<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-Q COMMUNICATIONS AND POWER INDUSTRIES, INC. FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JULY 4, 1997. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001000564 <NAME> COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES, INC. <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-03-1997 <PERIOD-START> SEP-28-1996 <PERIOD-END> JUL-04-1997 <CASH> 2,234 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 47,657 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 52,471 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 110,624 <PP&E> 81,560 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 230,561 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 74,233 <BONDS> 131,700 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 16,847 <PREFERRED> 1 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 7,780 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 230,561 <SALES> 185,389 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 185,389 <CGS> 135,316 <TOTAL-COSTS> 135,316 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 5,665 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 14,245 <INCOME-PRETAX> 5,979 <INCOME-TAX> 658 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 5,321 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 5,321 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0