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                  Comptek: Wins $1.4 Million Contract



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 WINS $1.4 MILLION CONTRACT TO SUPPLY
          U.S. AIR FORCE WITH PRECISION TARGETING SYSTEMS

BUFFALO, NY, March 16, 2000, -- Comptek Research, Inc. (Amex:CTK), announced
today it was awarded a $1.38 million contract to supply the U.S. Air Force with
124 stereoscopic PC-based systems to be used for the rapid location and precise
measurement of three-dimensional terrain features from high resolution
satellite imagery.  

The systems, which use a proprietary software tool known as "RainDrop,"
successfully provided the majority of the precision-guided weapons coordinates
used by the U.S. Air Force in the Balkans during Operation Allied Force.

Chairman, president and chief executive officer John J. Sciuto, of Comptek
Research, Inc., said, "This order validates the effectiveness of our
technology.  With this order the U.S. Air Force increases the number of
RainDrop units it is currently using to more than 300."

By quickly locating and measuring terrain features in a stereo image pair,
RainDrop assists military personnel in accurately pinpointing geographic
objects. 

World Wide Technology, Inc., an Internet solutions integrator, placed the order
for delivery to the Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base in
Massachusetts.  This order will be filled by Comptek's Hollywood, Maryland
subsidiary, Comptek PRB Associates, Inc.  Comptek PRB, which was acquired by
Comptek in May 1998, is a recognized technology leader in military mission
planning and precision targeting systems.

Comptek Research, Inc., with offices and subsidiary locations in the United
States, is a domestic and international supplier of technically advanced
electronics and data communications systems to government and industry. 
RainDrop is a photogrammetic software tool originally developed by DeVoe &
Matthews, L.C., an affiliate of PRB Associates, Inc.

This news release contains forward-looking statements about Comptek's current
expectations for future sales 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.  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.


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