporation's $1.00
par value Common Stock.

        "Person" shall mean and include an individual, a
corporation, a partnership, a trust, an unincorporated
organization and a government or any department, agency or
political subdivision thereof.

        "Restricted Common Stock" shall mean shares of
Common Stock constituting Restricted Securities.

        "Restricted Securities" shall mean the Warrant
Shares, including any shares of Common Stock or other
securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock
or received as a stock dividend or other distribution in
respect to any of the foregoing, held by the Warrant Holder or
its successors and assigns evidenced by certificates bearing a
restrictive legend prohibiting transfer of such Restricted
Securities unless the transfer of the Restricted Securities
evidenced thereby is registered under the Securities Act or
the transfer complies with an exemption from such registration
(a "Restrictive Legend").

        "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the
same shall be in effect at the time.

        "Transfer" shall include any disposition of any
shares of Restricted Securities or of any interest therein
which would constitute a sale thereof within the meaning of
the Securities Act.

   2.   Required Registration.  If at any time the Corporation
shall be requested in writing by one or more holders of
not less than 100,000 shares of Restricted Common Stock in the
aggregate, to effect the registration under the Securities Act
of not less than an aggregate of 100,000 shares of Restricted
Common Stock, such request shall be deemed an offer (the
"Offer") to sell to the Corporation or its assigns for cash
all of the shares of Restricted Common Stock for which
registration is requested (the "Offered Securities") at a
price equal to the average of the daily "market price" (as
hereinafter defined) per share of the Common Stock for the ten
consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of
receipt of such request by the Corporation.  The "market
price" for each trading day shall be the last reported sale
price regular way of the Common Stock on the Composite Tape of
the New York Stock Exchange on each such trading day upon
which such a sale shall have been effected, or if no sale
takes place on any such day on such exchange, the average of
the closing bid and asked prices on such day as officially
quoted on such exchange. The Offer shall remain open for a
period of ten calendar days immediately following the date of
receipt by the Corporation of the registration request (the
"Offer Period").  To accept the Offer, the Corporation or its
assigns must give written notice (the "Notice of Acceptance")
to the requesting holder prior to the end of the Offer Period
of the Corporation's intention to accept the Offer.  The
Corporation shall purchase from the requesting holder(s), and
the requesting holder(s) shall sell to the Corporation, upon
the terms of the Offer, the Offered Securities pursuant to the
Notice of Acceptance within ten business days after the date
that the Notice of Acceptance is received by the requesting
holder(s).  If the Corporation does not accept the Offer prior
to the expiration of the Offer Period, the Corporation shall
promptly give written notice of such proposed registration to
all other holders of Restricted Securities, including the
Warrant Holder, and thereupon the Corporation shall promptly
use its best efforts to effect the registration under the
Securities Act of the shares of Restricted Common Stock that
the Corporation has been requested to register by any holder
in any response received by the Corporation within 30 days
after the date of the written notice by the Corporation;
provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be obligated
to effect any registration under the Securities Act except in
accordance with the following provisions:

        (a)  The Corporation shall not be obligated to file
any registration statement with respect to Restricted Common
Stock if in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the
Corporation and the holder of such securities the proposed
transfer may be effected without registration under the
Securities Act, and any certificate evidencing the shares so
to be transferred need not bear a Restrictive Legend.

        (b)  The Corporation shall not be obligated to
effect any registration except at the request of the holder or
holders of Restricted Common Stock who shall request
registration of Restricted Common Stock then owned or
obtainable by them representing in the aggregate not less than
100,000 shares of outstanding Restricted Common Stock.

        (c)  The Corporation shall not be obligated to file
and cause to become effective (i) more than two registration
statements in which shares of Restricted Common Stock are
registered under the Securities Act pursuant to this Section 2,
or (ii) any registration statement within three months after
the effective date of any other registration statement filed
by the Corporation relating to any public offering of
securities of the Corporation for cash for the Corporation's
own account.

   3.   Incidental Registration.  If the Corporation at any
time proposes for any reason to register any of its Common
Stock under the Securities Act in connection with a proposed
offering to the general public, the Corporation shall at such
time promptly give written notice to all holders of Restricted
Common Stock of its intention to do so, and, upon the written
request, received by the Corporation within 30 days after the
date of any such notice, of the holders of any Restricted
Common Stock to register any shares of Restricted Common
Stock, the Corporation shall use its best efforts to cause all
such shares of Restricted Common Stock the holders of which
shall have so requested registration thereof to be registered
under the Securities Act promptly upon receipt of the written
request of such holders for such registration, all to the
extent necessary to permit the sale or other disposition by
the prospective seller or sellers of the shares of Restricted
Common Stock so registered.  In the event that the proposed
registration by the Corporation is, in whole or in part, an
underwritten public offering of securities of the Corporation,
any request pursuant to this Section 3 to register shares of
Restricted Common Stock may specify that such shares are to be
included in the underwriting on the same terms and conditions
as the shares of Common Stock, if any, otherwise being sold
through underwriters under such registration; provided,
however, that if the managing underwriter determines and
advises the holders thereof in writing that the inclusion of
all shares of the Restricted Common Stock and other Common
Stock of the Corporation entitled to be included in the
registration ("Other Registrable Stock") originally covered by
a request for registration would interfere with the successful
marketing of such securities, the number of shares of
Restricted Common Stock and Other Registrable Stock that may,
in the sole discretion of the managing underwriter, be included
in the underwritten public offering on behalf of the holders
thereof, if any, shall be allocated:  first, to the Warrant
Holder, second to the holders of the Restricted Common Stock
in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective
number of shares of Restricted Common Stock which they had
requested to be included in such underwritten public offering
and, thereafter, among the holders of the Other Registrable
Securities in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the
respective number of shares of Other Registrable Stock which
they had requested to be included in such underwritten public
offering.

   4.   Preparation and Filing.  If and whenever the
Corporation is under an obligation pursuant to the provisions
of this Agreement to use its best efforts to effect the
registration of any shares of Restricted Common Stock, the
Corporation shall, as expeditiously as practicable:

        (a)  prepare and file with the Commission a
registration statement with respect to such shares (on
Commission Form S-3 to the extent the Corporation is eligible
to use Form S-3) and use its best efforts to cause such
registration statement to become and remain effective;

        (b)  prepare and file with the Commission such
amendments and supplements to such registration statements and
the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be
necessary to keep such registration statement effective for at
least six months (two years to the extent such registration
statement was prepared and filed on Form S-3) and to comply
with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the
sale or other disposition of all shares of Restricted Common
Stock covered by such registration statement;

        (c)  furnish to each seller such number of copies of
a summary prospectus or other prospectus, including a
preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of
the Securities Act and such other documents as such seller may
reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or
other disposition of such shares of Restricted Common Stock;

        (d)  use its best efforts to register or qualify the
shares of Restricted Common Stock covered by such registration
statement under the securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as each such seller shall reasonably request and
do any and all other acts or things that may be necessary or
advisable to enable such seller to consummate the public sale
or other disposition in such jurisdictions of such shares;

        (e)  notify each seller of shares of Restricted
Common Stock covered by such registration statement, at any
time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act within the appropriate
period mentioned in clause (b) of this Section 4, of the
happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus
included in such registration statement, as then in effect,
includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the
light of the circumstances then existing and, at the request
of any such seller, prepare and furnish to such seller a
reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment
of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter
delivered to the purchasers of such shares, such prospectus
shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the
light of the circumstances then existing; and

        (f)  file, on a timely basis, all reports and other
documents required to be filed by it pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

   5.   Expenses.  The Corporation shall pay all expenses
incurred in complying with Sections 2, 3 and 4 hereof,
including, without limitation, all registration and filing
fees, fees and expenses of complying with securities and blue
sky laws, printing expenses, and fees and disbursements of the
Corporation's counsel; provided, however, that all
underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to
the Restricted Common Stock covered by any such registration
shall be borne by the respective sellers thereof, in
proportion to the respective number of shares of Restricted
Common Stock sold by each of them.

   6.   Holdback Agreements.

        (a)  The Warrant Holder and each other holder of
Restricted Common Stock agrees not to effect any public sale
or distribution of equity securities of the Corporation, or
any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable
for such securities, during the seven days prior to and during
the 90-day period beginning on the effective date of any
underwritten registration effected by the Corporation (except
as part of such underwritten registration), unless the
managing underwriter otherwise agrees.

        (b)  The Corporation agrees not to effect any public
sale or distribution of equity securities, or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such
securities, during the seven days prior to and during the 90-
day period beginning on the effective date of any underwritten
registration pursuant to a registration statement in which any
shares of Restricted Common Stock are included, unless the
managing underwriters otherwise agrees.

   7.   Cooperation of Holders of Restricted Securities. 
Each prospective seller of shares of Restricted Common Stock
registered or to be registered under any registration
hereunder shall furnish to the Corporation such information
and execute such documents regarding the shares held by such
seller and the intended method of disposition thereof as the
Corporation shall reasonably request and as shall be
required in connection with the registration or qualification
to be made by the Corporation.

   8.   Indemnification.  In the event of any registration
of any shares of Restricted Common Stock under the Securities
Act pursuant to this Agreement or registration or
qualification of any shares of Restricted Common Stock pursuant
to Section 4(d) hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold
harmless the seller of such shares, each underwriter of such
shares, if any, each broker or any other person acting on
behalf of such seller and each other person, if any, who
controls any of the foregoing persons, within the meaning of
the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, joint or several, to which any of the foregoing
persons may become subject under the Securities Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are
based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any registration statement under
which such shares were registered under the Securities Act,
any preliminary prospectus contained therein, or any amendment
or supplement thereto, or any document incident to registration
or qualification of any shares of Restricted Common
Stock pursuant to Section 4(d) hereof, or arise out of or are
based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading or, with respect to
any prospectus, necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, or any violation by the Corporation of the
Securities Act or state securities or blue sky laws applicable
to the Corporation and relating to action or inaction required
of the Corporation in connection with such registration or
qualification under such state securities or blue sky laws;
and shall reimburse each person indemnified hereunder for all
legal or other expenses reasonably and as incurred by him or
it in connection with investigating or defending any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however,
that the Corporation shall not be liable in any such case to
the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability
arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in said
registration statement, said preliminary prospectus or said
prospectus or said amendment or supplement or any document
incident to registration or qualification of any Restricted
Common Stock pursuant to Section 4(d) hereof in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Corporation through an instrument duly executed by such seller
or underwriter specifically for use in the preparation thereof.

   Before shares of Restricted Common Stock held by any
prospective seller shall be included in any registration
pursuant to this Agreement, such prospective seller and any
underwriter acting on its behalf shall have agreed to
indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each director of
the Corporation, each officer of the Corporation who shall
sign such registration statement and any person who
controls the Corporation within the meaning of the Securities
Act with respect to any material statement or omission from such
registration statement, any preliminary prospectus or final
prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, if such statement or omission was made in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to
the Corporation through an instrument duly executed by such
seller or underwriter specifically for use in the preparation
of such registration statement, preliminary prospectus, final
prospectus or amendment or supplement.

   Promptly after receipt by a person indemnified hereunder
of notice of the commencement of any action involving a claim
referred to in either of the preceding paragraphs of this
Section 8, such indemnified person will, if a claim in respect
thereof is made against any indemnifying person, give written
notice to the latter of the commencement of such action, the
failure of which shall not relieve the indemnifying party of
any liability hereunder unless the failure to give such notice
prejudiced the indemnifying party.  In case any such action is
brought against an indemnified person, the indemnifying person
will be entitled to participate in and to assume the defense
thereof, jointly with any other indemnifying person similarly
notified to the extent that it may wish, with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified person, and after
notice from the indemnifying person to such indemnified person
of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the
indemnifying person shall be responsible for any legal or
other expenses subsequently incurred by the latter in
connection with the defense thereof.

   9.   Restrictions on Future Agreements to Register
Shares.  Without the prior written consent of the holders of
at least 60% of the voting power of the outstanding Restricted
Common Stock, the Corporation agrees not to enter into any
other agreement that grants the holder of any of the
Corporation's securities the right to require the Corporation
to cause such securities to be registered under the Securities
Act. 

   10.  Notices.  Any notice provided for in this Agreement
must be in writing and must be mailed by certified mail,
return receipt requested, or sent via overnight delivery
service, to the recipient at the address indicated below:

        To the Corporation:

        Aydin Corporation
        700 Dresher Road
        Horsham, PA  19044
        Attention:  I. Gary Bard, Chairman,
                      President and Chief Executive Officer


        with a copy to:

        Duane, Morris & Heckscher
        4200 One Liberty Place
        Philadelphia, PA  19103-7396
        Attention:  Frederick W. Dreher, Esq.

        To the Warrant Holder:

        EA Industries, Inc.
        185 Monmouth Parkway
        West Long Branch, NJ  07764
        Attention:  President

        with a copy to:

        Mesirov Gelman Jaffe Cramer & Jamieson
        1735 Market Street
        Philadelphia, PA  19103
        Attention:  Richard P. Jaffe, Esq.

or to such other address or to the attention of such other
person as the recipient party shall have specified by prior
written notice to the sending party.  Any notice under this
Agreement shall be deemed to have been given when received by
the party to whom it is addressed.

   11.  Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision of
this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be
effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule
in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any
other jurisdiction, but this Agreement shall be reformed,
construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained
herein.

   12.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed on
separate counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an
original and all of which taken together shall constitute one
and the same agreement.

   13.  Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement is intended
to bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each
of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal
representatives, successors and assigns.

   14.  Choice of Law.  All questions concerning the
construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement
shall be governed by the internal law, and not the law of
conflicts, of the State of Delaware.

   15.  Supersedes Other Agreements.  This Agreement supersedes
and replaces in its entirety the Registration Rights Agreement
dated as of May 14, 1997 with respect to 167,524 Warrant Shares. 
If this Agreement shall conflict in any respect with all or any
portion of any other agreement or instrument to which any party
hereto is a party, the provisions of this Agreement shall
supersede such conflicting agreement or instrument or portion
thereof.
<PAGE>
   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

                              AYDIN CORPORATION


                              By: /s/ I. Gary Bard
                                 I. Gary Bard,
                                   Chairman, President and
                                   Chief Executive Officer



                              EA INDUSTRIES, INC.

                              By: /s/ Howard Kamins

                                 Title: Vice President

<PAGE>
<PAGE>
                                                Exhibit 15

Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549


We have made a review of the condensed consolidated financial
statements of Aydin Corporation and subsidiaries as of June 28,
1997 and for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 28,
1997, in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and issued our report
thereon dated July 24, 1997.  We are aware that such financial
statements and our above-mentioned report appearing in the Form
10-Q of Aydin Corporation for the quarter ended June 28, 1997 are
being incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
Nos. 333-31263; 333-24591; 33-61537; 33-53549; 33-34863;
33-22016; 33-14284; 2-97645; 2-93603; 2-77623; 2-64093 and that
such report pursuant to Rule 436(c) of the Securities Act of 1933
is not considered a part of a registration prepared or certified
by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by an
accountant within the meaning of Paragraphs 7 and 11 of that Act.



/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 8, 1997

<PAGE>
                                                Exhibit 19

Dear Stockholder:
  AYDIN's second quarter results confirm that we have sales 
and operating results back on a growth track.
  Second quarter sales were $32,322,000. This is an increase 
of 21% over $26,706,000 in the second quarter of 1996, and of 
20% over $26,914,000 in the first quarter of 1997. We  
recorded net income of $260,000, or $0.05 per share, for the 
quarter.  Included in this income was $1.1 million in profit 
from the sale of real estate. This compares to a loss of 
$7,024, 000, or $1.37 per share, in the second quarter of 
last year and a loss of $4,269,000, or $0.83 per share, in 
the first quarter of this year.
  Operating profits are also improving. AYDIN incurred a 
pretax operating loss of $397,000 this quarter excluding the 
gain on the sale of real estate.  This compares to a pretax 
loss of $906,000 in the first quarter of 1997 excluding the 
one time environmental remediation charge, and a pre-tax loss 
of $9,352,000 for the same quarter last year.
  Sales for the first half of 1997 were $59,236,000. This is 
a decline of 6% compared to sales of $62,989,000 from the 
same period last year.  The company incurred a net loss of 
$4,009,000, or $0.78 per share, for the first six months of 
1997 compared to a loss of $6,061,000, or $1.18 per share in 
1996.
  Ending backlog declined to $80 million from $82 million at 
the end of the first quarter of this year. However, backlog 
is growing exclusive of the large TMRC contract, which is now 
winding down. Non-TMRC backlog is up 12% over the first 
quarter of 1997 and 18% over the end of 1996.  New bookings 
this quarter included telemetry instrumentation for the Joint 
Strike Fighter program and the UK SKYFLASH missile program, a 
contract with Turkey to provide UHF Have Quick

                             (page 1)

radios, add-ons to our NATO Radar Integration Systems 
contract, and several bookings for commercial 
telecommunications products.
  Our cash position has improved in the first half of 1997 
when compared to the first half of 1996. While operating cash 
flow is not yet positive, we have halved the use of cash for 
operations in the first half of 1997 over the same period 
last year. Since the end of 1996, we reduced accounts 
receivable 23% and unbilled revenue has grown 7%. On July 17, 
we sold our facility in San Jose for approximately $10 
million, which will result in a gain of approximately $1.8 
million to be included in third quarter results.
  We continue to achieve milestones in both commercial and 
defense markets. We achieved acceptance of our first Intelsat 
network TDMA earth station at AT&T. We are now recognizing 
sales as well as booking new business for this product line. 
We also achieved acceptance milestones for additional TMRC 
sites.
  This quarter confirms that our sales and backlog are back 
on a growth track. We have several new product introductions 
scheduled for the second half of 1997, and believe these 
products will further contribute to our continued sales 
growth.  Cash management and profits are improving, and the 
AYDIN management team continues to work on increasing 
shareholder value.

                       /s/ I. Gary Bard
                       I. Gary Bard
                       Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
July 25, 1997
                         (page 2)
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               AYDIN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
       (in thousands except for per share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                             Three Months Ended         Six
Months Ended    
 
                             6/28/97    6/29/96      6/28/97     6/29/96   
  
                                (Unaudited)              (Unaudited)  
<S>                         <C>         <C>          <C>        <C> 
NET SALES                   $ 32,322    $ 26,706    $ 59,236    $ 62,989
COST AND EXPENSES                    
 Cost of sales                25,232      25,228      45,479      50,536
 Selling, general 
   and administrative          6,961       8,289      13,173      15,389
 Environmental remediation         0           0       2,612           0
 Research and development        672       2,321       2,067       4,551
 Gain on sale of facility     (1,074)          0      (1,074)          0
 Interest expense (income)      (146)        220        (180)        424
                             _______     _______      _______    _______
   Total                      31,645      36,058      62,077      70,900
                             _______     _______      _______    _______

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE
 INCOME TAXES AND
 MINORITY INTEREST               677      (9,352)     (2,841)     (7,911)

INCOME TAXES (RECOVERY)          417      (2,232)      1,168      (1,760)
                              _______     _______     _______    _______
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE
  MINORITY INTEREST              260      (7,120)     (4,009)     (6,151)
LESS MINORITY INTEREST             0         (96)          0         (90)
                             _______     _______      _______    _______

NET INCOME (LOSS)           $    260     ($7,024)    $(4,009)   $ (6,061)
                             _______     _______      _______    _______
                             _______     _______      _______    _______
EARNINGS (LOSS)
 PER SHARE                  $    .05     ($ 1.37)    ($  .78)   ($  1.18) 
                             _______     _______      _______    _______
                             _______     _______      _______    _______

</TABLE>
                                   (page 3)
<PAGE>
            AYDIN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES 
          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                         ($000 Omitted)
                              ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   June 28, 1997    Dec. 31, 1996
                                   _____________    _____________
                                    (Unaudited)
<S>                                 <C>             <C>
CURRENT ASSETS:                           

Cash, including cash equivalents-
 1997, $3,618; 1996, $1,584         $  4,390       $  5,495
Restricted cash                        4,500          7,571
Accounts receivable                   19,433         25,156
Unbilled revenue, after
 progress billings                    40,777         37,993
Inventories:
 Raw materials                         8,232          7,938
 Work-in-process                       5,361          5,957
 Finished product                      2,526          2,520
Prepaid expenses and other             5,063          2,331
                                     ________       ________
     Total current assets             90,282         94,961
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT,
 net of accumulated depreciation:     21,605         22,739
 1997, $59,241; 1996, $59,261   
OTHER ASSETS                              10          2,622
                                     ________       ________
          TOTAL ASSETS              $111,897       $120,322
                                     ________       ________
                                     ________       ________
____________________________________________________________
<FN>
NOTE TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
Interim financial statements reflect all adjustments which 
are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement
of the results for the periods.  The 1996 balance sheet has been
derived from the audited financial statements contained in the
1996 Annual Report to Stockholders. These interim financial
statements conform with the requirements for interim financial 
statements and consequently do not include all the 
disclosures normally required by generally accepted 
accounting principles. Reporting developments have been 
updated where appropriate.  In this connection, there are no 
significant changes in contingency disclosures, except for 
the environmental clean-up matter where an unfavorable court 
ruling has been rendered, resulting in the write-off during 
the First Quarter of 1997 of $2.6 million.  Although the
Company's liquidity and financial position have improved, the
Company continues to seek new financing arrangements.  Pretax
results for the six months include foreign currency translation 
gains or losses relating to the Turkish subsidiary of a $175,000
loss for 1997 and a $456,000 gain for 1996.

</TABLE>
                             (page 4)
<PAGE>
              AYDIN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS ($000 Omitted)

               LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            June 28, 1997    Dec. 31, 1996 
                            _____________    _____________ 
                             (Unaudited)
<S>                        <C>                <C>
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Short-term bank debt       $    200           $  2,800
Accounts payable             10,364             14,865
Accrued liabilities           6,025              5,827
Advanced payments and
 contract billings in
 excess of recognized 
 revenue                      1,815              2,278
Accrued and deferred
     income taxes             3,128                426
                           ________            _______ 
Total current liabilities    21,532             26,196

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES         2,666              2,665

OTHER LIABILITIES             1,029              1,134
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock, par value $1-
 authorized 7,500,000
 shares: issued 1997,
 5,153,400 shares; 
 1996, 5,133,400 shares       5,153              5,133
 Additional paid-in capital   2,639              2,436
 Retained earnings           79,094             83,103
 Foreign currency
     translation effects       (216)              (345)
                            ________            _______ 
Stockholders' equity         86,670             90,327
                            ________            _______ 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
     AND EQUITY            $111,897           $120,322
                            ________            _______ 
                            ________            _______
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                           (page 5)
<PAGE>
           AYDIN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES 
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
               OF CASH FLOWS ($000 omitted)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                  Six Months Ended 
                            June 28, 1997     June 29, 1996
                            _____________     _____________
                             (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
<S>                         <C>               <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES                             
Net Income (Loss)           $   (4,009)       $   (6,061)
Items not affecting cash:
 Environmental remediation       2,612               -0-
 Depreciation and
  amortization                   1,444             1,603
 Deferred income taxes             -0-               300
 Minority Interest                 -0-               (90)
 Gain on sale of facility       (1,074)             (216)
 Other                              24               (82)
Changes in certain
working capital items:
 Accounts receivable             5,723            18,684 
 Unbilled revenue               (2,784)              (14)
 Advance payments and
  contract billings in
  excess of recognized 
  revenue                         (463)              420
 Inventories                       296               144 
 Prepaid expenses and other     (2,732)               83 
 Accounts payable and
  accrued liabilities           (4,303)          (10,488)
 Accrued income taxes            2,703            (9,106)
                              ________          _________
           CASH (USED) BY
     OPERATING ACTIVITIES       (2,563)           (4,823)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net property, plant and
equipment additions             (1,486)           (1,824)
Proceeds from sale
of facility                      2,250             1,159 
                              ________          _________
     CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY
        INVESTING ACTIVITIES       764              (665) 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Release of collateral on
restricted cash                  3,071             3,951
Principal payments on
long-term debt                     -0-            (1,112)
Net repayments of
short-term borrowings           (2,600)              (72)
Proceeds from Issuance
of Stock                           223               182 
                              ________          _________
           CASH PROVIDED BY   
       FINANCING ACTIVITIES        694             2,949
                              ________          _________
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS                     (1,105)           (2,539)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
AT BEGINNING OF YEAR             5,495             4,638 
                              ________          _________
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
AT END OF PERIOD            $    4,390        $    2,099 
                              ________          _________
                              ________          _________
</TABLE>
                         (page 6)
<PAGE>
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT ON REVIEW OF
INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Board of Directors and Stockholders
Aydin Corporation

  We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated 
balance sheet of Aydin Corporation and subsidiaries as of 
June 28, 1997, and the related condensed consolidated 
statements of operations and cash flows for the three month 
periods ended June 28, 1997 and June 29, 1996. All 
information included in these condensed consolidated 
financial statements is the representation of the management 
of Aydin Corporation and subsidiaries.
  We conducted the review in accordance with standards 
established by the American Institute of Certified Public 
Accountants. A review of interim financial information 
consists principally of applying analytical procedures to 
financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible 
for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially 
less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with 
generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which 
is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial 
statements as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an 
opinion.
  Based on our review, we are not aware of any material 
modifications that should be made to the condensed 
consolidated financial statements for them to be in 
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
  We have previously audited, in accordance with generally 
accepted auditing standards, the consolidated balance sheet 
as of December 31, 1996, and the related consolidated 
statements of operations and cash flows for the year then 
ended (not presented herein) and in our report dated March 7, 
1997, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those 
consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the 
information set forth in the accompanying condensed 
consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 1996 is fairly 
stated, in all material respects in relation to the 
consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 24, 1997 
__________________________________________________________
  A copy of Aydin Corporation's Form 10Q may be obtained 
    without charge, upon written request sent to Aydin 
                         Corporation

(page 7)
<PAGE>
                         [logo]
                    AYDIN CORPORATION
  Aydin Corporation designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, 
distributes, installs, and operates technologically advanced 
communication and information systems.

  The Company's capabilities include: telecommunications; 
airborne and ground data acquisition and avionics; computer 
equipment and software; air and other traffic control; radars,
radar simulation, integration and modernization; command control 
and communications systems; and systems integration.

  Aydin is a world-class provider of products and services for 
the acquisition and distribution of information over 
electronic communications media.

  The Company has facilities in the United States, the United 
Kingdom, Turkey and South America.


                          (page 8)
<PAGE>

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This schedule contains summary financial information 
extracted from Second Quarter Report to Stockholders and is 
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial 
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