KVH Industries (KVHI) 10-Q 2004 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT – 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. § 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2003

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of KVH Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned president and chief executive officer certifies, to his best knowledge and belief, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Martin A. Kits van Heyningen

President & Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 7, 2004