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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.23

                            ECC INTERNATIONAL CORP.
                            EXECUTIVE SAVINGS PLAN

     WHEREAS, many senior level employees of ECC International Corp. (the
"Company") are unable to participate fully in the ECC International Corp.
Savings and Investment Plan (the "Savings and Investment Plan") as a result of
limitations imposed by various provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended, (the "Code"); and

     WHEREAS, the Company wishes to provide a mechanism by which such executives
may be encouraged and aided in saving part of their compensation for retirement;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Company has established an Executive Savings Plan (the
"Plan") upon the following terms:

     1. Effective January 1, 1996 (the "Effective Date"), any employee who is an
executive may be designated as a Participant in the Plan by designation of the
Committee on Employee Benefit Plans (the "Committee"), provided that such
individual earns more than a minimum amount set by the Committee, which amount
must be sufficient for such individual to qualify as a Highly Compensated
Employee under the Code during each year of participation. The Plan Year of the
Plan shall end on June 30. The first Plan Year of the Plan shall be the period
beginning on the Effective Date and ending on June 30, 1996.

     2. Election to Participate. Any individual designated as a Participant may
elect to participate in the Plan by submitting a 

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form to the Committee electing a percentage of compensation, from 3% to 6% (in
increments of 1%), that will be deposited in the Plan's Investment Accounts. For
the first Plan Year of the Plan, such election must be made on or before the
Effective Date. For any subsequent Plan Year, such election must be made prior
to the first day of the Plan Year. Any individual who elects to participate must
elect not to participate in the Savings and Investment Plan for each fiscal year
during which the individual is participating in this Plan. An individual shall
not be deemed to have participated in the Savings and Investment Plan by virtue
of his account under such plan being adjusted for investment earnings, or by
virtue of his account under such plan receiving a contribution that relates to
compensation earned in a prior Plan Year or prior to the Effective Date of this
Plan. If the Company determines that the Participant has actively participated
in the Savings and Investment Plan while participating in Executive Savings
Plan, then the amount contributed to the Plan's Investment Account on behalf of
such Participant for that Plan Year will be forfeited and returned to the
Company.

     3. Deposit of Funds. The percentage of compensation elected by the
Participant as a Plan contribution will be withheld from all compensation paid
during said Plan Year. Compensation is defined as a Participant's base salary,
plus management incentive and marketing incentive. All amounts withheld will be
deposited in Investment Accounts, as described in Section 5 below, and as 

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directed by the Participant. Each Investment Account will be in the name of
the Participant.

     4. Company Contribution. The Company will contribute an amount equal to 75%
of the amount contributed by the Participant, taking into account only
Participant contributions that do not exceed 6% of the Participant's
compensation. Company contributions shall be made at the same time and in
proportion to the Participant contributions up to the annual maximum. The
contribution will be deposited in the same Investment Account as the
Participant contribution.

     5. Investment Accounts. The Participant contributions and matching Company
contributions will all be deposited in one or more Investment Accounts that are
invested in Vanguard mutual funds, as selected by the Participant from among the
Vanguard mutual funds selected for such purpose by the Committee. The
Participant shall be permitted to change his investment election with respect to
the Vanguard mutual funds once per calendar quarter by providing written notice
to the Committee. Subject to any limitations imposed by Vanguard, the
Participant is free to redirect contributions which are in these Investment
Accounts into any other investment account that the Participant wishes to
establish. However, if there is any forfeiture of Company contributions arising
as a result of the Participant's decision to participate in the Savings and
Investment Plan, then the 

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Participant shall return to the Company all amounts deposited during the year 
of such participation.

     6. General Administration. This Plan shall be administered by the
Committee, which has the authority to interpret all the Plan's provisions and to
implement its terms. It is understood that the Participant contributions are not
entitled to any special income tax treatment and that all contributions are
fully taxable to the individual under the Code, when earned. Withholding with
respect to the Company contributions will be made out of the other amounts paid
to the Participant for the pay period during which the contributions will be
made.

     7. Termination of Participation; Changes in Participant Contributions. Any
individual may elect to cease participation in the Plan at any time by providing
written notice to the Committee. A Participant may change the amount of the
Participant's contributions once per calendar quarter by providing written
notice to the Committee. If any individual ceases to be a Participant during a
Plan Year, that individual may not participate in the Plan for the remainder of
the Plan Year.

     8. Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The company may at any time amend
the Plan by written instrument, notice of which shall be given to all
Participants. In addition, the Company may at any time terminate the Plan.

     9. Not a Contract of Employment. This Plan shall not constitute a contract
of employment between the Company and the 

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Participant. Nothing in this Plan shall give a Participant the right to be 
retained in the service of the Company or to interfere with the right of the 
Company to discipline or discharge a Participant at any time.

     10. Governing Law. The provisions of this Plan shall be construed and
interpreted according to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

     11. Validity. In case any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or
invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the
remaining parts hereof, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such
illegal and invalid provision had never been inserted herein.

     12. Notice. Any notice required or permitted under the Plan shall be
sufficient if in writing and hand delivered or sent by registered or certified
mail. Such notice shall be deemed as given as of the date of delivery or, if
delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the receipt
for registration or certification. Mailed notice to the Committee shall be
directed to the Company's address.

     13. Successors. The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the
benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns. The term successors as
used herein shall include any corporate or other business entity that, whether
by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise, acquired all or

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substantially all of the business and assets of the Company, and successors of 
any such corporation or other business entity.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the company has caused this instrument to be executed
by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the 15 day of December, 1995.


                                        ECC INTERNATIONAL CORP.


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