UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 10-Q
                                   (Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934
                        For the period ended: May 4, 1997
                                       or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ---------------- to ------------------
                          Commission File Number 0-5411
                             HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           DELAWARE                                          #23-2413500
- --------------------------------                        -----------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S.  Employer
  incorporation or organization)                         Identification Number)

10 Industry Drive, Lancaster, Pennsylvania                      17603
- ------------------------------------------                     --------
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:               (717) 397-2777

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Former  name,  former  address and former  fiscal year,  if changed  since last
 report.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                                 [X] Yes   [ ] No

                       APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED
                        IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING
                            THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

Indicate  by check mark  whether  the  registrant  has filed all  documents  and
reports  required  to be filed by  Sections  12, 13, or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the  distribution of securities  under a plan
confirmed by a court.
                                                 [ ] Yes    [ ] No

                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

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

As of June 3, 1997 - 3,019,225 shares of Common Stock.






                             HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC
                                AND SUBSIDIARIES

                               INDEX TO FORM 10-Q





PART  I  -  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION                                       PAGE

Item 1  - Financial Statements:

     Consolidated Balance Sheets  -
           May 4, 1997 and July 28, 1996                                    2

     Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations -
     For the  thirteen and forty weeks ended
     May 4, 1997, and the thirteen and
     thirty-nine weeks ended April 28, 1996                                 3

     Consolidated  Statements  of Cash Flows - 
     For the  thirteen  and forty  weeks ended
     May 4, 1997, and the thirteen and
     thirty-nine weeks ended April 28, 1996                                 4

     Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                             5

Item 2  -  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
           Financial Condition and Results of Operations                    7

PART II -OTHER   INFORMATION                                                8

           Signatures                                                      10

           Computation of per share earnings                               11




                    HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                     May 4,       July 28,
                                                      1997          1996
                                                   -----------   -----------
                                                   (Unaudited)    (Audited)
                    ASSETS
Current Assets:
        Cash and cash equivalents                 $    627,276  $  1,104,445
        Accounts receivable                          5,734,080     3,249,225
        Notes receivable-officers                    2,066,009     2,083,543
        Other receivables                              133,882       124,992
        Inventories                                  9,107,668     8,010,687
        Deferred taxes and other                     1,949,436     1,689,988
                                                    ----------   -----------
                   Total Current Assets             19,618,351    16,262,880
Property, Plant and Equipment, net                  11,813,751    12,579,044
Intangibles, net of amortization                     4,376,161     4,580,236
Available-for-sale Securities                          -           4,912,387
Other Investments                                    1,000,000     3,000,000
Other Assets                                         1,509,993     1,174,395
                                                    ==========   ===========
                                                  $ 38,318,256  $ 42,508,942
                                                    ==========   ===========

        LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
        Current portion of long-term debt         $  1,146,000  $    300,000
        Accounts payable and accrued expenses        4,413,044     5,123,868
        Billings in excess of costs and earnings
           on contracts in process                     108,865       -
        Income taxes payable                           229,226       166,295
        Reserve for contract losses                    268,350       489,110
        Advance payments on contracts                2,559,059     1,480,033
                                                    ----------    ----------
                   Total Current Liabilities         8,724,544     7,559,306
                                                    ----------    ----------

Long-term Debt                                       3,225,000    11,021,000
Deferred Income Taxes                                2,090,975     1,923,058
Excess of fair value of net assets of business
        acquired over cost, net of amortization        608,542       973,667
                                                    ----------    ----------
                                                    14,649,061    21,477,031
                                                    ----------    ----------
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders' Equity:
        Common  stock,  $.10 par value;
          authorized  10,000,000  shares;
          issued 3,102,878 at May 4, 1997
          and 2,936,122 at July 28, 1996               310,288       293,612
        Additional paid-in capital                  10,967,561    11,448,827
        Retained earnings                           12,391,346     9,289,472
                                                    ----------    ----------
                   Total Shareholders' Equity       23,669,195    21,031,911

                                                    ==========    ==========
                                                  $ 38,318,256  $ 42,508,942
                                                    ==========    ==========

        The  accompanying   notes  are  an  integral  part  of  these  financial
statements.

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                    HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)



                                                     Thirteen weeks ended
                                                     --------------------      40 weeks ended   39 weeks ended
                                                     May 4,       April 28,         May 4,         April 28,
                                                     1997          1996              1997            1996
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                                                     

Net sales                                        $  8,426,047    $  7,236,163    $ 23,080,159    $ 21,496,209
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Cost and expenses:
     Cost of products sold                          5,278,289       4,929,063      15,365,629      14,845,965
     Selling and administrative expenses            1,531,622       1,356,834       4,282,832       4,312,740
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                    6,809,911       6,285,897      19,648,461      19,158,705
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

         Operating income                           1,616,136         950,266       3,431,698       2,337,504
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Other income (expense):
     Gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale
         securities and other investments              80,630        (131,211          95,897       1,033,786
     Dividend and interest income                      62,156         126,322         200,041         288,716
     Interest expense                                (125,955)       (167,900        (443,362)       (613,449
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                       16,831        (172,789        (147,424)        709,053
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

         Income before income taxes                 1,632,967         777,477       3,284,274       3,046,557

Provision for income taxes                            182,400            --           182,400         216,100
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

         Net income                              $  1,450,567    $    777,477    $  3,101,874    $  2,830,457
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============


Earnings per common and common
     equivalent share                            $        .41    $        .26    $        .88    $        .86
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============

Earnings per common share -
     assuming full dilution                      $        .41    $        .25    $        .88    $        .83
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============

Weighted average number of common and
     common equivalent shares outstanding           3,513,084       3,019,108       3,535,588       3,367,704
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============

Weighted average number of common shares
     outstanding - assuming full dilution           3,513,084       3,156,902       3,535,588       3,421,271
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============



     The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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                    HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)



                                                                     40 weeks ended  39 weeks ended
                                                                          May 4,       April 28,
                                                                           1997           1996
                                                                       -----------    -----------
                                                                                
Cash flows from operating activities:
     Net income                                                        $ 3,101,874    $ 2,830,457
                                                                       -----------    -----------
     Adjustments  to  reconcile  net income to
        net cash  provided  by  operating activities:
          Depreciation and amortization                                  1,159,504      1,165,013
          Gain on sale of available-for-sale
              securities and other investments                             (96,070)    (1,033,786)
          Decrease in deferred tax assets                                     --          123,555
          Increase in deferred tax liabilities                             167,917        130,855
          Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
              Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable                (2,484,855)       326,197
              Decrease (increase) in notes receivable-officers              17,534     (2,052,284)
              (Increase) in other receivables                               (8,890)        (9,173)
              Decrease (increase) in inventories                        (1,096,981)     1,045,484
              (Increase) in deferred taxes and other                      (259,448)      (314,782)
              (Decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses         (710,824)      (540,959)
              Increase in billings in excess of costs and earnings
                  on contracts in process                                  108,865           --
              Increase in income taxes payable                              62,931        268,127
              Increase (decrease) in reserve for contract losses          (220,760)         4,210
              Increase in advance payments on contracts                  1,079,026        771,244
              Other, net                                                  (356,365)       (53,999)
                                                                       -----------    -----------
                  Total adjustments                                     (2,638,416)      (170,298)

                                                                       -----------    -----------
          Net cash provided by operating activities                        463,458      2,660,159
                                                                       -----------    -----------

Cash flows from investing activities:
     Purchase of available-for-sale securities                            (159,364)    (8,500,471)
     Purchase of other investment                                             --       (2,000,000)
     Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities                 5,083,908      7,536,619
     Proceeds from sale of other investments                             2,080,630      3,823,233
     Proceeds from sale of fixed assets                                      9,392           --
     Capital expenditures                                                 (540,603)      (415,334)
                                                                       -----------    -----------
          Net cash provided by investing activities                      6,473,963        444,047
                                                                       -----------    -----------

Cash flows from financing activities:
     Borrowings under bank line of credit                                2,325,000      7,875,000
     Proceeds from exercise of stock options                               214,063         77,070
     Payments under lines of credit                                     (9,275,000)    (9,225,000)
     Payments of long-term debt                                               --          (35,264)
     Purchase of treasury stock                                           (678,653)    (1,490,861)
                                                                       -----------    -----------
          Net cash (used in) financing activities                       (7,414,590)    (2,799,055)
                                                                       -----------    -----------

          Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents            (477,169)       305,151

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                         1,104,445        272,755
                                                                       -----------    -----------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                             $   627,276    $   577,906
                                                                       ===========    ===========


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Herley Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Unaudited)

1.   The  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts  of Herley
     Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries,  all of which are wholly-owned.  All
     significant  intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
     consolidation.

     In the opinion of the  Company,  the  accompanying  consolidated  financial
     statements  reflect all  adjustments  (which include only normal  recurring
     adjustments) necessary to present fairly the results of operations and cash
     flows for the periods presented. These financial statements (except for the
     balance  sheet  presented at July 28, 1996) are unaudited and have not been
     reported on by independent public accountants.

     Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of
     the results of operations for a full year due to external factors which are
     beyond the control of the Company.

2.   Inventories at May 4, 1997 and July 28,1996 are summarized as follows:

                                                 May 4, 1997      July 28,1996
                                                 -----------      ------------
         Purchased parts and raw materials       $ 4,258,122      $ 3,358,256
         Work in process                           4,707,589        4,580,538
         Finished products                           141,957           71,893
                                                  ----------      -----------
                                                 $ 9,107,668      $ 8,010,687
                                                   =========        =========

3.   The  following is a summary of  available-for-sale  securities  at July 28,
     1996:

                                                Gross        Gross    Estimated
                                             Unrealized   Unrealized    Fair
                                   Cost         Gains       Losses      Value
                               -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------
         Government bonds      $ 3,783,402  $    -       $   -       $ 3,783,402
         Other                   1,125,700       -           -         1,125,700
                                 ---------   ----------   ---------    ---------
              Total debt
                  securities     4,909,102       -           -         4,909,102
         Equity securities           3,285       -           -             3,285
                                ----------   ----------   ---------    ---------
                               $ 4,912,387  $    -       $   -       $ 4,912,387
                                 =========   ==========   =========    =========

     The Company liquidated all of its available-for-sale  securities during the
     first quarter and used the proceeds to pay down its bank debt.

4.   In January 1997, the Company renewed its revolving  credit agreement with a
     bank that provides for the  extension of credit in the aggregate  principal
     amount  of  $11,000,000  and may be used for  general  corporate  purposes,
     including  business  acquisitions.  The  facility  requires  the payment of
     interest only on a monthly basis and payment of the  outstanding  principal
     balance on January  31,  1999.  Interest is at 1% over the FOMC Target Rate
     applied  to  outstanding  balances  up to 80% of the net  equity  value  of
     available-for-sale  securities, and at the bank's Base Rate for outstanding
     balances in excess of this limit.  Their were no borrowings  outstanding at
     May 4, 1997.  The premium rate portion of the facility  would be secured by
     any  available-for-sale  securities.  The credit facility also provides for
     the issuance of stand-by  letters of credit with a fee of 1.0% per annum of
     the  amounts  outstanding  under the  facility.  At May 4,  1997,  stand-by
     letters of credit aggregating $2,904,492 were outstanding.

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     The agreement contains various financial covenants,  including, among other
     matters,  the  maintenance  of working  capital,  tangible  net worth,  and
     restrictions on cash dividends.

5.   The 1997 income tax provision  reflects the  utilization  of prior year net
     operating loss carryforwards and elimination of the valuation allowance for
     net operating loss carryforwards expected to be realized.

6.   Supplemental cash flow information is as follows:

                                              40 weeks ended   39 weeks ended
                                                   May 4,         April 28,  
                                                    1997            1996    
                                                ------------    ------------
        Cash paid during the period for:      
            Interest                          $   382,225      $   562,048
            Income Taxes                          156,027           16,931

        Cashless exercise of stock options    $ 1,884,708      $      -


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Item 2: Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
     of Operations

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of May  4,  1997  and  July  28,  1996,  working  capital  was  approximately
$10,894,000  and  $8,704,000,  respectively,  and the ratio of current assets to
current liabilities was 2.25 to 1 and 2.15 to 1, respectively.

As is customary  in the defense  industry,  inventory  is partially  financed by
progress  payments.  The  unliquidated  balance of these  advanced  payments was
approximately  $2,559,000  at May 4, 1997,  and  $1,480,000 at July 28, 1996, an
increase of $1,079,000 during the period.

Net cash provided by operations during the quarter was approximately $463,000.

Net cash provided from investing  activities of approximately  $6,474,000 during
the   period   results   primarily   from   the   liquidation   of  all  of  the
available-for-sale  securities and the sale of the Company's limited partnership
interest in M.D.  SASS  RE/ENTERPRISE  II, L.P. The Company used the proceeds to
pay off its long term bank debt.

The Company  maintains a revolving  credit facility with a bank for an aggregate
of $11,000,000  which expires January 31, 1999. As of July 28, 1996, the Company
had borrowings  outstanding of $6,950,000.  There were no amounts outstanding at
May 4, 1997.

At May 4, 1997,  the  Company  had cash and cash  equivalents  of  approximately
$627,000.

The Company believes that presently anticipated future cash requirements will be
provided by internally generated funds, and existing credit facilities.

The Board of  Directors  has  authorized  the  purchase of up to an aggregate of
300,000  shares of the  Company's  common stock from time to time, at prevailing
market  prices,  in the open  market or in  private  transactions.  The  Company
purchased  68,900  shares  during the quarter  ended May 4, 1997 at an aggregate
cost of $678,653.

Results of Operations

Thirteen weeks ended May 4, 1997 and April 28, 1996

     Net sales for the  thirteen  weeks  ended  May 4, 1997 were  $8,426,000  as
compared to  $7,236,000  (an  increase of 16%) in the  comparable  period of the
prior year.

     Cost of products sold for the thirteen weeks ended May 4, 1997 decreased as
a  percentage  of net sales from 68% in 1996 to 63% in 1997.  This  decrease  is
attributable to more aggressive pricing and higher absorption of overhead due to
the higher sales volume, as well as control of variable costs.

     Selling and  administrative  expenses for the  thirteen  weeks ended May 4,
1997  increased  by $175,000 as  compared to the prior year third  quarter.  The
increase  is  attributable  primarily  to  a  provision  for  settlement  costs,
including  legal fees,  of  approximately  $150,000 in  connection  with a legal
action.

     Other income for the thirteen  weeks ended May 4, 1997  increased  $190,000
over the prior year due to net gains on the sale of a partnership interest in M.
D. SASS  RE/ENTERPRISE  II, L.P., and a decrease in interest expense of $42,000;
offset by a reduction in investment income of $64,000.

     The 1997 income tax provision  recorded in the thirteen  weeks ended May 4,
1997 reflects the utilization

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of prior year net operating loss  carryforwards and elimination of the valuation
allowance for net operating loss carryforwards expected to be realized.

Forty weeks ended May 4, 1997 and thirty-nine weeks ended April 28, 1996

     Net sales for the forty weeks ended May 4, 1997 increased by  approximately
$1,584,000 or 7%.

     Cost of products sold for the forty weeks ended May 4, 1997  decreased as a
percentage  of net  sales  from 69% in 1996 to 67% in  1997.  This  decrease  is
attributable  to higher  margins  due to more  aggressive  pricing,  and  higher
absorption of overhead due to the sales  volume,  as well as control of variable
costs.

     Selling and  administrative  expenses for the forty weeks ended May 4, 1997
decreased  approximately $30,000 as compared to the prior year. The net decrease
is  attributable  to the reduction in  representation  fees and  commissions  of
approximately  $400,000;  offset by a provision for settlement costs,  including
legal fees, of  approximately  $260,000 in connection  with a legal action,  and
increased consulting services of approximately $80,000.

     Other   (expense)  for  the  forty  weeks  ended  May  4,  1997   increased
approximately  $856,000  from the prior year period due to net gains on the sale
of a partnership interest in M. D. SASS RE/ENTERPRISE  PARTNERS,  L.P. and other
marketable  securities  of  approximately  $1,165,000  in  1996  and an  $89,000
decrease in investment  income in 1997; offset by a decrease in interest expense
of $170,000,  and a gain of $81,000 from the sale of a  partnership  interest in
M.D. SASS RE/ENTERPRISE II, L.P. in the third quarter of 1997.

PART I I  -  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS:

     In May, 1995, the Company was served with a Class Action Complaint  against
the Company and its Chief Executive  Officer in the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The claim was made under Section 10(b)
and 20(a) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10(b)-5  thereunder.
The claim relates to the Company's  settlement of the Litton Action in the Essex
Superior  Court of  Massachusetts  and  alleges,  inter  alia,  that  there  was
insufficient  disclosure by the Company of its true  potential  exposure in that
claim.  In January,  1997 the parties  negotiated a settlement  of all claims in
consideration  for a payment of $170,000.  On April 8 the Court entered an Order
with Respect to Proposed Settlement of Class Action preliminarily  approving the
settlement and proposed  notice and setting times for  objections.  A hearing is
scheduled for July 2, 1997 to determine  whether the proposed  settlement should
be approved and to award counsel fees and costs.

ITEM 2  - CHANGES IN SECURITIES:

          None

ITEM 3 - DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES:

          None

ITEM 4 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS:

          None


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ITEM 5 - OTHER INFORMATION:

          None

ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K:

          (a)    EXHIBITS

                 10.1     1997 Stock Option Plan.
                 10.2     Employment Agreement between Herley Industries, Inc.
                          and Lee N. Blatt dated as of January 1, 1997.
                 10.3     Employment Agreement between Herley Industries, Inc.
                          and Myron Levy dated as of January 1, 1997.
                 10.4     Revised Non-Negotiable Promissory Note of
                          Lee N. Blatt dated June 2, 1997.
                 10.5     Revised Non-Negotiable Promissory Note of
                          Gerald I. Klein dated June 2, 1997.
                 10.6     Revised Non-Negotiable Promissory Note of
                          Myron Levy dated June 2, 1997.
                 11       Computation of per share earnings.
                 27       Financial Data Schedule (for electronic filing only).

          (b)    During  the  quarter  for  which  this  report  is  filed,  the
                 Registrant filed the following reports under Form 8-K:

                     None


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                                    FORM 10-Q


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                              HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                              -----------------------
                                                   (Registrant)




                                              BY:     /S/  Myron Levy
                                                    ----------------------
                              Myron Levy, President



                                              BY:     /S/  Anello C. Garefino
                                                    ---------------------------
                               Anello C. Garefino,
                           Principal Financial Officer


DATE: June 10, 1997


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