<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME AND THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000725727 <NAME> Stanford Telecommunications, Inc. <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> APR-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1998 <CASH> 22,793 <SECURITIES> 7,868 <RECEIVABLES> 50,962 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 13,323 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 99,925 <PP&E> 57,401 <DEPRECIATION> 43,249 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 114,886 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 25,523 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 130 <OTHER-SE> 88,458 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 114,886 <SALES> 85,067 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 85,067 <CGS> 67,644 <TOTAL-COSTS> 83,967 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 2,001 <INCOME-TAX> 620 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 1,381 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 1,381 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.11 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.11