SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                        Date of Report: November 10, 2008
                        (Date of earliest event reported)


                             HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    Delaware                       0-5411                         23-2413500
(State or other                  (Commission                     (IRS Employer
 jurisdiction of                 File Number)                    Identification
 incorporation)
   Number)


101 North Pointe Boulevard, Lancaster, Pennsylvania                17601-4133
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Address of principal executive offices)                            (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number including area code                (717) 735-8117
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Item 1.01   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

     On November 10, 2008, the Company sold all of the outstanding capital stock
of its subsidiary,  Innovative Concepts, Inc., to Elbit Systems of America, LLC,
which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., of Haifa, Israel, in a
$15 million all cash  transaction.  Elbit  Systems of America,  LLC is a leading
provider of high  performance  products  and system  solutions,  focusing on the
defense,  homeland  security,  commercial  aviation and medical  instrumentation
markets.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

        (d) Exhibits

     10.1 Stock  Purchase  Agreement  dated as of September 18, 2008 among Elbit
          Systems of America, LLC, Innovative Concepts, Inc., Herley Industries,
          Inc. and ICI Acquisition Corp.

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



                                   HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC.


                                   By:   /s/ Myron Levy
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                                             Myron Levy
                                       Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dated:   November 11, 2008