June 1, 2001




KVH Industries, Inc.
50 Enterprise Center
Middletown, RI 02842

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We are familiar with the Amendment No. 1 to the  Registration  Statement on
Form S-3 (the "Registration  Statement") to which this opinion is an exhibit, to
be filed by KVH Industries,  Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),  with
the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  under the  Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.  The Registration  Statement relates to the proposed public offering by
security holders of the Company of a total of 1,696,152 shares (the "Shares") of
the Company's common stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Stock").

     In arriving at the opinion expressed below, we have examined and relied on
the following documents:

(1)  the  Certificate  of  Incorporation  and  By-laws of the  Company,  each as
     amended as of the date hereof; and
(2)  records of meetings and consents of the Board of Directors of the Company
     relating to the issuance of the Shares provided to us by the Company.

     In  addition,  we have  examined  and  relied  on the  originals  or copies
certified or otherwise  identified  to our  satisfaction  of all such  corporate
records of the  Company and such other  instruments  and other  certificates  of
public  officials,  officers and  representatives  of the Company and such other
persons,  and we  have  made  such  investigations  of law,  as we  have  deemed
appropriate as a basis for the opinion expressed below. In such examination,  we
have  assumed,  without  independent   verification,   the  genuineness  of  all
signatures (whether original or photostatic),  the authenticity of all documents
submitted to us as originals and the conformity to authentic  original documents
of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies.

     Based upon and subject to the foregoing,  it is our opinion that the Shares
are legally and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

     We hereby  consent  to the  filing of this  opinion  as an  exhibit  to the
Registration Statement.

                                           Very truly yours,

                                           FOLEY, HOAG & ELIOT LLP


                                           By:  /s/Adam Sonnenschein
                                               A Partner