SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                   FORM 10-Q/A
                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1

                   Quarterly Report under Section 13 or 15(d)

                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For Quarter Ended November 30, 1996                Commission File Number 0-1738

                          GENERAL KINETICS INCORPORATED


             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


              Virginia                                    54-0594435
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   Incorporation or Organization)



14130-C Sullyfield Circle, Chantilly, VA                              20151
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)





Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code     703-802-9300






                       Indicate by checkmark whether the Registrant
                       (1) has filed  all  reports  required  to be
                       filed  by   Section   13  or  15(d)  of  the
                       Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 during the
                       preceding  12  months  (or for such  shorter
                       period that the  Registrant  was required to
                       file such reports), and (2) has been subject
                       to such filing  requirements for the past 90
                       days.

                                                                   Yes X   No




                       The number of shares of Registrant's Common Stock
                       outstanding as of  January 5, 1997       6,508,925 Shares








                                   SIGNATURES

   Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                          GENERAL KINETICS INCORPORATED




Date: January 31, 1997                         /s/ Sandy B. Sewitch
      --------------------------               ---------------------------------
                                                Chief Financial Officer
                                               (Principal Accounting Officer and
                                                Principal Financial Officer)