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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE
SHEET OF PARAVANT INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AS OF JUNE 30, 2000 AND THE RELATED
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000 AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
</LEGEND>
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-2000
<PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000
<CASH> 281,746
<SECURITIES> 1,092,356
<RECEIVABLES> 4,770,095
<ALLOWANCES> 62,729
<INVENTORY> 6,526,230
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 20,076,504
<PP&E> 6,023,699
<DEPRECIATION> 1,912,821
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 47,288,655
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 5,770,264
<BONDS> 9,422,333
<COMMON> 267,896
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0
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<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 47,288,655
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<TOTAL-REVENUES> 8,067,336
<CGS> 4,532,498
<TOTAL-COSTS> 4,532,498
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 2,993,981
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 73,371
<INCOME-PRETAX> 454,697
<INCOME-TAX> 217,345
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 237,352
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<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
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<EPS-BASIC> 0.01
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