Exhibit 99.1

                             NAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                             1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN

        1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the NAI Technologies, Inc. 1996 Stock Option
Plan (the "Plan") is to advance the interests of NAI Technologies, Inc. ("NAI")
and its subsidiaries and affiliates (all such companies being hereinafter
referred to collectively as the "Company") by providing, through the grant of
options to purchase shares of NAI common stock, a larger personal and financial
interest in the success of the Company to key management employees and directors
upon whose judgment, interest and special efforts the Company is largely
dependent for the successful conduct of its operations. It is believed that the
acquisition of such interests will stimulate the efforts of such key management
employees and directors on behalf of the Company and strengthen their desire to
remain in the employ of the Company.

        As used herein, the term "subsidiary" shall mean any corporation of
which NAI or another subsidiary owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock, and the term "affiliate" shall
mean any entity in which NAI has a significant equity interest or management
control as determined by the Board of Directors.

        2. ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by a committee (the
"Committee"), no member of which shall be eligible for options under the Plan,
consisting of three members of the Board of Directors of NAI (the "Board"). The
Committee shall be constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the requirements
of applicable law, the provisions of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or any successor rule. The
Committee shall be appointed, and vacancies shall be filled, by the Board. The
Committee shall have full power and authority to (i) select the key management
employees and directors of the Company to whom options may be granted under the
Plan; (ii) determine the number of shares subject to each option and the terms
and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, governing such
option; (iii) interpret the Plan and any option granted thereunder; (iv)
establish such rules and regulations as it deems appropriate for the
administration of the Plan; and (v) take such other action as it deems necessary
or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee's interpretation
and construction of any provision of the Plan or the terms of any option shall
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        3. PARTICIPANTS. Only directors and key management employees of the
Company shall be eligible to be granted options under the Plan.

        Nothing contained in the Plan, or in any option granted pursuant to the
Plan, shall confer upon any employee or director any right to the continuation
of his employment or directorship.

        4. EFFECTIVENESS AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN. The Plan is effective as
of March 11, 1996, the date of its adoption by the Board of Directors, and will
terminate on March 11, 2001 or such earlier time as the Board of Directors may
determine. Any option outstanding under the Plan at the time of its termination
shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms and conditions and those of
the Plan.

        5. THE SHARES. Options may be granted from time to time under the Plan
for the purchase, in the aggregate, of not more than 400,000 shares of common
stock, $.10 par value of the Company ("Common Stock") (subject to adjustment
pursuant to section 14). Such shares of Common Stock may be set aside out of the
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock not reserved for any other
purpose or out of previously issued shares acquired by the Company and held in
its treasury. Any shares of Common Stock which, by reason of the termination or
expiration of an option or otherwise, are no longer subject to purchase pursuant
to an option granted under the Plan, may again be subjected to an option under
the Plan.

        6. STATUS OF OPTIONS. Options granted under the Plan are nonstatutory
options not intended to qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of
the Internal Revenue Code.

        7. OPTION PRICE. The price at which shares of Common Stock may be
purchased upon the exercise of an option granted under the Plan shall be the
fair market value of such shares on the date of grant of such option.

        8. TERM AND EXERCISABILITY OF OPTIONS. Options may be granted for terms
of not more than ten years and shall be exercisable in accordance with such
terms and conditions as are set forth in the option agreements evidencing the
grant of such options.

        Except as otherwise determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 9,
no option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable by a participant during
the first year after the date of grant of such option. In no event shall an
option be exercised or shares be issued pursuant to an

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option if any requisite approval or consent of any governmental authority having
jurisdiction over the exercise of options or the issue and sale of the Common
Stock shall not have been secured.

        9. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Except as otherwise provided in this
Section 9, no person may exercise an option more than 30 days (or such longer
period as the Committee may establish) after the first date on which he is
neither an employee nor a director of the Company. If a participant ceases to be
an employee or director of the Company by reason of death, disability, or an
employee's retirement at or after his normal retirement date under the Company's
pension plan in which he is a participant, he or his estate may exercise any
options held by him within 12 months after the later of the date he ceases to be
an employee or the date he ceases to be a director of the Company.

        Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, options may be
exercised following the termination of a participant's employment or
directorship with respect only to such number of shares of Common Stock as to
which the right of exercise had accrued on or before the last day on which he
was either an employee or a director of the Company. In no event may an option
be exercised after the expiration of the term of such option.

        10. PAYMENT. Full payment of the purchase price for shares of Common
Stock purchased upon the exercise, in whole or in part, of an option granted
under the Plan shall be made at the time of such exercise. The purchase price
may be paid in cash or in shares of Common Stock valued at the fair market value
thereof on the date of purchase, or in a combination thereof. Alternatively, an
option may be exercised in whole or in part by delivering a properly executed
exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver
promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds necessary to pay the
purchase price and applicable withholding taxes, and such other documents as the
Committee may determine.

        No shares of Common Stock shall be issued or transferred to a
participant until full payment therefor has been made, and a participant shall
have none of the rights of a stockholder until shares are issued or transferred
to him.

        11. NONTRANSFERABILITY. Options granted under the Plan shall not be
transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and,
during a participant's lifetime, shall be exercisable only by him.

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        12. SURRENDER OF OPTIONS. The Committee may require the surrender of
outstanding options as a condition to the granting of new options.

        13. ISSUANCE OF SHARES. If a participant so requests, shares purchased
upon the exercise of an option may be issued or transferred in the name of the
participant and another person jointly with the right of survivorship.

        14. CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE, ETC. In the event of any change in the
outstanding Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
combination of shares, recapitalization, or other similar change in the capital
stock of NAI, or in the event of the merger or consolidation of NAI into or with
any other corporation or the reorganization of NAI, the number of shares covered
by each outstanding option granted under the Plan, the price per share thereof,
and the total number of shares for which options may be granted under the Plan
shall be adjusted by the Board in such manner as it determines to be appropriate
and equitable.

        15. AMENDMENT. The Board may amend the Plan in any respect from time to
time; provided, however, that, no amendment shall become effective unless
approved by affirmative vote of the Company's shareholders if such approval is
necessary for the continued validity of the Plan or if the failure to obtain
such approval would adversely affect the compliance of the Plan with Rule 16b-3
under the Exchange Act or any other rule or regulation. No amendment may,
without the consent of a participant, impair his rights under any option
previously granted under the Plan.

        The Board shall have the power, in the event of any disposition of
substantially all of the assets of the Company, its dissolution, any merger or
consolidation of the Company with or into any other corporation, or the merger
or consolidation of any other corporation into the Company, to amend all
outstanding options to permit their exercise prior to the effectiveness of any
such transaction and to terminate such options as of such effectiveness. If the
Board shall exercise such power, all options then outstanding shall be deemed to
have been amended to permit the exercise thereof in whole or in part by the
holder at any time or from time to time as determined by the Board prior to the
effectiveness of such transaction and such options shall be deemed to terminate
upon such effectiveness.

        16. LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. No option shall be exercisable
and no shares will be delivered under the Plan except in compliance with all
applicable federal and state laws and regulations including, without

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limitation, compliance with withholding tax requirements and with the rules of
all domestic stock exchanges on which the Common Stock may be listed. Any share
certificate issued to evidence shares for which an option is exercised may bear
such legends and statements as the Committee shall deem advisable to assure
compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. No option shall be
exercisable, and no shares will be delivered under the Plan, until the Company
has obtained consent or approval from regulatory bodies, federal or state,
having jurisdiction over such matters as the Committee may deem advisable.

        In the case of the exercise of an option by a person or estate acquiring
the right to exercise the option by bequest or inheritance, the Committee may
require reasonable evidence as to the ownership of the option and may require
consents and releases of taxing authorities that it may deem advisable.

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