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): October 31, 1997


                              KVH Industries, Inc.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)




             Delaware                                        05-0420589
    (State or other jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)



              50 Enterprise Center, Middletown, Rhode Island 02842
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

                               (401) - 847 - 3327
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)


                                 Not applicable
         (Former name and former address, if changed since last report)


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tem 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

     On November 3, 1997,  the Company  entered into an agreement  acquiring the
tangible and intangible assets of Andrew  Corporation's  Sensor Products product
line. The  consideration  the Company paid to acquire the sensor products assets
was approximately $1.8 million in cash and warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of
the Company's  common stock at a price of $8.00 per share.  The assets purchased
include physical  inventories,  fixed assets utilized in the manufacture of both
raw fiber and sensor components and ninety patents, made up of sixty-four issued
patents  and  twenty-six  pending  patents.   The  consideration  paid  for  the
acquisition  of the sensor  products  assets was  arrived at based upon the book
value of the assets acquired,  as recorded by Andrew Corporation.  The source of
the funds to purchase the sensor products assets was the Company's internal cash
balances.  The  Company  intends to utilize  the assets  acquired to continue to
manufacture  fiber optic gyroscope  ("FOG") based sensor systems and components.
The  acquisition  of FOG  technology  allows the  Company's  to enhance  current
product offerings providing improved antenna tracking and enhanced  navigational
accuracy.

     A copy of the  purchase  agreement  and common stock  purchase  warrant are
attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and Exhibit 99 incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

     The Company  will  provide the  financial  statements  by  amendment to the
initial  filing of the Current  Report on Form 8-K within sixty days of the date
of this  report  if it is  determined  that  the  asset  acquisition  meets  the
"significance" test.

         (C)      Exhibits

         Exhibit Number                     Exhibit

              EX-2             Asset Purchase Agreement between KVH Industries,
                               Inc. and Andrew Corporation Dated as of
                               October 30, 1997
 
             EX-99             Common Stock Purchase Warrant
 
                                   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.

                                    KVH Industries, Inc.

November 14, 1997                    By:  /S/Richard C. Forsyth   
         Date                             Richard C. Forsyth
                                          Chief Financial and Accounting Officer




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                             EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number                                 Exhibit

      EX-2            Asset Purchase Agreement between KVH Industries, Inc. and
                      Andrew Corporation Dated as of October 30, 1997
 
      EX-99           Common Stock Purchase Warrant
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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): October 31, 1997

                              KVH Industries, Inc.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

             Delaware                                        05-0420589
    (State or other jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)

              50 Enterprise Center, Middletown, Rhode Island 02842
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

                               (401) - 847 - 3327
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

                                 Not applicable
         (Former name and former address, if changed since last report)
tem 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

     On November 3, 1997,  the Company  entered into an agreement  acquiring the
tangible and intangible assets of Andrew  Corporation's  Sensor Products product
line. The  consideration  the Company paid to acquire the sensor products assets
was approximately $1.8 million in cash and warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of
the Company's  common stock at a price of $8.00 per share.  The assets purchased
include physical  inventories,  fixed assets utilized in the manufacture of both
raw fiber and sensor components and ninety patents, made up of sixty-four issued
patents  and  twenty-six  pending  patents.   The  consideration  paid  for  the
acquisition  of the sensor  products  assets was  arrived at based upon the book
value of the assets acquired,  as recorded by Andrew Corporation.  The source of
the funds to purchase the sensor products assets was the Company's internal cash
balances.  The  Company  intends to utilize  the assets  acquired to continue to
manufacture  fiber optic gyroscope  ("FOG") based sensor systems and components.
The  acquisition  of FOG  technology  allows the  Company's  to enhance  current
product offerings providing improved antenna tracking and enhanced  navigational
accuracy.

     A copy of the  purchase  agreement  and common stock  purchase  warrant are
attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and Exhibit 99 incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

     The Company  will  provide the  financial  statements  by  amendment to the
initial  filing of the Current  Report on Form 8-K within sixty days of the date
of this  report  if it is  determined  that  the  asset  acquisition  meets  the
"significance" test.

         (C)      Exhibits

         Exhibit Number                     Exhibit

              EX-2             Asset Purchase Agreement between KVH Industries,
                               Inc. and Andrew Corporation Dated as of
                               October 30, 1997
 
             EX-99             Common Stock Purchase Warrant
 
                                   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.

                                    KVH Industries, Inc.

November 14, 1997                    By:  /S/Richard C. Forsyth   
         Date                             Richard C. Forsyth
                                          Chief Financial and Accounting Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number                                 Exhibit

      EX-2            Asset Purchase Agreement between KVH Industries, Inc. and
                      Andrew Corporation Dated as of October 30, 1997
 
      EX-99           Common Stock Purchase Warrant