EXHIBIT 99.1

                             STRATEX NETWORKS, INC.

                    Certification of Chief Executive 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 Stratex Networks, Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Charles D. Kissner, Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, hereby certify as of the date hereof, solely for
purposes of Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, that
to the best of my knowledge:

              (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
              13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, 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 at the dates and for the periods
              indicated.

Date: May 19, 2003                                      /s/ Charles D. Kissner
                                                            Charles D. Kissner
                                                         Chief Executive Officer