UNITED STATES	

                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                      Washington, D.C.  20549

                            FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
  X		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) 
               OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the quarterly period ended March 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  0-4633


                        DBA SYSTEMS, INC.
      (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Florida									   											 			                     59-0996417   
(State or other jurisdiction of							              (I.R.S. Employer 
incorporation or organization)							               Identification No.)


          1200 South Woody Burke Road, Melbourne, Florida  32901
               (Address of principal executive offices)

                           (407) 727-0660
           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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 12 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. 
Yes__X__    No _____


Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of 
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

DBA Systems, Inc. Common Stock, $.10 par value, 4,418,612 shares outstanding 
as of March  31, 1997.

Total number of sequentially numbered pages:  12
The Exhibit index appears on sequential page 11

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PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 -- FINANCIAL STATEMENTS




                            DBA SYSTEMS, INC.
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
             (in thousands, except per share information)
                              (Unaudited)


                                	Three Months Ended   	Nine Months Ended
	                                        March 31	         March  31
	                                   1997	    1996       	1997     	1996
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Revenues                       		$ 6,381  	$ 5,418    	$18,105  	$14,914
Costs and expenses       		        5,757	    5,127     	16,450	   14,180
Operating income		                   624	      291       1,655      	734

Other income (expense):	
	Interest income		                   183      	140         	548     	410
	Interest expense                   		(2)     	(43)        	(82)	   (133)
	Other expense - net		                86	      (90)	       (126)    (189)
		Total other expense - net	       	 267 	       7	         340	      88
 
Income before taxes                		891      	298       	1,995     	822
Less provision for income taxes		    187 	      26     	    596	      76
Net Income		                      $  704   	$  272	     $ 1,399	  $  746


Net Earnings per common
	and common equivalent share	      	$.16	     $.06	        $.31	    $.17


Net Earnings per common share
	assuming full dilution	           	$.16     	$.06	        $.31    	$.17 

Primary weighted shares outstanding	4,439	   4,488        	4,488   	4,486


Fully diluted shares outstanding	  	4,439	   4,488        	4,488   	4,486

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See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
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                              DBA SYSTEMS, INC.
                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                              (in thousands)

                                           	March 31, 1997  June 30, 1996
                                               (Unaudited)	    (Audited)
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<S>                                               <C>             <C>
ASSETS
Current Assets:
	Cash & cash equivalents....................   $  1,535	       $  2,699
	Investments		                                   11,766          	9,888
	Accounts receivable - net	..................     2,493          	2,586
	Costs and estimated earnings in excess
		of billings on uncompleted government
		contracts	.................................	    3,526          	4,055
	Inventory	..................................     2,366	          2,560
	Other current assets........................       443	            537
		Total Current Assets	......................    22,129          22,325
Property:
	Cost	......................................		   17,172         	16,862
	Less accumulated depreciation
		and amortization	........................	     10,957          10,401
			Property--net	.......................... 	     6,215	          6,461
Other Assets:
 	Cost in excess of value of net assets of
		businesses acquired	.....................	        226	            232
	Real estate held for sale.................	      4,370	          4,436
	Other assets	.............................         275	            397
		Total Other Assets	......................       4,871	          5,065
	 		 
Total Assets	..............................	   $ 33,215       	$ 33,851

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
	Accounts payable	.........................   	$  1,318	       $    968
	Accrued expenses	.................. ......	      1,005          	1,295
	Billings in excess of costs and estimated
		earnings on uncompleted government
		contracts	................................	       913           1,376
	Estimated losses on uncompleted contracts	.	     1,041            	271
	Other current liabilities	................. 	      160	            200
		Total Current Liabilities................	      4,437        	  4,110	

	Long-term Debt	............................	         0           1,926

Stockholders' Equity:
	Common stock	.............................	        557	            554
	Paid-in capital	..........................	     24,539         	24,432
	Retained earnings	........................      22,830	         21,432
		Total	...................................	     47,926         	46,418
	Treasury stock............................	   	(19,148)       	(18,603)
		Stockholders' Equity - net	..............	     28,778          27,815

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   		$ 33,215	       $ 33,851
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
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                              DBA SYSTEMS, INC.
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                             (in thousands)
                               (Unaudited)
                                             	      Nine Months Ending
	                                              March 31, 1997  	March 31, 1996
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 
Net income                                        		$  1,399          $   746
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net 
 cash provided by operating activities:
	Depreciation & amortization	                           	789             	771	
	Gain on sale of assets		                                (13) 	
	
	Decrease (increase) in current assets:
		Accounts receivable	                                   	93	           1,566
		Costs and estimated earnings in excess of 
   billings on	uncompleted Government contracts       	 	529            	(142)
		Inventory		                                            194            	(280)		
		Other current assets		                                  94            	(382)	

	Increase (decrease) in current liabilities:
		Accounts payable	                                     	350             	134
		Accrued expenses		                                    (295)            	(43)
		Billings in excess of costs and estimated 
   earnings on uncompleted Government contracts       		(463) 	           (63)
		Estimated losses on uncompleted contracts	 	           770              	99
		Other current liabilities	                            	(35)             	37
	Other - net		                                          (401)         	   139	
	Net cash provided by operating activities		           3,011           	2,582	 	

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES  
	Sale (purchase)  of Investments		                    (1,878)           	5,000	
	Capital expenditures	                                 	(387)             (277)	
	Proceeds from sale of property		                         16	               25	
	Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (	2,249)           	4,748		

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES 
	Repayments on long-term debt                       		(1,926)         	(     0)	
	Net cash used in financing activities	              	(1,926)	         (     0)	

Net increase (decrease) in cash during the period	   	(1,164)           	7,330	
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	     	2,699	            3,202	
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		       $   1,535	         $ 10,532
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
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DBA SYSTEMS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)	The Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements contained herein
reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature which are, in the opinion
of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim 
periods presented.  The results of operations for the interim periods 
contained herein are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected
for the fiscal year.

(2)	Refer to the Company's Annual Consolidated Financial Statements for the 
Year Ended June 30, 1996, for a description of accounting policies, which 
have been continued without change.  Also, refer to the Notes included in 
those Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details of the 
Company's financial condition, results of operations and changes in financial 
position.

(3)	Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

                            		March 31, 1997          	June 30, 1996
	                              	(Unaudited)              	(Audited)
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<S>                                 <C>                       <C>
        		Finished Goods        	$	2,224	                 	$ 2,509
		        Work in Progress	         	102                       	37
		        Raw Materials         	     40		                      14
		        TOTAL	                  $2,366                 		$ 2,560
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(4)	Net earnings per common and common equivalent share are computed by 
dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and 
common equivalent shares outstanding during the period.  Common equivalent 
shares consist of common stock, which may be issued upon exercise of 
outstanding stock options.  For the three-month periods ending March 31, 1997 
and 1996, weighted average shares were 4,439,000 and 4,488,000, respectively.

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ITEM 2 -- MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF 
          FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The forward-looking statements included in Management's Discussion and 
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, which reflect 
management's best judgment based on factors currently known, involve risks 
and uncertainties.  Actual results could differ materially from those 
anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of 
factors.  Forward-looking information provided by DBA Systems pursuant to the 
safe harbor established by recent securities legislation should be evaluated 
in the context of these factors.

Business Environment

The defense industry continues to experience numerous mergers and 
consolidations of companies doing business with the Government, and this 
trend is expected to continue for the immediate future.  In addition, the 
Federal Government continues to closely scrutinize its spending in the high 
technology and defense areas.  As a result, competition for available 
contracts is intense.  In response, the Company closely manages its 
liabilities and indirect cost, thereby maintaining its indirect overhead 
rates at competitive levels.  Additionally, the Company has focused its primary 
marketing efforts in areas where it has been the most successful and will 
attempt to translate its success into commercial areas where its core 
technologies apply.  The Company will continue to pursue this strategy during 
fiscal year 1997 with increased competitiveness as its primary goal.

Reduction in the Department of Defense budget, continued Congressional and 
regulatory oversight of the Government procurement process, increased 
competition within the Company's traditional market niches, and the current 
Government procurement policy to award contracts based primarily 
on price and not exclusively on technical capabilities are all factors which 
may have a material effect on the Company's future operating revenues and 
profit margins.  The Government's decisions of whether to exercise options 
presently held by the Company under existing contracts may also have an 
impact on the Company.  These trends may result in delays in previously 
anticipated contracts or the loss of anticipated business to competitors. 
 As a result, the reported financial information may not necessarily be 
indicative of the Company's future operating results or financial condition.

Results of Operations

During the three-month period ended March 31, 1997, DBA recorded revenues of 
$6,381,000, up $963,000 (18%) from the $5,418,000 recorded in the comparable 
three-month period in the prior fiscal year.  The increase in revenues was 
primarily attributable to work on the $8.8 million Common Imagery Ground/
Surface System (CIGSS) contract awarded in June 1996 and the associated 
Operations and Maintenance effort.  $2.5 million of sales have been achieved 
on the CIGSS year-to-date.  The start of this contract has created a higher 
pass through of material costs as well as a limited amount of increase in the 
level of direct labor.  

Operating income was $624,000 during the current three-month period, up 
$333,000 (114%) from $291,000 in the comparable period in the prior fiscal 
year.  This marks the 25th consecutive quarter of profitable operations for 
DBA.  The current quarter's operating margin was 9.8% as compared to the 
operating margin of 5.4% in the prior year's comparable quarter.  The increase
in operating margin was attributable to completion last year of remaining 
Kissimmee plant contracts that were unprofitable due to site relocation as 
well as continued robust performance by the Company's two long-time successful 
core programs, Proprietary Imagery Exploitation and Tactical Imagery 
Exploitation. These two programs currently make up 68% of DBA's revenues.  
Performance is expected to remain strong for the foreseeable future subject 
to the vagaries of defense funding.
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During the three-month period ending March 31, 1997, the Company recorded new 
business bookings of $2,257,000 (up 9%) as compared to $2,074,000 in the prior
 year.  (The major components of these bookings are the $700K LightSAR study 
for NASA/JPL, the $650K Taiwan Avenger Video Trackers, and the $500K US MICOM 
PADS integration.)  As a result, the backlog at March 31, 1997 was approximately
$19,800,000, down $8,600,000 or 30.3% as compared to the June 30, 1996 
balance of approximately $28,400,000.  Backlog by the end of the fiscal year is 
expected to remain near the $20 million level.  

In late December 1996 it was announced that DBA was not awarded the subcontract
for its proposal of $9 million concerning the competition for new business as a
derivative offshoot of its tactical imagery exploitation market.  Fortunately 
as a condition of our willingness to team exclusively, our team leader formally
agreed to provide supplanting opportunities over the next five years if the 
contract  was not awarded to the team.    Although the loss was a disappointment
to the Company in its overall strategic plan for growth, efforts are now being 
directed towards other major competitive proposals in the areas of commercial 
satellite development, commercial manufacturing of communication/location 
devices, and analysis of the computer Year 2000 issue.  The Company will seek 
to exploit its competitive advantages of technical resources and affordable 
cost structure to capture these new business opportunities.

Concerning the Prompting Mammography (PROMAM) project for development of an 
early detection system for breast cancer, DBA's partner through formal 
agreement, the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) of the 
UK government, has not yet designated funding for start of the clinical trials 
in the UK which had been scheduled for April 1997.  DBA senior management 
continues to focus its efforts on securing the funding and recovery of the 
schedule leading to roll-out of this product.  Alternative solutions for 
funding are being discussed with representatives of the UK government and 
industry.  At this time no definite plan has been agreed to.  The PROMAM 
approach with UK clinical trials remains the quickest-to-market option 
for exploitation of this technology.  In the meantime, the Company will soon 
introduce to the market a review station, which is a medical digitizing 
scanner interim product that would be convertible to a full PROMAM system at 
a later date.

Interest income during the current period was $183,000 as compared to $140,000 
in the comparable quarter in the prior fiscal year.  This increase was due to 
a larger investment base of cash, a more aggressive treasury policy in securing
an improved rate of return, and an upswing in available short-term market 
interest rates.  Interest expense during the current period was $2,000 as 
compared to $43,000 recorded in the comparable quarter in the prior fiscal 
year.  The reduction in interest expense was attributable to liquidation of 
the Company's long term debt during December 1996.  This action is estimated 
to save approximately $55,000 annually.

As forecasted previously and as discussed under Legal Proceedings below, the 
Company finalized a settlement of a long-time note receivable which resulted 
in a one-time recognition of $175,000 of other income during March.

The Company currently has only a limited net operating loss (NOL) carryforward 
available for federal tax purposes, and thus is paying significant federal and 
state income taxes this year.  The Company accrues a provision for state income 
taxes as income is recognized based on the current prevailing state tax rates. 

As a result of the above factors, net income was $704,000 (up 159%) in the 
current period as compared to $272,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal 
year.  Fully diluted earnings per share were $.16 for the three months ending 
March 31, 1997 versus $.06 recorded in the comparable quarter in the prior 
fiscal year.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources

At March 31, 1997, the Company had working capital of approximately $17,692,000,
down $523,000 or 2.9%, when compared to the $18,215,000 as of June 30, 1996.  
This reduction was primarily driven by liquidation at par in December 1996 of 
the 8 1/4% debentures worth $1,926,000.  The Company is seriously studying 
several investment alternatives to utilize part of its remaining $13 million 
of cash in order to increase return-on-equity.  Accounts receivable-net 
decreased $93,000 from $2,586,000 at June 30, 1996 to $2,493,000 at March 31, 
1997 due to efficient collection of outstanding trade receivables and 
aggressive pursuit of "past due" accounts.  Costs and estimated earnings in 
excess of billings on uncompleted contracts decreased from $4,055,000 at 
June 30, 1996 to $3,526,000 at March 31, 1997.

The Company has renegotiated its $4,000,000 unsecured line of credit with a 
bank which now expires January 31, 1998.  Amounts drawn on this line of credit 
accrue interest at either the bank's prime rate or LIBOR plus 1.75% as 
selected by the Company upon the utilization of any portion of the line of 
credit.  The Company had no borrowings against the line of credit at March 31, 
1997.
 
On February 26, 1997 the Company announced that its Board of Directors 
authorized a stock repurchase program whereby the Company may repurchase up 
to 200,000 shares of its outstanding stock in the open market or in negotiated 
transactions through August 31, 1997 and at such prices as the Company may 
decide.  This action was taken based on the assessment that DBA's common 
shares were undervalued.

During the quarter ending March 31, 1997, the Company recognized additions to 
capital equipment of approximately $99,000.  The Company believes capital 
funding requirements for fiscal 1997 can be internally satisfied from working 
capital.

PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1 -- LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, as is normal with respect to the nature and kind of 
business in which DBA is engaged, various claims, charges and litigation are 
asserted or commenced against DBA arising from or related to product liability,
patent, breach or warranty, contractual relations or employee relations.  The 
amounts claimed in such litigation may be substantial but may not bear any 
reasonable relationship to the merits of the claim or the extent of any real 
risk of court awards.  In the opinion of management, final judgments, if any, 
which might be rendered against DBA in potential or pending litigation, would 
not have a material adverse effect on its assets or business.

The Company finalized a negotiated settlement during the current quarter of a 
lawsuit filed by DBA in 1987 in Rhode Island stemming from default on a note 
payable by purchasers of Graphics Marketing, formerly a subsidiary of DBA 
Systems.  $175,000 was received in March by DBA as the complete and final 
settlement payment. 

As of December 6, 1996, the Company formally appealed to the Armed Services 
Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) a final decision by the Contracting Officer 
for the United States Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command on the M23 
Mortar Ballistic Computer (MBC) contract to award only $225,000 on a $9.4 
million certified claim for equitable adjustment for work completed in 1992.  
DBA believes that it has a valid claim which arose out of a large number of 
defects in the government's drawing package that caused an incompatibility 
between the product's design and manufacturing and test specifications, which 
substantially increased contract performance costs and contained potential 
for defective products being fielded.  When DBA informed the Contacting 
Officer (CO) of this situation, the Government's response to these concerns 
was to direct DBA to continue with the completion of the contract, which it 
did, and for which the Company subsequently filed a claim.  Progress on the 
case to date has been very slow due to an extremely large number of requests 
for information from the government under discovery.   Based on the normal 
course of such legal proceedings, it is anticipated that it will be at least 
another two years before the  ASBCA issues its decision on this case.  
<PAGE>8
The Company had a $12.5 million contract with Advanced Medical Management 
Systems, Inc. (AMMS) for the production and exclusive worldwide distribution 
of its ImagClear(TM) medical digitizers.  On August 10, 1995, the Company filed 
suit in the U.S. District Court to recover liquidated damages which arose from 
nonperformance of the contract by AMMS.  On October 3, 1996, the court awarded 
DBA a favorable judgment against Mr. Bob Wilson, the principal financial backer 
of AMMS, for $9,375,000 plus attorney fees.  In DBA's opinion, collection on 
this judgment is problematic.  The Company is proceeding with plans to bring 
the medical digitizers to market through partnership with another entity.

ITEM 5. -- OTHER INFORMATION

In September 1996, 10 1/2 months after DBA's initial submission, the Company 
received official notification from the FBI about its successful completion of 
the Image Quality Specification (IQS), Appendix F, testing.  Appendix F of the 
IQS is one of the most arduous levels on record, and numerous companies have 
withdrawn their efforts from this approval cycle.  DBA is one of only two 
companies to achieve Appendix F of the IQS, and it is the only company to pass 
with a scanner working in the high volume fingerprint batch mode.  This 
achievement is a critical milestone in establishing the Company's expertise 
and in penetrating the fingerprint card scanner market.  This milestone led to 
the initial commercial order worth $200,000 in April 1997.  The Company 
expects potential revenues in the law enforcement market to amount to a 
possible $2 million in the foreseeable future.

On December 16, 1996, DBA liquidated at market value its Employee Stock 
Ownership Plan (ESOP) consisting of 106,000 shares of DBA common stock.  This 
action was intended to streamline and enhance the employee benefit plan in 
order to retain and attract highly skilled and valuable employees.

On April 16, 1997 the Company announced the receipt of a $700K NASA contract to
perform a definition study of a low-cost synthetic aperture radar (SAR) 
satellite for Earth-imaging applications.  DBA Systems was one of four 
companies awarded contracts to study possible design and implementation 
approaches for the LightSAR system to meet the NASA scientific needs 
and also maximize the commercial application of SAR-related products.  DBA 
has teamed with CTA Space Systems, a McLean, Virginia based firm which is the 
architect and producer of the majority of small satellites built in the US.  
If the DBA/CTA team is successful winning the next phase of the contract 
which will be worth approximately $120 million, it is DBA's intent to finance 
the commercialization portion via an initial public offering of a company which 
will be called RadarSat of America, Inc.

ITEM 6.	EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

	(a)	The exhibit index filed with this report is on page 10.

	(b)	Reports on Form 8-K - none.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and 15 (d) of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be 
executed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

						DBA SYSTEMS, INC.



Date: ______5/13/97______		By: ______signature______________
                             									John L. Slack
					                                	Chairman of the Board,
                                      President,	Treasurer, Acting
						                               	and Chief Executive Officer



Date: _____5/13/97______		By: ______signature____________
	                           	Edward M. Bielski
				                         Corporate Controller
						
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                            DBA SYSTEMS, INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit 11 - Computation of earnings per share            	12

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