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                                                            Exhibit 10.1

                              [STARWOOD LETTERHEAD]

Mr. David Norton
5512 Roberts Drive
Plano, Texas  75093

Dear Dave:

          Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. ("Starwood" or the
"Company") is delighted to extend to you this offer of employment for the
position of Executive Vice President - Human Resources. You have shown yourself
to be an outstanding candidate and an excellent fit our organization. This is
your invitation to join us in meeting the challenge of creating a new Starwood
from our acquired companies and becoming the world leader in the upscale lodging
and leisure industry.

          Below, we have outlined the specifics of our offer to you.

START DATE:

          Subject to the terms of this letter, your employment with Starwood
will begin on or about May 1, 2000.

POSITION:

          Your position will be Executive Vice President - Human Resources, you
will be located at the Company's White Plains, New York office and you shall
perform such duties and services as are assigned to you by the Company from time
to time. You acknowledge that your prospective employment will be subject to all
policies and practices of the Company as may currently exist or as may be
curtailed, modified or implemented from time to time. Further, you shall devote
your full time and attention to the affairs of the Company and to your duties as
Executive Vice President - Human Resources. You will be reporting to Bob Cotter,
Chief Operating Officer of the Company, or any successor in that or a successor
position.

BASE SALARY:

          Your base salary will be $325,000 annually, paid in semi-monthly
intervals of $13,541.67, and subject to applicable withholdings for FICA, local,
state and federal taxes, and Medicare. The Starwood salary program provides
performance-based salary reviews for future salary progression.

ANNUAL INCENTIVE (BONUS):

          You will be eligible to participate in the Starwood Annual Incentive
Plan (AIP). Your target incentive range is 75% of base salary. Your actual
incentive payout will be based

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upon achieving specified performance criteria to be established and approved
with your manager, and may be awarded solely at the Company's discretion.
However, for calendar year 2000, you will receive a bonus of $325,000. Payment
of your 2000 bonus will be delivered according to the regular annual incentive
plan payout schedule. Any annual bonus shall be payable to you at the time such
bonuses are payable and otherwise shall be subject to and in accordance with the
AIP and the Company's policies and practices, including the requirement that you
are employed by the Company at the time of such payment. Pursuant to such
policies and practices, the Company does not pay pro-rata bonuses. In accordance
with the AIP, 25% of the amount payable to you will be in the form of restricted
stock grants under the Company's 1999 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the
"LTIP").

SIGN-ON BONUS:

          You will be paid a one-time sign-on bonus of $100,000, to be disbursed
to you within the first month of your employment. Your right to retain the
sign-on bonus is conditioned upon remaining employed by Starwood for at least
two years. In the event that you voluntarily resign from Starwood or are
terminated for cause within this two-year period, you would be obligated to
repay the entire amount of the sign-on bonus.

BENEFITS:

          Starwood offers "StarShare," a comprehensive array of employee benefit
programs, to provide peace of mind on various personal concerns. New employees
are eligible for the StarShare health and welfare benefit programs on the first
day of the month following 90 days of employment. Participation in the 401(k)
plan begins after one year of service.

          Information on these plans and other benefit programs such as the HOT
Rates (the employee discount room rates program), short-term disability,
long-term disability, employee life insurance, and vacation benefit programs
will be provided to you after you begin your employment with us.

COBRA PAYMENTS:

          We realize that there may be a transitional benefits cost to you
because of the waiting period before you become eligible for the Starwood health
plans. Therefore, during your benefits waiting period, Starwood agrees to
reimburse you for any COBRA payments currently being made to you until the date
you become eligible for Starwood health benefits.

LONG TERM INCENTIVE:

          You will be eligible to participate in the LTIP. This plan provides
for the award of stock options at the Company's discretion to high performing
executives. The actual number of shares granted, if any, will be based upon your
performance achievements, provided, that for the years 2001, 2002 and 2003, the
total number of shares underlying stock options granted to

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you in each of those years shall not be less than 100,000 shares, appropriately
adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends and other similar events.

SIGN-ON STOCK OPTIONS:

          The Company will recommend to the Option Committee of the Board of
Directors ("Committee") a grant of 125,000 stock options to you under the LTIP.
The grant will be effective on the grant date. The options will have an exercise
price equal to the closing price of Starwood stock as reported in the New York
Stock Exchange Composite Transactions on the business day immediately preceding
the date of grant. The stock options will vest in accordance with the LTIP and
will otherwise be governed by the provisions of the LTIP.

          Further details will be provided in the award notification to be
delivered to you following your employment.

RELOCATION:

          Starwood will pay the reasonable, out-of-pocket costs of relocating
your family and household furnishings from the Dallas, Texas area to the New
York metropolitan area in accordance with the provisions of Starwood's
Relocation Program. Details of Starwood's Relocation Program are enclosed.

          In the event that you accept this offer of employment and relocation
expenses are paid to you or on your behalf, you agree that if you voluntarily
terminate your employment within one year after your first day of employment,
you will repay all such relocation expenses, reduced by 1/12 for each full
calendar month actually worked. In addition, eligibility for reimbursement of
any and all relocation expenses will cease on the last day of employment and any
relocation expenses incurred after that date will not be reimbursed by Starwood
and will be your responsibility.

HOME LOAN:

          Upon your move to the New York Metropolitan Area, Starwood will assist
you in the purchase of a new principal residence by making a second mortgage
home loan available to you in an amount of up to $500,000. The loan proceeds
must be used by you to purchase your new principal residence. The loan will be
non-transferable and non-interest bearing prior to maturity and will mature on
the earlier (a) five years from the date of the first advance of the loan to
you, (b) voluntary or involuntary termination of your employment with Starwood
or your resignation, or (c) your sale of the residence. The loan shall be
evidenced by a note in the amount of the loan and shall be secured by a second
mortgage lien on your new residence. The second mortgage is to be executed by
all persons having an ownership interest in the new residence. This loan will be
funded at the closing of the purchase of your new residence through an escrow
established for this purpose acceptable to Starwood. No advance of the loan will
be made unless documents evidencing and securing the loan acceptable to Starwood
shall have been signed and delivered by the appropriate parties.

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EXCLUSIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE:

          Any and all disputes relating to this offer letter, your employment
with Starwood or the termination of that employment will be resolved solely and
exclusively through binding arbitration pursuant to the employment rules of the
American Arbitration Association. Accordingly, you acknowledge and agree that
this offer of employment and the benefits provided herein are contingent upon
your execution of the Arbitration Agreement provided to you herewith.

DRUG SCREEN:

          This offer of employment is conditioned upon you successfully
completing an alcohol and drug screen examination. If you accept this offer, you
agree to undergo and consent to such alcohol and drug screen examination.

EMPLOYMENT TERM & SEVERANCE:

          In accepting this offer you understand and agree that your employment
with the Company is "at will." As such, you agree that either you or Starwood
may end the employment relationship at any time, with or without notice and with
or without cause. By signing below you understand and acknowledge that except
for this letter, there is not and shall not be any written contract between you
and the Company concerning this offer of employment or your prospective
employment, and that this letter is not intended to be and is not a contract of
employment.

          In the event that Starwood terminates your employment for any reason
other than "cause," Starwood will pay to you 12 months of your then current base
salary, in a lump sum less all applicable withholdings, and will reimburse you
for your COBRA expenses minus your last level of contribution for up to 12
months commencing on the termination date (the "Termination Payments"). You will
not be entitled to any Termination Payments if you resign your employment with
the Company. As a condition for, and prior to, your entitlement to and receipt
of any Termination Payments, you must enter into a written waiver and release of
any and all claims against Starwood arising out of or relating to your
employment with Starwood, in such form that Starwood may reasonably require. In
addition, the Company will enter into a Change in Control Severance Agreement
with you in the form provided to you.

          For purposes of this paragraph, "cause" shall mean (i) any material
breach by you of any of the duties, responsibilities or obligations of your
employment, or any of the policies or practices of Starwood; (ii) any willful
failure or refusal by you to properly perform (as determined by Starwood in its
reasonable discretion and judgment) the duties, responsibilities or obligations
of your employment, or to properly perform or follow (as determined by Starwood
in its reasonable discretion and judgment) any lawful order or direction by
Starwood; (iii) any acts or omissions by you that constitute (as determined by
Starwood in its reasonable discretion and judgment) fraud, dishonesty, breach of
your duty of loyalty, gross negligence, civil or criminal illegality, or any
other misconduct in your employment or which could tend to bring Starwood into
disrepute, could create civil or criminal liability for Starwood or could
adversely affect Starwood's business or interests.

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OTHER CONDITIONS AND OBLIGATIONS:

          You have represented, and hereby confirm, that you are not subject to
any currently effective employment contract, or any other contractual or other
binding obligations pursuant to which your employment or employment activities
with or on behalf of the Company may be subject to any restrictions, including
without limitation, any agreements or other obligations or documents relating to
non-competition, confidentiality, trade secrets, proprietary information or
works for hire.

          As a further condition of this offer and your right to receive any of
the benefits detailed herein, you agree to execute and be bound by a
confidentiality, non-solicitation and non-competition agreement in the form
enclosed.

INTEGRATED AGREEMENT:

          This offer letter represents the sole and complete understanding
between you and the Company relating to your employment and there are no other
written or oral agreements, understandings or representations relating to this
offer of employment. The terms of your employment, including the at-will nature
of the employment, may be amended only through a written instrument signed by
you and the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer of the Company.

          You should not resign from your current employment until you have
received notification from the Company of the completion of all pre-employment
investigation, testing and verification.

          By signing and returning this letter, you confirm that this letter
accurately sets forth the understanding between you and Starwood and that you
accept and agree to the terms as outlined.

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          Dave, we are thrilled to extend to you our invitation to join
Starwood. A challenging and fulfilling experience is ahead of you as you become
a part of the mobilizing force that is transforming our organization into a
world class enterprise.

                                          Best regards,

                                          /s/ Robert F. Cotter

                                          Robert F. Cotter

cc:   Personnel File

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:

/s/ David Norton

David Norton

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.28

                               FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                           LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

         This FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"),
executed as of June __, 2000, is made and entered into between BANK ONE, TEXAS
NA, a national banking association, and White Electronic Designs Corporation, an
Indiana Corporation.

                                    RECITALS

         A. Lender and Borrower entered into that certain Loan and Security
Agreement, dated January 7, 2000 (the "Loan Agreement").

         B. Lender and Borrower desire to amend the Loan Agreement as herein set
forth.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                                   Definitions

         Section 1.01. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment, to
the extent not otherwise defined herein, shall have the same definitions
assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby.

                                   ARTICLE II
                        Amendments to the Loan Agreement

         Section 2.01. Amendment to Definition of Contract Rate. From and after
the date hereof, the Section 3.01 of the Loan Agreement is deleted in its
entirety and replaced with a new Section 3.01 which shall read as follows:

                  "Section 3.1      Interest.

                  (a) Revolving Loan. Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid
         principal amount of the Revolving Loan at the rate(s) per annum set
         forth in the Revolving Note in accordance with the terms of the
         Revolving Note.

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                  (b) Term Loan. Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid
         principal amount of the Term Loan at a rate per annum equal to the
         LESSER OF (A) the Maximum Rate, or (B) Contract Rate, payable monthly
         in arrears in accordance with the terms of the Term Note.

                  (c) Default Rate. From and after the occurrence of an Event of
         Default, the unpaid principal amount of the Obligations shall bear
         interest until paid in full (or, if earlier, until such Event of
         Default is cured or waived in writing by Lender) at a rate per annum
         equal to the LESSER OF (A) the Maximum Rate, OR (B) the Default Rate,
         payable on demand.

                  (d) Computation of Interest. The interest rates provided for
         in SECTIONS 3.1(A) AND (B) shall be computed on the basis of a year of
         360 days and the actual number of days elapsed; provided, however, any
         calculation of the Maximum Rate shall be computed on the basis of the
         actual days elapsed in a year of 365 or 366 days, as appropriate,
         unless the Texas Credit Title permits any applicable interest rate
         ceiling to be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year."

                                  ARTICLE III
                              Conditions Precedent

         Section 3.01. Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Amendment
is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, unless
specifically waived in writing by Lender:

                  (a) The representations and warranties contained herein and in
         all other Loan Documents shall be true and correct as of the date
         hereof as if made on the date hereof.

                  (b) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
         continuing.

                  (c) Borrower and Electronic Designs, Inc. shall have executed
         and delivered to Lender this Amendment.

                  (d) Borrowers shall have executed and delivered to Lender a
         Promissory Note that modifies, renews and extends the Revolving Note
         executed on January 7, 2000.

                  (e) All corporate proceedings taken in connection with the
         transactions contemplated by this Amendment and all documents,
         instruments and other legal matters incident thereto shall be
         satisfactory to Lender and its legal counsel in their sole discretion.

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                                   ARTICLE IV
                 Ratifications, Representations, and Warranties

         Section 4.01. Ratification by Borrowers. The terms and provisions set
forth in this Amendment modify and supersede all inconsistent terms and
provisions set forth in the Loan Agreement and, except as expressly modified and
superseded by this Amendment, the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement are
ratified and confirmed and continue in full force and effect. The Loan Agreement
as amended by this Amendment shall continue to be legal, valid, binding and
enforceable in accordance with its terms.

         Section 4.02. Renewal and Extension of Security Interests and Liens.
Borrower hereby renews and affirms the liens and security interests created and
granted in Loan Documents. Borrower agrees that this Amendment shall in no
manner affect or impair the liens and security interests securing the
Obligations, and that such liens and security interests shall not in any manner
be waived, the purposes of this Amendment being to modify the Loan Agreement as
herein provided, and to carry forward all liens and security interest securing
same, which are acknowledged by Borrower to be valid and subsisting.

         Section 4.03. Representations and Warranties. Borrower represents and
warrants to Lender as follows: (i) the execution, delivery and performance of
this Amendment and any and all Loan Documents executed and/or delivered in
connection herewith have been authorized by all requisite corporate action on
the part of Borrower and will not violate the articles or bylaws of Borrower or
any agreement to which Borrower is a party; (ii) the representations and
warranties contained in the Loan Agreement as amended hereby and in each of the
other Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of the date hereof as though
made on and as of the date hereof; (iii) no Event of Default under the Loan
Agreement has occurred and is continuing; and (iv) Borrower is in full
compliance with all covenants and agreements contained in the Loan Agreement, as
amended hereby.

                                    ARTICLE V
                                  Miscellaneous

         Section 5.01. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All
representations and warranties made in the Loan Agreement or any other Loan
Document, including without limitation, any Loan Document furnished in
connection with this Amendment, shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Amendment and the other Loan Document, and no investigation by Lender or any
closing shall affect such representations and warranties or the right of Lender
to rely thereon.

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         Section 5.02. Reference to Loan Agreement. Each of the Loan Documents
and the Loan Agreement and any and all other agreements, documents or
instruments now or hereafter executed and delivered pursuant to the terms hereof
or pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement as amended hereby, are hereby
amended so that any reference in such Loan Documents to the Loan Agreement shall
mean a reference to the Loan Agreement as amended hereby.

         Section 5.03. Expenses of Lender. Borrower agrees to pay on demand all
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender directly in connection with the
preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and the other Loan
Documents executed pursuant hereto and any and all amendments, modifications,
and supplements thereto, including, without limitation, the costs and fees of
Lender's legal counsel, and all costs and expenses incurred by Lender in
connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under the Loan
Agreement, as amended hereby, or any other Loan Document, including, without
limitation, the reasonable costs and fees of Lender's legal counsel.

         Section 5.04. Severability. Any provision of this Amendment held by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable shall not impair
or invalidate the remainder of this Amendment and the effect thereof shall be
confined to the provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable.

         SECTION 5.05. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE
BEEN MADE AND TO BE PERFORMABLE IN AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

         Section 5.06. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment is binding upon
and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors, assigns, heirs, executors, and legal representatives, except that
none of the parties hereto other than Lender may assign or transfer any of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Lender.

         Section 5.07. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or
more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.

         Section 5.08. Effect of Waiver. No consent or waiver, express or
implied, by Lender to or for any breach of or deviation from any covenant,
condition or duty by either Borrower, shall be deemed a consent to or waiver of
any other breach of the same or any other covenant, condition or duty.

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         Section 5.09. Headings. The headings, captions, and arrangements used
in this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the
interpretation of this Amendment.

         Section 5.10. Conflicting Provisions. If any provision of the Loan
Agreement as amended hereby conflicts with any provision of any other Loan
Document, the provision in the Loan Agreement shall control.

         SECTION 5.12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS AMENDMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND
ALL OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED AND DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH AND PURSUANT
TO THIS AMENDMENT AND THE LOAN AGREEMENT REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS,
OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

         EXECUTED as of the date first written above.

                                   LENDER:

                                   Bank One, Texas NA

                                   By:______________________________________
                                         Larry H. Powell, Vice President

                                   BORROWER:

                                   White Electronic Designs Corporation

                                   By:_____________________________
                                         Hamid R. Shokrgozar, President and CEO

                            Confirmation by Guarantor

         The undersigned hereby (i) consents, acknowledges, and agrees to the
execution, delivery, and performance by Borrower of this Amendment, (ii)
acknowledges and agrees that this Amendment does not affect, diminish, waive, or
release his obligations under the Unlimited Guaranty executed by it and dated
January 7, 2000, (iii) ratifies and confirms its obligations pursuant to such
Unlimited Guaranty, and (iv) covenants, acknowledges, and agrees that it

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guaranties the repayment of the Guaranteed Indebtedness, as provided in such
Unlimited Guaranty.

                                    Electronic Designs, Inc.

                                    By:_____________________________
                                          Hamid R. Shokrgozar, President and CEO

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.28

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

$12,000,000.00                                                     June __, 2000

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, on or before January 7, 2003 ("Maturity Date") the
undersigned, White Electronic Designs Corporation, an Indiana corporation
("Borrower"), does hereby unconditionally promise to pay to the order of Bank
One, Texas, N.A. ("Bank"), at its offices in Dallas County, Texas at 1717 Main
Street, Dallas, Texas 75201, the principal amount of TWELVE MILLION AND NO/100
DOLLARS ($12,000,000.00) ("Total Principal Amount"), or such amount less than
the Total Principal Amount which is outstanding from time to time if the total
amount outstanding under this Promissory Note ("Note") is less than the Total
Principal Amount, in lawful money of the United States of America, together with
interest on the Total Principal Amount until paid at the rates per annum
provided below.

         1. Definitions. For purposes of this Note, unless the context otherwise
requires, the following terms shall have the definitions assigned to such terms
as follows:

         "Adjusted LIBOR Rate" shall mean with respect to each Interest Period,
on any day thereof an amount equal to the sum of (i) two and one quarter percent
(2.25%), plus, (ii) the quotient (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of one
percent) of (a) the LIBOR Rate with respect to such Interest Period, divided by
(b) the remainder of 1.0 less the Reserve Requirement in effect on such day.
Each determination by Bank of the Adjusted LIBOR Rate shall, in the absence of
manifest error, be conclusive and binding.

         "Adjusted Prime Rate" shall mean a rate equal to the Prime Rate.

         "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any
other day on which Bank is authorized to be closed.

         "Consequential Loss" shall mean, with respect to Borrower's payment of
all or any portion of the then-outstanding principal amount of any LIBOR Balance
on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period related thereto, any
loss, cost or expense incurred by Bank in redepositing such principal amount,
including the sum of (i) the interest which, but for such payment, Bank would
have earned in respect of such principal amount so paid, for the remainder of
the Interest Period applicable to such sum, reduced, if Bank is able to
redeposit such principal amount so paid for the balance of such Interest Period,
by the interest earned by Bank as a result of so redepositing such principal
amount plus (ii) any expense or penalty incurred by Bank on redepositing such
principal amount.

         "Contract Rate" shall mean a rate of interest based upon the Adjusted
LIBOR Rate or

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Adjusted Prime Rate in effect at any time pursuant to an Interest Notice.

         "Default" shall mean the occurrence of an "Event of Default" as defined
in the Loan Agreement.

         "Dollars" shall mean lawful currency of the United States of America.

         "EBITDA" shall have the definition assigned to such term in the Loan
Agreement.

         "Excess Interest Amount" shall mean, on any date, the amount by which
(i) the amount of all interest which would have accrued prior to such date on
the principal of this Note, had the applicable Contract Rate at all times been
in effect without limitation by the Maximum Rate, exceeds (ii) the aggregate
amount of interest accrued on this Note on or prior to such date.

         "Interest Notice" shall mean the notice given by Borrower to Bank of
the Interest Options selected hereunder. Each Interest Notice shall specify the
Interest Option selected, the amount of the unpaid principal balance of this
Note to bear interest at the rate selected and, if the Adjusted LIBOR Rate is
specified, the length of the applicable Interest Period. An Interest Notice may
be written or oral (if promptly confirmed thereafter in writing) and Bank is
hereby authorized and directed to honor all telephonic Interest Notices from any
officer of Borrower authorized to request advances under the Loan Agreement.

         "Interest Option" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
paragraph 7 hereof.

         "Interest Payment Date" shall mean (i) in the case of the Prime Rate
Balance, the first day of each calendar month commencing on July 1, 2000, and
continuing on the first day of each successive calendar month thereafter, and
the Maturity Date, and (ii) in the case of any LIBOR Balance, the first day of
each month during the corresponding Interest Period with respect to such LIBOR
Balance, the last day of such Interest Period and the Maturity Date.

         "Interest Period" shall mean, with respect to any LIBOR Balance, a
period commencing: (i) on any date which, pursuant to an Interest Notice, the
principal amount of such LIBOR Balance begins to accrue interest at the Adjusted
LIBOR Rate, or (ii) the Business Day following the last day of the immediately
preceding Interest Period in the case of a rollover to a successive Interest
Period and ending one or three months thereafter as Borrower shall elect in
accordance with the provisions hereof; provided, that: (A) any Interest Period
which would otherwise end on a day which is not a LIBOR Business Day shall be
extended to the next succeeding LIBOR Business Day, and (B) any Interest Period
which would otherwise end after the Maturity Date shall end on the Maturity
Date.

         "LIBOR Balance" shall mean any principal balance of this Note which,
pursuant to an Interest Notice, bears interest at a rate based upon the Adjusted
LIBOR Rate for the Interest

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Period specified in such Interest Notice.

         "LIBOR Business Day" shall mean a Business Day on which dealings in
Dollars are carried out in the London interbank eurodollar market.

         "LIBOR Rate" shall mean, with respect to any LIBOR Balance for the
Interest Period applicable thereto, the offered rate for the period equal to or
next greater than such Interest Period for U.S. Dollar deposits of not less than
$1,000,000.00 as of 11:00 a.m. City of London, England time two (2) LIBOR
Business Days prior to the first day of the Interest Period as shown on the
display designated as "British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rates" on
Reuters for the purpose of displaying such rate. In the event that such rate is
not available on Reuters, then such offered rate shall be otherwise
independently determined by Lender for any alternate, substantially similar
independent source available to Lender or shall be calculated by Lender by a
substantially similar methodology as that theretofore used to determine such
offered rate.

         "Loan Agreement" shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Loan and
Security Agreement dated January 7, 2000, executed by and between Bank and
Borrower, as amended from time to time.

         "Loan Documents" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Loan Agreement.

         "Maximum Rate" shall mean the maximum nonusurious interest rate, if
any, that at any time, or from time to time, may be contracted for, taken,
reserved, charged, or received on the Loans under the laws which are presently
in effect of the United States and the State of Texas applicable to Bank and
such indebtedness or, to the extent permitted by law, under such applicable laws
of the United States or the State of Texas which may hereafter be in effect and
which allow a higher maximum nonusurious interest rate than applicable laws now
allow. Unless federal law provides for a higher rate of interest, Bank and
Borrower agree that the "weekly ceiling" specified in Chapter 303 of the Texas
Finance Code, as amended (the "Act"), is the applicable ceiling. The choice of
such ceiling is, however, subject to the limitations thereon referred to and
defined in the Act, and further subject to any right the Bank may have
subsequently, under applicable law, to change the method of determining the
Maximum Rate. To the extent federal law permits Bank to contract for, charge or
receive a greater amount of interest, Bank will rely on federal law, instead of
the laws of the State of Texas, for the purpose of determining the Maximum Rate.
Additionally, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law now or hereafter
in effect, Bank may, at its option and from time to time, implement any other
method of computing the Maximum Rate under the Act or under other applicable law
by giving notice, if required, to Borrower as provided by applicable law now or
hereafter in effect.

         "Prime Rate" shall mean the rate per annum equal to the prime rate of
interest announced from time to time by Bank or its parent (which is not
necessarily the lowest rate charged to any customer), changing when and as said
prime rate changes.

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         "Prime Rate Balance" shall mean that portion of the principal balance
of this Note bearing interest at a rate based upon the Adjusted Prime Rate.

         "Regulation D" shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System from time to time in effect and shall include any
successor or other regulation relating to reserve requirements applicable to
member banks of the Federal Reserve System.

         "Reserve Requirement" shall, on any day, mean that percentage
(expressed as a decimal fraction) which is in effect on such day, as provided by
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor
governmental body) for determining the reserve requirements (including without
limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves) under
Regulation D with respect to "Eurocurrency liabilities" as currently defined in
Regulation D, or under any similar or successor regulation. For purposes of this
definition, any LIBOR Balances hereunder shall be deemed "Eurocurrency
liabilities" under Regulation D without benefit of or credit for prorations,
exemptions or offsets under Regulation D. Bank's determination of the Reserve
Requirement shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

         2. Payments of Interest and Principal. Accrued and unpaid interest on
the unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable on each
Interest Payment Date. The principal of this Note shall be due and payable on
the Maturity Date or such earlier date as may be provided in the Loan Agreement.

         3. Revolving Nature of Indebtedness. Borrower may request advances and
borrow, repay and reborrow amounts evidenced by this Note in accordance with the
terms of the Loan Agreement. The unpaid balance of this Note shall increase and
decrease with each new advance or payment hereunder, as the case may be. This
Note shall not be deemed terminated or canceled prior to the Maturity Date,
although the entire principal balance hereof may from time to time be paid in
full. All payments of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note and by any of the
other Loan Documents shall be applied first to any accrued but unpaid interest
then due and payable hereunder or thereunder and then to the principal amount
outstanding hereunder or thereunder. All payments and prepayments of principal
of or interest on this Note shall be made in lawful money of the United States
of America, at the address of Bank indicated above, or such other place as the
holder of this Note shall designate in writing to Borrower. If any payment of
principal of or interest on this Note shall become due on a day which is not a
Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and
any such extension of time shall be included in computing interest in connection
with such payment.

         4. Rates of Interest. The unpaid principal of the Prime Rate Balance
shall bear interest at a rate per annum which shall from day to day be equal to
the lesser of (i) the Adjusted Prime Rate in effect from day to day, or (ii) the
Maximum Rate. The unpaid principal of each LIBOR Balance shall bear interest at
a rate per annum which shall from day to day be equal to

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the lesser of (i) the Adjusted LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period in effect with
respect to such LIBOR Balance, or (ii) the Maximum Rate. Each change in the
interest rate applicable to a Prime Rate Balance shall become effective without
prior notice to Borrower automatically as of the day any change in the Prime
Rate is announced by Lender. Interest on this Note shall be calculated on the
basis of the actual days elapsed in a year consisting of 360 days; provided,
however, any calculation of the Maximum Rate shall be computed on the basis of
the actual days elapsed in a year of 365 or 366 days, as appropriate, unless the
Act permits any applicable interest rate ceiling to be calculated on the basis
of a 360-day year.

         5. Interest Recapture. If on each Interest Payment Date or any other
date on which interest payments are required hereunder, Bank does not receive
interest on this Note computed at the Contract Rate because such Contract Rate
exceeds or has exceeded the Maximum Rate, then Borrower shall, upon the written
demand of Bank, pay to Bank in addition to the interest otherwise required to be
paid hereunder, on each Interest Payment Date thereafter, the Excess Interest
Amount (calculated as of such later Interest Payment Date); provided that in no
event shall Borrower be required to pay, for any Interest Period, interest at a
rate exceeding the Maximum Rate effective during such period.

         6. Interest on Past Due Amounts. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Default and at
maturity, whether by acceleration or otherwise, all principal of this Note
shall, at the option of Bank and after notice to Borrower, bear interest at the
"Default Rate" set forth in the Loan Agreement.

         7. Interest Option. Subject to the provisions hereof, Borrower shall
have the option (an "Interest Option") of having designated portions of the
unpaid principal balance of this Note bear interest at a rate based upon the
Adjusted LIBOR Rate or Adjusted Prime Rate as provided in paragraph 4 hereof;
provided, however, that the selection of the Adjusted LIBOR Rate for a
particular Interest Period shall not be for less than $500,000.00 of unpaid
principal and must be in increments of $100,000.00 for any LIBOR Balance above
$500,000.00. Each Interest Option shall be exercised in the manner provided
below:

         (i) At Time of Borrowing. At the time of the advance of the principal
         hereof to Borrower, the principal hereof shall bear interest at a rate
         based upon the Adjusted Prime Rate and constitute a Prime Rate Balance
         until such time as Borrower gives Bank an Interest Notice in accordance
         with the terms hereof.

         (ii) At Expiration of Interest Periods. At least two (2) LIBOR Business
         Days prior to the termination of any Interest Period, Borrower shall
         give Bank an Interest Notice indicating the Interest Option to be
         applicable to the corresponding LIBOR Balance upon the expiration of
         such Interest Period. If the required Interest Notice shall not have
         been timely received by Bank prior to the expiration of the
         then-relevant Interest Period, Borrower shall be deemed to have
         selected a rate based upon the Adjusted Prime Rate to

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         be applicable to such LIBOR Balance upon the expiration of such
         Interest Period and to have given Bank notice of such selection.

         (iii) Conversion From Adjusted Prime Rate. During any period in which
         any portion of the principal hereof bears interest at a rate based upon
         the Adjusted Prime Rate, Borrower shall have the right, on any LIBOR
         Business Day (the "Conversion Date"), to convert all or a portion of
         such principal amount from the Prime Rate Balance to a LIBOR Balance by
         giving Bank an Interest Notice of such selection at least two (2) LIBOR
         Business Days prior to such Conversion Date.

         (iv) Limitation on Tranches. Borrower may not have more than six (6)
         LIBOR Balances at any one time.

An Interest Notice may be written or oral and Bank is hereby authorized and
directed to honor all telephonic Interest Notices hereunder. Borrower agrees to
indemnify and hold Bank harmless from any loss or liability incurred by Bank in
connection with honoring any telephonic or other oral Interest Notices. All
written Interest Notices are effective only upon receipt by Bank. Each Interest
Notice shall be irrevocable and binding upon Borrower.

         8.       Special Provisions For LIBOR Pricing.

         a. Inadequacy of LIBOR Loan Pricing. If Bank determines that, by reason
of circumstances affecting the interbank eurodollar market generally, deposits
in Dollars (in the applicable amounts) are not being offered to United States
financial institutions in the interbank eurodollar market for such Interest
Period, or that the rate at which such Dollar deposits are being offered will
not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to Bank of making or maintaining a
LIBOR Balance for the applicable Interest Period, Bank shall forthwith give
notice thereof to Borrower, whereupon until Bank notifies Borrower that the
circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, (i) the right of
Borrower to select an Interest Option based upon the LIBOR Rate shall be
suspended, and (ii) Borrower shall be deemed to have converted each LIBOR
Balance to the Prime Rate Balance in accordance with the provisions hereof on
the last day of the then-current Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR
Balance.

         b. Illegality. If the adoption of any applicable law, rule or
regulation, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or
administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable
agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance
by Bank with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law)
of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency shall make it unlawful
or impossible for Bank to make or maintain a LIBOR Balance, Bank shall so notify
Borrower. Upon receipt of such notice, Borrower shall be deemed to have
converted any LIBOR Balance to the Prime Rate Balance, on either (i) the last
day of the then-current Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Balance if Bank
may lawfully continue to maintain and fund such LIBOR Balance

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to such day, or (ii) immediately, if Bank may not lawfully continue to maintain
such LIBOR Balance to such day.

         9. Loan Agreement. This Note is subject to the terms and provisions of
the Loan Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
Among other things, the Loan Agreement limits the maximum principal amount
outstanding under this Note. The holder of this Note is entitled to the benefits
provided in the Loan Agreement.

         10. Prepayments; Consequential Loss. Any prepayment made hereunder
shall be made together with all interest accrued but unpaid on this Note through
the date of such prepayment. Contemporaneously with each prepayment of
principal, Borrower shall give Bank written or oral notice indicating whether
such prepayment is to be applied to the Prime Rate Balance or a particular LIBOR
Balance. If such notice is not timely received by Bank, Borrower shall be deemed
to have selected to prepay the Prime Rate Balance and, if any sums remain after
satisfying all of the Prime Rate Balance, the remaining sums shall be applied to
the next maturing LIBOR Balances. Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold Bank
harmless from any loss or liability incurred by Bank in connection with honoring
telephonic or other oral notices indicating how a prepayment is to be applied.
If Borrower makes any payment of principal with respect to any LIBOR Balance on
any day prior to the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR
Balance, Borrower shall reimburse Bank on demand the Consequential Loss incurred
by Bank as a result of the timing of such payment. A certificate of Bank setting
forth the basis for the determination of a Consequential Loss shall be delivered
to Borrower and shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and
binding as to such determination and amount.

         11. Additional Costs. Borrower agrees to pay to Bank all Additional
Costs (hereinafter defined) within ten (10) days of receipt by Borrower from
Bank of a statement setting forth the amount or amounts due and the basis for
the determination from time to time of such amount or amounts, which statement
shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower absent manifest error. Failure on
the part of Bank to demand compensation for any Additional Costs in any Interest
Period shall not constitute a waiver of Bank's right to demand compensation for
any Additional Costs incurred during any such Interest Period or in any other
subsequent or prior Interest Period. The term "Additional Costs" shall mean such
additional amount or amounts as Bank shall reasonably determine will compensate
Bank for actual costs incurred by Bank in maintaining LIBOR Rates on the LIBOR
Balances or any portion thereof as a result of any change, after the date of
this Note, in applicable law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or
administration thereof by, or the compliance by Bank with any request or
directive from, any domestic or foreign governmental authority charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof (whether or not having the force of
law) or by any domestic or foreign court changing the basis of taxation of
payments to Bank of the LIBOR Balances or interest on the LIBOR Balances or any
portion thereof at an Adjusted LIBOR Rate or any other fees or amounts payable
under this Note or the Loan Agreement (other than taxes imposed on all or any
portion of the overall net income of Bank by any federal, state, local or
municipal governmental unit), or imposing, modifying or applying any reserve,
special deposit or similar requirement against assets of,

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deposits with or for the account of, credit extended by, or any other
acquisition of funds for loans by Bank, or imposing on Bank, as the case may be,
or on the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Note, the
Loan Agreement or the LIBOR Balances so as to increase the cost of Bank making
or maintaining LIBOR Balances or any portion thereof or to reduce the amount of
any sum received or receivable by Bank under this Note or the Loan Agreement
(whether of principal, interest or otherwise), by an amount deemed by Bank in
good faith to be material, but without duplication for the Reserve Requirement.

         12. Legal Fees. If this Note is placed in the hands of any attorney for
collection, or if it is collected through any legal proceeding at law or in
equity or in bankruptcy, receivership or other court proceedings, Borrower
agrees to pay all costs of collection including, but not limited to, court costs
and reasonable attorneys' fees.

         13. Waivers. Borrower and each surety, endorser, guarantor and any
other party ever liable for payment of any sums of money payable on this Note,
jointly and severally waive presentment and demand for payment, protest, notice
of protest, intention to accelerate, acceleration and non-payment, or other
notice of default, and agree that their liability under this Note shall not be
affected by any renewal or extension in the time of payment hereof, or in any
indulgences, or by any release or change in any security for the payment of this
Note, and hereby consent to any and all renewals, extensions, indulgences,
releases or changes, regardless of the number of such renewals, extensions,
indulgences, releases or changes; provided, however, except as provided in
paragraph 15 hereof, this Note may not be amended or modified except by a
written instrument signed by Borrower and the holder hereof.

         No waiver by Bank of any of its rights or remedies hereunder or under
any other document evidencing or securing this Note or otherwise shall be
considered a waiver of any other subsequent right or remedy of Bank; no delay or
omission in the exercise or enforcement by Bank of any rights or remedies shall
ever be construed as a waiver of any right or remedy of Bank; and no exercise or
enforcement of any such rights or remedies shall ever be held to exhaust any
right or remedy of Bank.

         14. Remedies. Upon the occurrence of any Default, the holder hereof
may, at its option, (i) declare the entire unpaid balance of principal and
accrued but unpaid interest on this Note to be immediately due and payable, (ii)
foreclose all liens securing payment hereof, (iii) pursue any and all other
rights, remedies and recourse available to the holder hereof, including but not
limited to, any such rights, remedies or recourse under the Loan Documents, at
law or in equity, or (iv) pursue any combination of the foregoing.

         15. Usury. This Note and all of the other Loan Documents are intended
to be performed in accordance with, and only to the extent permitted by, all
applicable usury laws. If any provision hereof or of any of the other Loan
Documents or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, for
any reason and to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable,

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neither the application of such provision to any other person or circumstance
nor the remainder of the instrument in which such provision is contained shall
be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by
law. It is expressly stipulated and agreed to be the intent of the holder hereof
to at all times comply with the usury and other applicable laws now or hereafter
governing the interest payable on the indebtedness evidenced by this Note. If
the applicable law is ever revised, repealed or judicially interpreted so as to
render usurious any amount called for under this Note or under any of the other
Loan Documents, or contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received with
respect to the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, or if Bank's exercise of the
option to accelerate the maturity of this Note, or if any prepayment by Borrower
results in Borrower having paid any interest in excess of that permitted by law,
then it is the express intent of Borrower and Bank that all excess amounts
theretofore collected by Bank be credited on the principal balance of this Note
(or, if this Note and all other indebtedness arising under or pursuant to the
other Loan Documents have been paid in full, refunded to Borrower), and the
provisions of this Note and the other Loan Documents immediately be deemed
reformed and the amounts thereafter collectable hereunder and thereunder
reduced, without the necessity of the execution of any new document, so as to
comply with the then applicable law, but so as to permit the recovery of the
fullest amount otherwise called for hereunder or thereunder. All sums paid, or
agreed to be paid, by Borrower for the use, forbearance, detention, taking,
charging, receiving or reserving of the indebtedness of Borrower to Bank under
this Note or arising under or pursuant to the other Loan Documents shall, to the
maximum extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated
and spread throughout the full term of such indebtedness until payment in full
so that the rate or amount of interest on account of such indebtedness does not
exceed the usury ceiling from time to time in effect and applicable to such
indebtedness for so long as such indebtedness is outstanding. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents,
it is not the intention of Bank to accelerate the maturity of any interest that
has not accrued at the time of such acceleration or to collect unearned interest
at the time of such acceleration.

         In no event shall Chapter 346 of the Texas Finance Code (which
regulates certain revolving loan accounts and revolving tri-party accounts)
apply to this Note.

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         17. Choice of Law. This Note is being executed and delivered, and is
intended to be performed in the State of Texas. Except to the extent that the
laws of the United States may apply to the terms hereof, the substantive laws of
the State of Texas shall govern the validity, construction, enforcement and
interpretation of this Note.

         18. Modification of Existing Note. This Note is given in modification,
renewal and extension, but not extinguishment, of all amounts left owing and
unpaid on that certain Promissory Note (the "Prior Note") dated January 7, 2000
in the stated principal amount of $12,000,000.00 executed and delivered by
Borrower and made payable to the order of Bank.

                                     White Electronic Designs Corporation

                                     By: _____________________________
                                         Hamid R. Shokrgozar, President and CEO

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.28

         NOTICE OF FINAL AGREEMENT

To:      White Electronic Designs Corporation
         3601 East University Drive
         Phoenix, AZ 85034
         (collectively, whether one or more, "BORROWER")

As of the effective date of this Notice, Borrower and BANK ONE, TEXAS, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION ("BANK") have consummated a transaction pursuant to which Bank has
agreed to make a loan or loans to Borrower, to renew and extend an existing loan
or loans to Borrower and/or to otherwise extend credit or make financial
accommodations to or for the benefit of Borrower, in an aggregate amount up to
$14,303,983.96 (collectively, whether one or more, the "LOAN").

In connection with the Loan, Borrower and Bank and the undersigned guarantors
and other obligors, if any (collectively, whether one or more, "OTHER OBLIGORS")
have executed and delivered and may hereafter execute and deliver certain
agreements, instruments and documents (collectively hereinafter referred to as
the "WRITTEN LOAN AGREEMENT").

It is the intention of Borrower, Bank and Other Obligors that this Notice be
incorporated by reference into each of the written agreements, instruments and
documents comprising the Written Loan Agreement. Borrower, Bank and Other
Obligors each warrants and represents that the entire agreement made and
existing by or among Borrower, Bank and Other Obligors with respect to the Loan
is and shall be contained within the Written Loan Agreement, as amended and
supplemented hereby, and that no agreements or promises exist or shall exist by
or among, Borrower, Bank and Other Obligors that are not reflected in the
Written Loan Agreement.

THE WRITTEN LOAN AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES
AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT
ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN
THE PARTIES.

Effective Date: June __, 2000.

                                          BANK ONE, TEXAS, NATIONAL
                                          ASSOCIATION

                                          By:__________________________
                                              Larry H. Powell, Vice President

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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

BORROWER:

White Electronic Designs Corporation

By: ____________________________
    Hamid R. Shokrgozar, President

OTHER OBLIGORS:

Electronic Designs, Inc.

By: ___________________________
    Hamid R. Shokrgozar, President

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