Exhibit 99.1

            ENDWAVE APPOINTS BRETT W. WALLACE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Endwave Corporation
(Nasdaq: ENWV), a leading provider of high frequency RF modules for
telecommunications networks, defense electronics and homeland security
systems, today announced the appointment of Brett W. Wallace as Executive Vice
President effective March 1 and as Endwave's Chief Financial Officer effective
April 25.  He will succeed Julie Biagini.

    "Brett's participation as Endwave's investment banker during our acquisition
of TRW's Milliwave subsidiary and his role in our IPO in 2000 make him ideal for
this position. Moreover, his background in technology, specifically the wireless
industry, and his experience in the areas of corporate finance, mergers and
acquisitions and equity and debt financings will be valuable to Endwave as we
move into our next stage of growth," said Mr. Keible. "We look forward to
Brett's financial leadership, advice and counsel as the company executes on its
stated goals of accelerating revenue growth by expanding into new markets and
through accretive acquisitions."

    Mr. Wallace joins Endwave from Raymond James & Associates where he was a
Managing Director and Head of the Hardware Practice. There he had investment
banking responsibilities for companies in the semiconductor, enterprise
computing and communications equipment markets. Prior to that, he worked at
Piper Jaffray & Co. where he was Managing Director responsible for all aspects
of corporate finance for wireless-related companies including equipment
suppliers, wireless semiconductor manufacturers and communications service
providers. Mr. Wallace began his career with Lehman Brothers as a Corporate
Finance Analyst. He has a bachelor's degree in quantitative economics from
University of California at Berkeley and a master's degree from the Anderson
Graduate School of Management at UCLA.

    "I am pleased to join Endwave at this key period in its history and I
welcome the opportunity to contribute to its growth," said Mr. Wallace. "The
company's high-frequency RF expertise, its proprietary technology and its
successful penetration into non-telecom markets establish a solid foundation for
expansion."

    About Endwave
    Endwave Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets RF modules that
enable the transmission, reception and processing of high-frequency signals in
telecommunications networks, defense electronics and homeland security systems.
These RF modules include high-frequency integrated transceivers, amplifiers,
synthesizers, oscillators, up and down converters, frequency multipliers and
microwave switch arrays. Endwave has 38 issued patents covering its core
technologies including semiconductor and proprietary circuit designs. Endwave
Corporation is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, with operations in Diamond
Springs, CA; Andover, MA; and Chiang Mai, Thailand. Additional information about
the company can be accessed from the company's web site at
http://www.endwave.com .

SOURCE  Endwave Corporation
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    /CONTACT:  Mary McGowan of Summit IR Group Inc., +1-408-404-5401, or
mary@summitirgroup.com, for Endwave Corporation/
    /Web site:  http://www.endwave.com /