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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q/A

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1

(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 1997

                                       or

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from  _____________________ to________________________

Commission File Number:     1-8988
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                            ECC INTERNATIONAL CORP.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         DELAWARE                                       23-1714658
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(State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

175 STRAFFORD AVENUE, SUITE 116, WAYNE, PA              19087-3377 
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(Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)

                                 (610) 687-2600
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report)

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding twelve months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. [X] Yes [ ] No

     As of December 31, 1997, there were 8,204,091 shares of the Registrant's
Common Stock, $.10 par value per share, issued and outstanding.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

     This Amendment No. 1 on Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A of ECC
International Corp. amends and restates Item 6 of the Registrant's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1997 (File No. 1-8988).



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Item 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     a.   EXHIBITS

     The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index filed as part of this report are
filed as part of or are included in this report.

     b.   REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     On December 10, 1997, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
November 25, 1997, to report the completion of the sale of certain assets and
properties of ECC Vending Corp. to Dixie-Narco, Inc.


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                         ECC INTERNATIONAL CORP.


Date  May 12, 1998                       /s/ Relland Winand
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                                         Relland Winand
                                         Vice President, Finance



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
  No.                   Description
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10.1      Amendment dated as of November 13, 1997, to the Term and Revolving
          Credit Agreement dated as of September 20, 1994 by and among the
          Company and First Fidelity Bank, N.A. is incorporated by reference to
          Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
          quarter ended December 31, 1997 (Commission File No. 1-8988)

10.2      Amendment dated as of December 19, 1997, to the Term and Revolving
          Credit Agreement dated as of September 20, 1994 by and among the
          Company and First Fidelity Bank, N.A. is incorporated by reference to
          Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
          quarter ended December 31, 1997 (Commission File No. 1-8988)

10.3      Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 25, 1997, by and among
          Dixie-Narco, Inc., ECC International Corp. and ECC Vending Corp. is
          incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Company's Current Report
          on Form 8-K dated November 25, 1997. (Commission File No. 1-8988)

10.4      Director Equity Compensation Plan is incorporated by reference to
          Annex A to the Company's Definitive Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on
          October 27, 1997. (Commission File No. 1-8988)

27.1      Restated Financial Data Schedule for the year ended June 30, 1995

27.2      Restated Financial Data Schedule for the three months ended September
          30, 1995, the six months ended December 31, 1995, the nine months
          ended March 31, 1996 and the year ended June 30, 1996

27.3      Restated Financial Data Schedule for the nine months ended March 31,
          1997 and the year ended June 30, 1997