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                                  UNITED STATES
                       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 (Date of earliest event reported): December 23, 2004

                               ENDWAVE CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

       000-31635                                          95-4333817
 (Commission File No.)                         (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                               776 Palomar Avenue
                           Sunnyvale, California 94085
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (408) 522-3100

                                       N/A
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 1.01.  ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

     On December 13, 2004, Endwave Corporation ("Endwave") signed an amendment
to a previously-disclosed contract with Nokia Networks ("Nokia"). Specifically,
the amendment expands the range of frequencies covered by Endwave transceiver
products to include lower frequency models. As Nokia is currently Endwave's
largest customer, this contract amendment may be material in that it adds to the
existing multi-year agreement between the companies, and is expected to result
in several million dollars worth of revenue to Endwave.

     In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in
this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it
be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference
in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.    Exhibit Title
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99.1           Press Release issued December 23, 2004.



                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                             ENDWAVE CORPORATION

Dated: December 23, 2004                     By:     /s/ Julianne M. Biagini
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                                                     Julianne M. Biagini
                                             Title:  Senior Vice President and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer



INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NO.    DESCRIPTION
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99.1           Press Release issued December 23, 2004.