Apollo Strategic Growth Capital (APSG) 10-K 2006 FY Annual report

Applied Signal Technology, Inc.
Exhibit 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the annual report of AST, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, James E. Doyle, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 906), that, to the best of my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); 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/ James E. Doyle
James E. Doyle
Chief Financial Officer January 26, 2007