EXHIBIT 99(a)


             Certification of Principal Executive Officer
                      Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
            (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I, Thomas R. Dickinson, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal
executive officer) of Miltope Group, Inc. (the "Registrant"), certifies
that to the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2002 of the
Registrant (the "Report"):

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
          13(a) [15(d)] of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
          amended; and

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


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Name: /s/ Thomas R. Dickinson
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Date:March 18, 2003