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                                                                   Exhibit 10.16

                             EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                   DIRECTOR'S
                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of July 31, 1998, between EMS Technologies, Inc., a
Georgia corporation ("Corporation'(3)), and [     ]("Director")

                  WHEREAS, Director serves as a member of the Board of Directors
         of the Corporation and in such capacity is expected to perform a
         valuable service; and

                  WHEREAS, the Corporation's Bylaws (the "Bylaws") provide for
         the

         indemnification of the directors of the Corporation pursuant to
         Sections 14-2-850 through 14-2-856 of the Georgia Business

         Corporation Code, as amended to date (the "State Statute"); and

                  WHEREAS, the Bylaws and State Statute specifically contemplate
         that contracts may be entered into between the Corporation and the
         members of its Board of Directors with respect to indemnification of
         such directors; and

                  WHEREAS, in accordance with the authorization provided by the
         State Statute and Bylaws, the Corporation may from time to time
         purchase and maintain a policy of director and officer liability
         insurance ("D & 0 Insurance"), covering certain liabilities that may be
         incurred by its directors and officers in the performance of their
         duties to the Corporation; and

                  WHEREAS, the terms and availability of D & 0 Insurance present
         questions concerning the adequacy and reliability of the protection
         afforded to directors thereby; and

                  WHEREAS, in order to provide to Director assurances with
         respect to the protection provided against liabilities that he may
         incur in the performance of his duties to the Corporation, and to
         thereby induce Director to serve as a member of its Board of Directors,
         the Corporation, by its Board of Directors acting pursuant to
         shareholder authorization, has determined and agreed to enter into this
         contract with Director.

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Director's continued
         service as a director from the date hereof until such service
         terminates as provided in the Bylaws, the parties hereto agree as
         follows:

1.       Maintenance of Insurance.

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(a)      Subject only to the provisions of Section 1(b) hereof, the Corporation
         hereby agrees that, so long as Director shall continue to serve as a
         director of the Corporation, and thereafter so long as Director shall
         be subject to any possible claim or threatened, pending or completed
         action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or investigative,
         by reason of the fact that Director was a director of the Corporation
         (or while a director served in any other capacities with or at the
         request of the Corporation), the Corporation will purchase and maintain
         in effect for the benefit of Director one or more valid, binding and
         enforceable policy or policies of D & 0 Insurance providing coverage on
         terms and conditions that are commercially reasonable and available
         from time to time.

(b)      The Corporation shall not be required to maintain said policy or
         policies of D & 0 Insurance in effect if said insurance is not
         reasonably available or if, in the reasonable business judgment of the
         Board of Directors, either (i) the premium cost for such insurance is
         substantially disproportionate to the amount of coverage, or (ii) the
         coverage provided by such insurance is so limited by exclusions that
         there is insufficient benefit from such insurance.

                           2.       Board-Authorized Indemnification. The
                  Corporation hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify
                  Director to the full extent that the State Statute, or any
                  amendment thereof or other statutory provision adopted after
                  the date hereof, authorizes such indemnification by action of
                  the Board of Directors without shareholder approval. Such
                  indemnification, and the conditions and limitations thereon
                  set forth in the State Statute shall not in any respect limit,
                  condition or otherwise restrict the indemnification set forth
                  in Section 3 hereof.

                           3.       Shareholder-Authorized Indemnification.
                  Subject only to the exclusions set forth in Section 4 hereof,
                  and in addition to the indemnity specified in Section 2 hereof
                  (but without duplication of payments with respect to
                  indemnified amounts), the Corporation hereby further agrees to
                  hold harmless and indemnify Director against any and all
                  expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and
                  amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by
                  Director in connection with any threatened, pending or
                  completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
                  administrative or investigative (including an action by or in
                  the right of the Corporation) to which Director is, was or at
                  any time becomes a party, or is threatened to be made a party,
                  by reason of the fact that Director is or was a director of
                  the Corporation, or while a director was an officer, employee
                  or agent of the Corporation or served at the request of the
                  Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
                  another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
                  other enterprise.

4.       Limitations on Shareholder-Authorized Indemnity. No

                           indemnity pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be paid
                  by the Corporation:

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(a)      With respect to any proceeding in which Director is adjudged, by final
         judgment not subject to further appeal, liable to the Corporation or is
         subjected to injunctive relief in favor of the Corporation:

                           (i)      for any appropriation, in violation of his
                  duties, of any business opportunity of the Corporation;

                  (ii)     for acts or omissions which involve intentional
                  misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law;

                  (iii)    for the types of liabilities set forth in Section
                  14-2-832 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code; or

                  (iv)     for any transaction from which Director received an
                  improper personal benefit;

(b)      With respect to any suit in which final judgment is rendered against
         Director for an accounting of profits, made from the purchase or sale
         by Director of securities of the Corporation, pursuant to the
         provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
         as amended, or similar provisions of any federal, state or local
         statutory law, or on account of any payment by Director to the
         Corporation in respect of any claim for such an accounting; or

(c)      If a final decision by a Court having jurisdiction in the matter shall
         determine that such indemnification is not lawful.

                           5.       Contribution. If the indemnification
                  provided in Sections 2 and 3 is unavailable and may not be
                  paid to Director for any reason other than those set forth in
                  paragraph (b) of Section 4, then in respect of any threatened,
                  pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which the
                  Corporation is jointly liable with Director (or would be if
                  joined in such action, suit or proceeding), the Corporation
                  shall contribute to the amount of expenses, judgments, fines
                  and settlements paid or payable by Director in such proportion
                  as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits
                  received by the Corporation on the one hand and Director on
                  the other hand from the transaction from which such action,
                  suit or proceeding arose, and (ii) the relative fault of the
                  Corporation on the one hand and of Director on the other in
                  connection with the events which resulted in such expenses,
                  judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other
                  relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the
                  Corporation on the one hand and of the Director on the other
                  shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the
                  parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
                  opportunity to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting
                  such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts. The
                  Corporation agrees that it would not be just and equitable if
                  contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro
                  rata allocation or any other method of allocation that does
                  not take account of the foregoing equitable considerations.

                           6.       Continuation of Obligations. All agreements
                  and

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                  obligations of the Corporation contained herein shall continue
                  during the period Director is a director of the Corporation,
                  and shall continue thereafter for so long as Director shall be
                  subject to any possible claim or threatened, pending or
                  completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal
                  or investigative, by reason of the fact that Director was a
                  director of the Corporation or, while a director, served in
                  any other capacity referred to herein.

7.      Notification and Defense of Claim. Promptly after receipt by Director of
notice of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Director will, if
a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Corporation under this
Agreement (other than under Section 2 hereof), notify the Corporation of the
commencement thereof, but the omission so to notify the Corporation will not
relieve it from any liability which it may have to Director otherwise than under
this Agreement. With respect to any such action, suit or proceeding as to which
Director so notifies the Corporation:

        (a)     The Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its
        own expense; and

(b)     Subject to Section 8 hereof, and if Director shall have provided his
        written affirmation of this good faith belief that his conduct did not
        constitute behavior of the kind described in paragraph 4(a) hereof, the
        Corporation may assume the defense thereof.

After notice from the Corporation to Director of its election so to assume such
    defense, the Corporation will not be liable to Director under this Agreement
    for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by Director in
    connection with the defense thereof, other than reasonable costs of
    investigation or as otherwise provided below. Director shall have the right
    to employ his separate counsel in such action, suit or proceeding, but the
    fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation
    of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Director
    unless (i) the employment of counsel by Director has been authorized by the
    Corporation, (ii) counsel designated by the Corporation to conduct such
    defense shall not be reasonably satisfactory to Director, or (iii) the
    Corporation shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of
    such action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of such counsel
    shall be at the expense of the Corporation. For the purposes of clause (ii)
    above, Director shall be entitled to determine that counsel designated by
    the Corporation is not reasonably satisfactory if, among other reasons,
    Director shall have been advised by qualified counsel that, because of
    actual or potential conflicts of interest in the matter between Director,
    other officers or directors similarly indemnified by the Corporation, and/or
    the Corporation, representation of Director by counsel designated by the
    Corporation is likely to materially and adversely affect Director's interest
    or would not be permissible under applicable canons of legal ethics.

     The Corporation shall not be liable to indemnify Director under this
Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any action or claim effected
without its written consent.The Corporation shall not settle any action or

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claim in any manner which would impose any penalty or limitation on Director
without Director's written consent. Neither the Corporation nor Director will
unreasonably withhold their consent to any proposed settlement.

8.   Advancement and Repayment of Expenses. Upon request thereof accompanied by
reasonably itemized evidence of expenses incurred, and by Director's written
affirmation of his good faith belief that his conduct met the standard
applicable to Board-authorized indemnification pursuant to Section 2 hereof, or
did not constitute behavior of the kind described in paragraph 4(a) hereof, the
Corporation shall advance to Director the reasonable expenses (including
attorneys' fees and costs of investigation) incurred by him in defending any
civil or criminal suit, action or proceeding as to which Director is entitled
(assuming an applicable standard of conduct is met) to indemnification pursuant
to this Agreement. Director agrees to reimburse the Corporation for all
reasonable expenses paid by the Corporation, whether pursuant to this Section or
Section 7 hereof, in defending any action, suit or proceeding against Director
in the event and to the extent that it shall ultimately be determined that
Director is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation for such expenses
under either Section 2 or Section 3 of this Agreement.

9.   Enforcement

     (a)  The Corporation expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into
this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to
induce Director to serve as a director of the Corporation, and acknowledges that
Director will in the future be relying upon this Agreement in continuing to
serve in such capacity.

     (b)  In the event Director is required to bring any action to enforce
rights or to collect moneys due under this Agreement and is successful in such
action, the Corporation shall reimburse Director for all of Director's
reasonable fees and expenses in bringing and pursuing such action.

10.  Separability. Each of the provisions of this Agreement is a separate and
distinct agreement and independent of the others, so that if any provision
hereof shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part for any
reason, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions hereof.

11.  Governing Law; Successors; Amendment and Termination

     (a)  This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of Georgia.

     (b)  This Agreement shall be binding upon Director and the Corporation, its
successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Director, his heirs,
personal representatives and assigns and to the benefit of the Corporation, its
successors and assigns.

     (c)  No amendment, modification, termination or cancellation of this
Agreement shall be effective unless in writing signed by both parties hereto.

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     (d)  This Agreement supersedes any prior agreement between Director and the
Corporation, or any predecessor of the Corporation, regarding the subject matter
hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this

                                                                Agreement as of
                                                                the day and year
                                                                first above
                                                                written.

                                         EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

__________________________           By: ___________________________
               Director                      Chief Executive Officer<PAGE>

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.17

                             EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                               EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S
                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

         THIS AGREEMENT is made as of _______________, between EMS Technologies,
Inc., a Georgia corporation ("Corporation"), and ____________________________
("Officer").

WHEREAS, Officer serves as an executive officer of the Corporation and in such
capacity is expected to perform a valuable service; and

WHEREAS, the Corporation's Bylaws (the "Bylaws") permit the Board of Directors
to cause the Corporation to provide for the indemnification of officers of the
Corporation pursuant to Part 5 of Article 8 of the Georgia Business Corporation
Code, as amended to date (the "State Statute"); and

WHEREAS, the Bylaws and State Statute specifically contemplate that contracts
may be entered into between the Corporation and its officers with respect to
indemnification of such persons; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the authorization provided by the State Statute and
Bylaws, the Corporation may from time to time purchase and maintain a policy of
director and officer liability insurance ("D & 0 Insurance"), covering certain
liabilities that may be incurred by its directors and officers in the
performance of their duties to the Corporation; and

WHEREAS, the terms and availability of D & 0 Insurance present questions
concerning the adequacy and reliability of the protection afforded to Officer
thereby; and

WHEREAS, in order to provide to Officer assurances with respect to the
protection provided against liabilities that he may incur in the performance of
his duties to the Corporation, and to thereby induce Officer to serve in such
capacity, the Corporation has determined and agreed to enter into this contract
with Officer.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Officer's continued service as an executive
officer from the date hereof until such service terminates as provided in the
Bylaws, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.       MAINTENANCE OF INSURANCE.

         (a)      Subject only to the provisions of Section 1(b) hereof, the
         Corporation hereby agrees that, so long as Officer shall continue to
         serve as an executive officer of the Corporation, and thereafter so
         long as Officer shall be subject to any possible claim or threatened,
         pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
         criminal or investigative, by reason of the fact that Officer was an
         executive officer of the

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         Corporation (or while an executive officer served in any other
         capacities with or at the request of the Corporation), the Corporation
         will purchase and maintain in effect for the benefit of Officer one or
         more valid, binding and enforceable policy or policies of D & 0
         Insurance providing coverage on terms and conditions that are
         commercially reasonable and available from time to time.

         (b)      The Corporation shall not be required to maintain said policy
         or policies of D & 0 Insurance in effect if said insurance is not
         reasonably available or if, in the reasonable business judgment of the
         Board of Directors, either (i) the premium cost for such insurance is
         substantially disproportionate to the amount of coverage, or (ii) the
         coverage provided by such insurance is so limited by exclusions that
         there is insufficient benefit from such insurance.

2.       INDEMNIFICATION. Subject only to the exclusions set forth in Section 3
hereof, and in addition to any other indemnity to which Officer may be entitled
under the State Statute or any bylaw, resolution or agreement (but without
duplication of payments with respect to indemnified amounts), the Corporation
hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Officer against any and all
expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Officer in connection with any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (including an action by or in the
right of the Corporation) to which Officer is, was or at any time becomes a
party, or is threatened to be made a party, by reason of the fact that Officer
is or was an executive officer of the Corporation, or while an executive officer
was an employee or agent of the Corporation or served at the request of the
Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

3.       LIMITATIONS ON INDEMNITY. No indemnity pursuant to Section 2 hereof
shall be paid by the Corporation:

         (a)      With respect to any proceeding in which Officer is adjudged,
         by final judgment not subject to further appeal, liable to the
         Corporation or is subjected to injunctive relief in favor of the
         Corporation:

                  (i)      for any appropriation, in violation of his duties, of
                  any business opportunity of the Corporation;

                  (ii)     for acts or omissions which involve intentional
                  misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law; or

                  (iii)    for any transaction from which Officer received an
                  improper personal benefit;

         (b)      With respect to any suit in which final judgment is rendered
         against Officer for an accounting of profits, made from the purchase or
         sale by Officer of securities of the Corporation, pursuant to the
         provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
         as amended, or similar provisions of any federal, state or local
         statutory law, or on account of any payment by Officer to the
         Corporation in respect of any claim for

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         such an accounting; or

         (c)      If a final decision by a Court having jurisdiction in the
         matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.

4.       CONTRIBUTION. If the indemnification provided hereby is unavailable and
may not be paid to Officer for any reason other than those set forth in
paragraph (b) of Section 3, then in respect of any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding in which the Corporation is jointly liable
with Officer (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), the
Corporation shall contribute to the amount of expenses, judgments, fines and
settlements paid or payable by Officer in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Corporation on the one hand
and Officer on the other hand from the transaction from which such action, suit
or proceeding arose, and (ii) the relative fault of the Corporation on the one
hand and of Officer on the other in connection with the events which resulted in
such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Corporation on the
one hand and of the Officer on the other shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting in
such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts. The Corporation agrees
that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section
4 were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation that
does not take account of the foregoing equitable considerations.

5.       CONTINUATION OF OBLIGATIONS. All agreements and obligations of the
Corporation contained herein shall continue during the period Officer is an
executive officer of the Corporation, and shall continue thereafter for so long
as Officer shall be subject to any possible claim or threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or investigative,
by reason of the fact that Officer was an executive officer of the Corporation
or, while an executive officer, served in any other capacity referred to herein.

6.       NOTIFICATION AND DEFENSE OF CLAIM. Promptly after receipt by Officer of
notice of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Officer will, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Corporation under this
Agreement, notify the Corporation of the commencement thereof, but the omission
so to notify the Corporation will not relieve it from any liability which it may
have to Officer otherwise than under this Agreement. With respect to any such
action, suit or proceeding as to which Officer so notifies the Corporation:

         (a)      The Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its
         own expense; and

         (b)      Subject to Section 7 hereof, and if Officer shall have
         provided his written affirmation of this good faith belief that his
         conduct did not constitute behavior of the kind described in paragraph
         3(a) hereof, the Corporation may assume the defense thereof.

         After notice from the Corporation to Officer of its election so to
assume such defense, the Corporation will not be liable to Officer under this
Agreement for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by Officer in
connection with the defense thereof, other than reasonable costs of
investigation or as otherwise provided below. Officer shall have the right to
employ his

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separate counsel in such action, suit or proceeding, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation of its assumption of
the defense hereof shall be at the expense of Officer unless (i) the employment
of counsel by Officer has been authorized by the Corporation, (ii) counsel
designated by the Corporation to conduct such defense shall not be reasonably
satisfactory to Officer, or (iii) the Corporation shall not in fact have
employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, in each of which cases
the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the
Corporation. For the purposes of clause (ii) above, Officer shall be entitled to
determine that counsel designated by the Corporation is not reasonably
satisfactory if, among other reasons, Officer shall have been advised by
qualified counsel that, because of actual or potential conflicts of interest in
the matter between Officer, other officers or directors similarly indemnified by
the Corporation, and/or the Corporation, representation of Officer by counsel
designated by the Corporation is likely to materially and adversely affect
Officer's interest or would not be permissible under applicable canons of legal
ethics.

         The Corporation shall not be liable to indemnify Officer under this
Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any action or claim effected
without its written consent. The Corporation shall not settle any action or
claim in any manner which would impose any penalty or limitation on Officer
without Officer's written consent. Neither the Corporation nor Officer will
unreasonably withhold their consent to any proposed settlement

7.       ADVANCEMENT AND REPAYMENT OF EXPENSES. Upon request thereof accompanied
by reasonably itemized evidence of expenses incurred, and by Officer's written
affirmation of his good faith belief that his conduct did not constitute
behavior of the kind described in paragraph 3(a) hereof, the Corporation shall
advance to Officer the reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs
of investigation) incurred by him in defending any civil or criminal suit,
action or proceeding as to which Officer is entitled (assuming an applicable
standard of conduct is met) to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement.
Officer agrees to reimburse the Corporation for all reasonable expenses paid by
the Corporation, whether pursuant to this Section or Section 6 hereof, in
defending any action, suit or proceeding against Officer in the event and to the
extent that it shall ultimately be determined that Officer is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Corporation for such expenses under this Agreement.

8.       ENFORCEMENT

         (a)      The Corporation expressly confirms and agrees that it has
         entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it
         hereby in order to induce Officer to serve as an executive officer of
         the Corporation, and acknowledges that Officer will in the future be
         relying upon this Agreement in continuing to serve in such capacity.

         (b)      In the event Officer is required to bring any action to
         enforce rights or to collect moneys due under this Agreement and is
         successful in such action, the Corporation shall reimburse Officer for
         all of Officer's reasonable fees and expenses in bringing and pursuing
         such action.

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9.       SEPARABILITY. Each of the provisions of this Agreement is a separate
and distinct agreement and independent of the others, so that if any provision
hereof shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part for any
reason, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions hereof.

10.      GOVERNING LAW; SUCCESSORS; AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

         (a)      This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance
         with the laws of the State of Georgia.

         (b)      This Agreement shall be binding upon Officer and the
         Corporation, its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit
         of Officer, his heirs, personal representatives and assigns and to the
         benefit of the Corporation, its successors and assigns.

         (c)      No amendment, modification, termination or cancellation of
         this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing signed by both
         parties hereto.

         (d)      This Agreement supersedes any prior agreement between Officer
         and the Corporation, or any predecessor of the Corporation, regarding
         the subject matter hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
day and year first above written.

                                                   EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

________________________________________           By: _________________________
        Officer                                        Chief Executive Officer

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