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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.11


                         TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
                              STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

1.       ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND TYPES OF AWARDS

         TeleCommunication Systems, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
"Company"), hereby establishes the TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. AMENDED AND
RESTATED 1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (the "Plan"). The purpose of the Plan is to
promote the long-term growth and profitability of the Company by (i) providing
key people with incentives to improve stockholder value and to contribute to the
growth and financial success of the Company, and (ii) enabling the Company to
attract, retain and reward the best-available persons. This Plan is a
continuation, and amendment and restatement, of the TeleCommunication Systems,
Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan, the provisions of which shall continue to control
with respect to any options outstanding thereunder that are intended to qualify
as "incentive stock options" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code to the extent necessary to preserve such status.

         The Plan permits the granting of stock options (including incentive
stock options qualifying under Code section 422 and nonqualified stock options),
stock appreciation rights, restricted or unrestricted stock awards, phantom
stock, performance awards, other stock-based awards, or any combination of the
foregoing.

2.       DEFINITIONS

         Under this Plan, except where the context otherwise indicates, the
following definitions apply:

         (a)      "Affiliate" shall mean any entity, whether now or hereafter
existing, which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the
Company (including, but not limited to, joint ventures, limited liability
companies, and partnerships). For this purpose, "control" shall mean ownership
of 50% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of
stock or interests of the entity.

         (b)      "Award" shall mean any stock option, stock appreciation right,
stock award, phantom stock award, performance award, or other stock-based award.

         (c)      "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

         (d)      "Change in Control" means:

                           (i) an acquisition (other than from the Company) in a
         transaction, or a series of related transactions, by any person, entity
         or "group," within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
         Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "EXCHANGE ACT"), (excluding for
         this purpose, (A) the Company or its subsidiaries, (B) any employee
         benefit plan of the Company or its subsidiaries which acquires
         beneficial ownership of voting securities of the Company, (C) an
         underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of
         such securities, or (D) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly,
         by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same
         proportions as their ownership of the then outstanding voting
         securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of
         directors) of beneficial ownership, within the meaning



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         of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, of 50% or more of
         either the then outstanding shares of common stock or the combined
         voting power of the Company's then outstanding voting securities
         entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the "COMPANY
         VOTING STOCK");

                           (ii) the effective time of any merger, share
         exchange, consolidation or other reorganization or business combination
         of the Company if immediately after such transaction persons who hold a
         majority of the outstanding voting securities entitled to vote
         generally in the election of directors of the surviving entity (or the
         entity owning 100% of such surviving entity) are not persons who held
         the Company Voting Stock immediately prior to such transaction;

                           (iii) the closing of a sale or conveyance of all or
         substantially all of the assets of the Company;

                           (iv) individuals who were the Board's nominees for
         election as directors immediately prior to a meeting of the
         stockholders of the Company involving an actual or threatened election
         contest relating to the election of the directors of the Company, as
         such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under
         the Exchange Act, cease to constitute a majority of the Board following
         the election; or

                           (v) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company;

provided, however, that the term "Change in Control" does not include a public
offering of capital stock of the Company that is effected pursuant to a
registration statement filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933.

         (e)      "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

         (f)      "Common Stock" shall mean shares of Class A common stock of
the Company, par value of one cent ($0.01) per share.

         (g)      "Fair Market Value" shall mean, with respect to a share of the
Company's Common Stock for any purpose on a particular date, the value
determined by the Administrator in good faith. However, if the Common Stock is
registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and listed for trading on a national exchange or market, "Fair
Market Value" shall mean, as applicable, (i) either the closing price or the
average of the high and low sale price on the relevant date, as determined in
the Administrator's discretion, quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, the
American Stock Exchange, or the Nasdaq National Market; (ii) the last sale price
on the relevant date quoted on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market; (iii) the average of
the high bid and low asked prices on the relevant date quoted on the Nasdaq OTC
Bulletin Board Service or by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. or a comparable
service as determined in the Administrator's discretion; or (iv) if the Common
Stock is not quoted by any of the above, the average of the closing bid and
asked prices on the relevant date furnished by a professional market maker for
the Common Stock, or by such other source, selected by the Administrator. If no
public trading of the Common Stock occurs on the relevant date, then Fair Market
Value shall be determined as of the next preceding date on which trading of the
Common Stock does occur. For all purposes under this Plan, the term "relevant
date" as used in this Section 2.1(g) shall mean either the date as of which Fair
Market Value is to be determined or the next preceding date on which public
trading of the Common Stock occurs, as determined in the Administrator's
discretion.




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         (h)      "Grant Agreement" shall mean a written document memorializing
the terms and conditions of an Award granted pursuant to the Plan and shall
incorporate the terms of the Plan.

3.       ADMINISTRATION

         (a)      Administration of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered by
the Board or by such committee or committees as may be appointed by the Board
from time to time (the Board, committee or committees hereinafter referred to as
the "Administrator").

         (b)      Powers of the Administrator. The Administrator shall have all
the powers vested in it by the terms of the Plan, such powers to include
authority, in its sole and absolute discretion, to grant Awards under the Plan,
prescribe Grant Agreements evidencing such Awards and establish programs for
granting Awards.

         The Administrator shall have full power and authority to take all other
actions necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of the Plan, including,
but not limited to, the authority to: (i) determine the eligible persons to
whom, and the time or times at which Awards shall be granted; (ii) determine the
types of Awards to be granted; (iii) determine the number of shares to be
covered by or used for reference purposes for each Award; (iv) impose such
terms, limitations, restrictions and conditions upon any such Award as the
Administrator shall deem appropriate; (v) modify, amend, extend or renew
outstanding Awards, or accept the surrender of outstanding Awards and substitute
new Awards (provided however, that, except as provided in Section 7(d) of the
Plan, any modification that would materially adversely affect any outstanding
Award shall not be made without the consent of the holder); (vi) accelerate or
otherwise change the time in which an Award may be exercised or becomes payable
and to waive or accelerate the lapse, in whole or in part, of any restriction or
condition with respect to such Award, including, but not limited to, any
restriction or condition with respect to the vesting or exercisability of an
Award following termination of any grantee's employment or other relationship
with the Company; and (vii) establish objectives and conditions, if any, for
earning Awards and determining whether Awards will be paid after the end of a
performance period.

         The Administrator shall have full power and authority, in its sole and
absolute discretion, to administer and interpret the Plan and to adopt and
interpret such rules, regulations, agreements, guidelines and instruments for
the administration of the Plan and for the conduct of its business as the
Administrator deems necessary or advisable.

         (c)      Non-Uniform Determinations. The Administrator's determinations
under the Plan (including without limitation, determinations of the persons to
receive Awards, the form, amount and timing of such Awards, the terms and
provisions of such Awards and the Grant Agreements evidencing such Awards) need
not be uniform and may be made by the Administrator selectively among persons
who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards under the Plan, whether or not
such persons are similarly situated.

         (d)      Limited Liability. To the maximum extent permitted by law, no
member of the Administrator shall be liable for any action taken or decision
made in good faith relating to the Plan or any Award thereunder.



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         (e)      Indemnification. To the maximum extent permitted by law and by
the Company's charter and by-laws, the members of the Administrator shall be
indemnified by the Company in respect of all their activities under the Plan.

         (f)      Effect of Administrator's Decision. All actions taken and
decisions and determinations made by the Administrator on all matters relating
to the Plan pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder shall be in the
Administrator's sole and absolute discretion and shall be conclusive and binding
on all parties concerned, including the Company, its stockholders, any
participants in the Plan and any other employee, consultant, or director of the
Company, and their respective successors in interest.

4.       SHARES AVAILABLE FOR THE PLAN

         Subject to adjustments as provided in Section 7(d) of the Plan, the
shares of Common Stock that may be issued with respect to Awards granted under
the Plan shall not exceed an aggregate of 8,904,110 shares of Common Stock. The
Company shall reserve such number of shares for Awards under the Plan, subject
to adjustments as provided in Section 7(d) of the Plan. If any Award, or portion
of an Award, under the Plan expires or terminates unexercised, becomes
unexercisable or is forfeited or otherwise terminated, surrendered or canceled
as to any shares, or if any shares of Common Stock are surrendered to the
Company in connection with any Award (whether or not such surrendered shares
were acquired pursuant to any Award), or if any shares are withheld by the
Company, the shares subject to such Award and the surrendered and withheld
shares shall thereafter be available for further Awards under the Plan;
provided, however, that any such shares that are surrendered to or withheld by
the Company in connection with any Award or that are otherwise forfeited after
issuance shall not be available for purchase pursuant to incentive stock options
intended to qualify under Code section 422.

5.       PARTICIPATION

         Participation in the Plan shall be open to all employees, officers, and
directors of, and other individuals providing bona fide services to or for, the
Company, or of any Affiliate of the Company, as may be selected by the
Administrator from time to time. The Administrator may also grant Awards to
individuals in connection with hiring, retention or otherwise, prior to the date
the individual first performs services for the Company or an Affiliate provided
that such Awards shall not become vested prior to the date the individual first
performs such services.

6.       AWARDS

         The Administrator, in its sole discretion, establishes the terms of all
Awards granted under the Plan. Awards may be granted individually or in tandem
with other types of Awards. All Awards are subject to the terms and conditions
provided in the Grant Agreement. The Administrator may permit or require a
recipient of an Award to defer such individual's receipt of the payment of cash
or the delivery of Common Stock that would otherwise be due to such individual
by virtue of the exercise of, payment of, or lapse or waiver of restrictions
respecting, any Award. If any such payment deferral is required or permitted,
the Administrator shall, in its sole discretion, establish rules and procedures
for such payment deferrals.

         (a) Stock Options. The Administrator may from time to time grant to
eligible participants Awards of incentive stock options as that term is defined
in Code section 422 or nonqualified stock options; provided, however, that
Awards of incentive stock options shall be limited to employees of the Company
or of any current or hereafter existing "parent corporation" or "subsidiary
corporation," as



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defined in Code sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Company. Options
intended to qualify as incentive stock options under Code section 422 must have
an exercise price at least equal to Fair Market Value as of the date of grant,
but nonqualified stock options may be granted with an exercise price less than
Fair Market Value. No stock option shall be an incentive stock option unless so
designated by the Administrator at the time of grant or in the Grant Agreement
evidencing such stock option.

         (b)      Stock Appreciation Rights. The Administrator may from time to
time grant to eligible participants Awards of Stock Appreciation Rights ("SAR").
An SAR entitles the grantee to receive, subject to the provisions of the Plan
and the Grant Agreement, a payment having an aggregate value equal to the
product of (i) the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value on the exercise date of
one share of Common Stock over (B) the base price per share specified in the
Grant Agreement, times (ii) the number of shares specified by the SAR, or
portion thereof, which is exercised. Payment by the Company of the amount
receivable upon any exercise of an SAR may be made by the delivery of Common
Stock or cash, or any combination of Common Stock and cash, as determined in the
sole discretion of the Administrator. If upon settlement of the exercise of an
SAR a grantee is to receive a portion of such payment in shares of Common Stock,
the number of shares shall be determined by dividing such portion by the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the exercise date. No fractional
shares shall be used for such payment and the Administrator shall determine
whether cash shall be given in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such
fractional shares shall be eliminated.

         (c)      Stock Awards. The Administrator may from time to time grant
restricted or unrestricted stock Awards to eligible participants in such
amounts, on such terms and conditions, and for such consideration, including no
consideration or such minimum consideration as may be required by law, as it
shall determine. A stock Award may be paid in Common Stock, in cash, or in a
combination of Common Stock and cash, as determined in the sole discretion of
the Administrator.

         (d)      Phantom Stock. The Administrator may from time to time grant
Awards to eligible participants denominated in stock-equivalent units ("phantom
stock") in such amounts and on such terms and conditions as it shall determine.
Phantom stock units granted to a participant shall be credited to a bookkeeping
reserve account solely for accounting purposes and shall not require a
segregation of any of the Company's assets. An Award of phantom stock may be
settled in Common Stock, in cash, or in a combination of Common Stock and cash,
as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. Except as otherwise
provided in the applicable Grant Agreement, the grantee shall not have the
rights of a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock represented
by a phantom stock unit solely as a result of the grant of a phantom stock unit
to the grantee.

         (e)      Performance Awards. The Administrator may, in its discretion,
grant performance awards which become payable on account of attainment of one or
more performance goals established by the Administrator. Performance awards may
be paid by the delivery of Common Stock or cash, or any combination of Common
Stock and cash, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator.
Performance goals established by the Administrator may be based on the Company's
or an Affiliate's operating income or one or more other business criteria
selected by the Administrator that apply to an individual or group of
individuals, a business unit, or the Company or an Affiliate as a whole, over
such performance period as the Administrator may designate.

         (f)      Other Stock-Based Awards. The Administrator may from time to
time grant other stock-based awards to eligible participants in such amounts, on
such terms and conditions, and for such consideration, including no
consideration or such minimum consideration as may be required by law, as it
shall determine. Other stock-based awards may be denominated in cash, in Common
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securities, in stock-equivalent units, in stock appreciation units, in
securities or debentures convertible into Common Stock, or in any combination of
the foregoing and may be paid in Common Stock or other securities, in cash, or
in a combination of Common Stock or other securities and cash, all as determined
in the sole discretion of the Administrator.

7.       MISCELLANEOUS

         (a)      Withholding of Taxes. Grantees and holders of Awards shall pay
to the Company or its Affiliate, or make provision satisfactory to the
Administrator for payment of, any taxes required to be withheld in respect of
Awards under the Plan no later than the date of the event creating the tax
liability. The Company or its Affiliate may, to the extent permitted by law,
deduct any such tax obligations from any payment of any kind otherwise due to
the grantee or holder of an Award. In the event that payment to the Company or
its Affiliate of such tax obligations is made in shares of Common Stock, such
shares shall be valued at Fair Market Value on the applicable date for such
purposes.

         (b)      Loans. The Company or its Affiliate may make or guarantee
loans to grantees to assist grantees in exercising Awards and satisfying any
withholding tax obligations.

         (c)      Transferability. Except as otherwise determined by the
Administrator, and in any event in the case of an incentive stock option or a
stock appreciation right granted with respect to an incentive stock option, no
Award granted under the Plan shall be transferable by a grantee otherwise than
by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Unless otherwise determined by
the Administrator in accord with the provisions of the immediately preceding
sentence, an Award may be exercised during the lifetime of the grantee, only by
the grantee or, during the period the grantee is under a legal disability, by
the grantee's guardian or legal representative.

         (d)      Adjustments for Corporate Transactions and Other Events.

                  (i)      Stock Dividend, Stock Split and Reverse Stock Split.
In the event of a stock dividend of, or stock split or reverse stock split
affecting, the Common Stock, (A) the maximum number of shares of such Common
Stock as to which Awards may be granted under this Plan as provided in Section 4
of the Plan, and (B) the number of shares covered by and the exercise price and
other terms of outstanding Awards, shall, without further action of the Board,
be adjusted to reflect such event unless the Board determines, at the time it
approves such stock dividend, stock split or reverse stock split, that no such
adjustment shall be made. The Administrator may make adjustments, in its
discretion, to address the treatment of fractional shares and fractional cents
that arise with respect to outstanding Awards as a result of the stock dividend,
stock split or reverse stock split.

                  (ii)     Non-Change in Control Transactions. Except with
respect to the transactions set forth in Section 7(d)(i), in the event of any
change affecting the Common Stock, the Company or its capitalization, by reason
of a spin-off, split-up, dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or
share exchange, other than any such change that is part of a transaction
resulting in a Change in Control, the Administrator, in its discretion and
without the consent of the holders of the Awards, shall make (A) appropriate
adjustments to the maximum number and kind of shares reserved for issuance or
with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan as provided in
Section 4 of the Plan; and (B) any adjustments in outstanding Awards, including
but not limited to reducing the number, kind and price of securities subject to
Awards.



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                  (iii) Pooling of Interests Transactions. In connection with
any business combination authorized by the Board, the Administrator, in its sole
discretion and without the consent of the holders of the Awards, may make any
modifications to any Awards, including but not limited to cancellation,
forfeiture, surrender or other termination of the Awards, in whole or in part,
regardless of the vested status of the Award, but solely to the extent necessary
to facilitate the compliance of such transaction with requirements for treatment
as a pooling of interests transaction for accounting purposes under generally
accepted accounting principles.

                  (iv)     Unusual or Nonrecurring Events. The Administrator is
authorized to make, in its discretion and without the consent of holders of
Awards, adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included
in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the
Company, or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, or of
changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the
Administrator determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to
prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended
to be made available under the Plan.

         (e)      Substitution of Awards in Mergers and Acquisitions. Awards may
be granted under the Plan from time to time in substitution for Awards held by
employees, officers, consultants or directors of entities who become or are
about to become employees, officers, consultants or directors of the Company or
an Affiliate as the result of a merger or consolidation of the employing entity
with the Company or an Affiliate, or the acquisition by the Company or an
Affiliate of the assets or stock of the employing entity. The terms and
conditions of any substitute Awards so granted may vary from the terms and
conditions set forth herein to the extent that the Administrator deems
appropriate at the time of grant to conform the substitute Awards to the
provisions of the awards for which they are substituted.

         (f)      Termination, Amendment and Modification of the Plan. The Board
may terminate, amend or modify the Plan or any portion thereof at any time.

         (g)      Non-Guarantee of Employment or Service. Nothing in the Plan or
in any Grant Agreement thereunder shall confer any right on an individual to
continue in the service of the Company or shall interfere in any way with the
right of the Company to terminate such service at any time with or without cause
or notice.

         (h)      No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall
create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a
fiduciary relationship between the Company and a grantee or any other person. To
the extent that any grantee or other person acquires a right to receive payments
from the Company pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the
right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

         (i)      Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of the
Plan, of Grant Agreements entered into pursuant to the Plan, and of any rules,
regulations, determinations or decisions made by the Administrator relating to
the Plan or such Grant Agreements, and the rights of any and all persons having
or claiming to have any interest therein or thereunder, shall be determined
exclusively in accordance with applicable federal laws and the laws of the State
of Maryland, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

         (j)      Effective Date; Termination Date. The Plan is effective as of
the date on which the Plan is adopted by the Board, subject to approval of the
stockholders within twelve months before or after such date. No Award shall be
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preceding the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the Plan, or if
earlier, the tenth anniversary of the date this Plan is approved by the
stockholders. Subject to other applicable provisions of the Plan, all Awards
made under the Plan prior to such termination of the Plan shall remain in effect
until such Awards have been satisfied or terminated in accordance with the Plan
and the terms of such Awards.


Date Approved by the Board: _____________________________

Date Approved by the Stockholders: ______________________



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