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                     Comptek: CTK Annual Revenues Grow 52%







     
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

     Contact:  Christopher A. Head          Stan Froelich, Media Relations
               Executive Vice President     Michael Cimini,Investor Relations
               Comptek Research, Inc.       Stern & Co.
               (716) 677-4070               (212) 888-0044
               
               
 Comptek Reports Record Results For Sixteenth Consecutive Quarter and
                    Fourth Consecutive Fiscal Year;
                                   
  Fiscal Fourth Quarter Revenue Increases 38%; Net Income Is Up 84%;

            FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000, ANNUAL REVENUES GROW 52%;
               NET INCOME RISES 58%; EBITDA ADVANCES 80%


BUFFALO,  NY, May 18, 2000 - Comptek Research, Inc. (Amex: CTK)  today
reported  record financial results for its fiscal fourth  quarter  and
fiscal year, ended March 31,2000.

Net  income  rose 84% to a record $1.89 million, or $0.27 per  diluted
share,  in  the  fourth  fiscal quarter, ended March  31,  from  $1.03
million,  or  $0.20 per diluted share, in the corresponding  period  a
year earlier. Fiscal fourth quarter sales climbed 38% to $37.9 million
from $27.5 million in the year-earlier period.

The  company  reported that operating margins for the  fourth  quarter
widened to 10.7% from 7.8% in the same period a year ago.

For  the  company's  full fiscal year 2000, Comptek  reported  revenue
advanced  52%  to $145.4 million, from $95.5 million in  fiscal  1999.
Net  income climbed 58% to $5.34 million, or $0.83 per diluted  share,
from  $3.38 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, in fiscal 1999.  This
represents a year-over-year increase in EPS of 27.7%.

Fiscal  2000 operating activities provided in excess of $8 million  in
positive cash flow, up from $6.5 million in fiscal 1999.

For   the   full   fiscal  year,  earnings  before  interest,   taxes,
depreciation,  and  amortization (EBITDA) improved  by  80%  to  $17.6
million,  from the $9.8 million reported at the conclusion  of  fiscal
1999.

John  Sciuto,  chairman,  president, and chief  executive  officer  of
Comptek  Research, Inc., said, "This is the fourth consecutive  record
year for sales and earnings. The results of this quarter, and the year
as  a  whole,  reflects Comptek's strengthening  position  within  the
global defense electronics market. The company's obvious success  over
the past four years is directly attributable to both the successful
execution of the strategic  business plan that was implemented by
Comptek in  1996  and the dedication and performance of the company's
1200  employees.   We expect  to see these positive trends continue
into the current  fiscal year and beyond as global defense spending
continues to increase."

At  the  end of the fiscal year, the company reported total  debt  was
$39.0 million, a substantial reduction from the $53.6 million held  at
the end of fiscal 1999.

               Other Highlights of Fiscal Fourth Quarter

Significant achievements during the fourth quarter included:

  -  Comptek was awarded a subcontract valued at up to $2.30 million from
     Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems to provide
     systems and software engineering for the United States Navy's AEGIS
     Combat System.
  
  -  Comptek successfully demonstrated Java-enabled technologies for
     joint theater air and missile defense planning for the U.S. Air Force
     Research Laboratory's Joint Defensive Planner 2.0/3.0 program.

  -  Comptek was awarded a $1.4 million U.S. Air Force contract to supply
     another 124 stereoscopic precision targeting systems to be used for
     the  rapid  location and precise measurement of three-dimensional
     terrain features from high satellite imagery.

Comptek  Research, Inc., with subsidiary locations  in  the  U.S.  and
Canada,  is  a  domestic  and international  supplier  of  technically
advanced electronics and data communications systems to government and
industry.

This  news release contains forward-looking statements about Comptek's
current  expectations  for  future growth and  business  opportunities
based on current business conditions.  Forward-looking statements  are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results  to
differ  materially.  These risks and uncertainties  include  Comptek's
dependence on continued funding of U.S. Department of Defense programs
and  the likelihood that actual future revenues that are realized  may
differ  from  those inferred from existing backlog or  orders.   Other
risks  and  uncertainties are described in Comptek's  1999  Form  10-K
Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Note: Today's  news release and Comptek's news releases  for  the
past  year  are  available  on the Internet at  http://www.cfonews.com
under  the  heading  "Company  News,  Comptek  Research."   Additional
information about Comptek is also available at http://www.comptek.com.

                                           March 31,      March 31,
                                              2000          1999
Assets                                                             
Current assets:                                                    
Cash and cash equivalents                      $2,128        $2,376
Receivables                                                        
                                               37,866        36,099
Inventories                                                        
                                                5,213         5,744
Prepaids                                                           
                                                4,183           806
Other                                                              
                                                1,190           212
                                               --------------------            
       
     Total current assets                      50,580        45,237
                                                                   
Equipment and leasehold improvements,                              
net of accumulated depreciation and
amortization of $10,313 at March 31, 2000,                                 
$9,050 at March 31, 1999                        7,099         7,034
                                                                   
Goodwill                                                           
                                               40,480        41,645
Other assets                                                       
                                                5,003         4,857
                                             -----------------------           
       
     Total assets                            $103,162       $98,773
                                             =======================           
          
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                               
Current liabilities:                                               

Current installments on long-term debt        $12,959        $4,030
Accounts payable                                                   
                                                6,126         7,482
Accrued salaries and benefits                                      
                                               12,957         9,040
Other accrued expenses                                             
                                                4,029         3,804
Customer advances                                                  
                                                8,278         7,646
Deferred income taxes                                              
                                                1,612         1,209
                                               --------------------            
       
     Total current liabilities                 45,961        33,211
                                               --------------------            
       
Deferred income taxes                                              
                                                1,149           853
Long-term debt, excluding current                                  
installments                                   26,058        49,610
                                                                   
Shareholders' equity:                                              

Common stock                                                       
                                                  133           110
Additional paid-in capital                                         
                                               26,035        16,190
Stock related awards and loans                                     
                                                (153)         (296)
Retained earnings                                                  
                                                7,808         2,466
                                               --------------------            
       
                                               33,823        18,470
                                                                   
Less cost of treasury shares                                       
                                              (3,829)       (3,371)
     Total shareholders' equity                --------------------            
       
                                               29,994        15,099
                                                                   
Total liabilities and shareholders'          
equity                                       $103,162       $98,773
                                             ======================            
         

                                     Three Months Ended
                               March 31,   March 31,           
                                  2000       1999      % Change
                                                               
Net sales                         $37,939    $27,504      37.9%
                                  
Operating costs and                                            
expenses:

     Cost of sales                 27,113    20,961       29.3%
                                             
     Selling, general and
        administrative              5,783      3,934      47.0%

     Research and                                        
        development                   983        464     111.9%
                                    ---------------------------
Operating profit                    4,060      2,145      89.3%
                                    
Interest expense, net                 900        422     113.3%
                                     --------------------------- 
Income before income taxes          3,160      1,723      83.4%
                                    
Income taxes                        1,264        690       83.2%
                                    ----------------------------
Net income                         $1,896     $1,033       83.5%
                                    ============================ 
Net income per share:                                          

     Basic                         $ 0.31     $ 0.20       55.0%
                                    ============================               
                     
     Basic weighted shares                                     
          outstanding               6,121      5,089
                                    ============================
     Diluted                        $0.27     $ 0.20       35.0%
                                    ============================               
             
     Diluted weighted                                          
        shares outstanding          7,057      5,232
                                    ============================          
                                                               
                                                               
                                   Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
                                 
                                  2000       1999      % Change
                                                               
Net sales                        $145,442    $95,495      52.3%
                                  
Operating costs and                                            
expenses:

     Cost of sales                109,443     72,530       50.9%
                                  
     Selling, general and
       administrative              20,365     13,446      51.5%

     Research and development       3,204      2,364      35.5%
                                   ----------------------------
Operating profit                   12,430      7,155      73.7%
                                   
Interest expense, net               3,652      1,521     140.1%
                                    ---------------------------
Income before income taxes          8,778      5,634      55.8%
                                    
Income taxes                        3,436      2,254      52.4%
                                    ---------------------------
Net income                         $5,342     $3,380      58.0%
                                    ===========================
Net income per share:                                          

     Basic                         $ 0.99     $ 0.67      47.8%
                                    ===========================  
     Basic weighted shares                                     
          outstanding               5,421      5,044
                                    ===========================
     Diluted                        $0.83      $0.65      27.7%
                                    =========================== 
     Diluted weighted                                          
          shares outstanding        7,053      5,211
                                    ===========================                
          

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