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                  Comptek: CTK Awarded $5M Air Force 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 Awarded $5 Million Contract from Warner Robins Air Center
            To Provide Electronic Warfare Simulators


BUFFALO, NY, July 17, 2000, - Comptek Research, Inc. (Amex: CTK)
today announced it has received a $5 million contract from the
Electronic Combat Product Group (ECPG) of the Warner Robins Air
Logistic Center, Robins AFB, GA, to provide electronic warfare
radar frequency threat simulators. Comptek will also design,
develop, and install a sophisticated networking facility to
support future ECPG testing requirements for the next five to
seven years.

Under the agreement, Comptek will deliver and install two of its
Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulators at Robins AFB in
the summer and fall of 2001. In addition, future simulators will
be contracted over a period of years to replace outdated
simulators. The network will incorporate synchronization and
control of multi-spectral sensor testing, as radio frequency and
infra-red simulators will be coupled together for testing of
advanced threat warning systems, for USAF fighters and Air Force
Special Operation Center platforms.

John J. Sciuto, chairman, president, and chief executive officer
of Comptek Research, Inc., said, "We are delighted to extend our
expertise in EW simulation and technical support to Robins Air
Force Base."

Comptek's subsidiary, Comptek Amherst Systems, Inc., will be
responsible for the contract performance.  Comptek Amherst
Systems has an established success record in the electronic
combat community for its design and development of technically
advanced simulator and signal measurement systems to solve real-
time application problems.

Comptek Research, Inc., with subsidiary locations in the United
States 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 2000 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 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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