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                                                                    EXHIBIT 3(i)

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                                  PARAVANT INC.

     The  Articles of  Incorporation  of  PARAVANT  INC.  have been  amended and
restated to read as follows:

                                ARTICLE I - NAME

     The name of this corporation is PARAVANT INC.

                         ARTICLE II - NATURE OF BUSINESS

        The corporation  may engage in any activity or business  permitted under
the laws of the United States and of this State,  to include the  transaction of
all lawful business for which  corporations  may be  incorporated  under Chapter
607, Florida Statutes.

                           ARTICLE III - CAPITAL STOCK

        (i) The  number of shares of Common  Stock  which  this  Corporation  is
authorized  to have  issued at any time is  30,000,000  shares at a par value of
$.015 per share.

        (ii) The number of shares of Preferred  Stock which this  Corporation is
authorized  to have issued at any time is 2,000,000  shares at par value of $.01
per share. The Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly  authorized to
set by its own  resolutions,  preferences,  conversion and other rights,  voting
powers,  restrictions,  limitations as to dividends,  qualifications,  terms and
conditions of redemption and liquidation pertaining to such Preferred Stock.

                ARTICLE IV - CURRENT REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS

        The name and  address of the  current  registered  agent are  Richard P.
McNeight, 1615-A West NASA Blvd., Melbourne, Florida 32901.

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                                 CERTIFICATE TO
                 AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                                OF PARAVANT INC.

        The  undersigned,  Richard P.  McNeight,  President of PARAVANT  INC., a
Florida corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby certify as follows:

        1.      In accordance with Sections 607.1002 and 607.1007 of the Florida
                Statutes,  the Board of Directors of the Corporation approved by
                written  consent  dated  November 24, 1998,  the  amendment  and
                restatement of the  Corporation's  Articles of  Incorporation as
                attached   hereto.   This  amendment  and   restatement  of  the
                Corporation's  Articles  of  Incorporation  does not  contain an
                amendment to the Articles of Incorporation requiring shareholder
                approval.

        2.      The  undersigned  officer  of  the  Corporation  has  been  duly
                authorized  to submit  these  Amended and  Restated  Articles of
                Incorporation  of the  Corporation to the Department of State of
                Florida for filing in accordance with Section 607.1007,  Florida
                Statutes.



                                               PARAVANT INC.

                                               By:/s/ Richard P. McNeight
                                               ---------------------------------
                                                  Richard P. McNeight, President



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