content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                            WASHINGTON, DC  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)
  
                              September 1, 1998
  
  
                            COMPTEK RESEARCH,INC.
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           (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
            
        New York             1-8502              16-0959023
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    (State of Other     (Commission File       (IRS Employer
    Jurisdiction of          Number)        Identification No.)
     Incorporation)                                   
  
    2732 Transit Road, Buffalo, New York            14224-2523
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    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)        (Zip Code)
               
       
                        
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (716) 677-4070
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                           Not Applicable
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      (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Year)
  
  Item 5.   OTHER EVENTS
  
            Effective September 1, 1998, the Registrant increased the size
            of  its  Board of Directors from seven to eight directors  and
            appointed Wayne E. Meyer, a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, to
            the  Board.   A  copy  of the news release announcing  Admiral
            Meyer's appointment is attached as an exhibit to this report.
  
  Item 7.   FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS,  PRO FORMA FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  AND
            EXHIBITS.
  
  99 (a)    News Release dated August 24, 1998, announcing the appointment
            of Wayne E. Meyer to the Registrant's Board of Directors.
  
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                                 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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                   COMPTEK RESEARCH, INC.
  
  
  
  Date:   September 1, 1998         By: /s/ John J. Sciuto
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                                            John J. Sciuto
                                            Chairman, President and
                                            CEO
  
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                                 Exhibit 99
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                            WASHINGTON, DC  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)
  
                              September 1, 1998
  
                            COMPTEK RESEARCH,INC.
       ---------------------------------------------------------
           (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
            
        New York             1-8502              16-0959023
    ----------------    ----------------    --------------------
    (State of Other     (Commission File       (IRS Employer
    Jurisdiction of          Number)        Identification No.)
     Incorporation)                                   
  
    2732 Transit Road, Buffalo, New York            14224-2523
    ----------------------------------------     ----------------
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)        (Zip Code)
               
       
                        
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (716) 677-4070
                                                     ------------------
  
                           Not Applicable
    ----------------------------------------------------------------
      (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Year)
  
  Item 5.   OTHER EVENTS
  
            Effective September 1, 1998, the Registrant increased the size
            of  its  Board of Directors from seven to eight directors  and
            appointed Wayne E. Meyer, a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, to
            the  Board.   A  copy  of the news release announcing  Admiral
            Meyer's appointment is attached as an exhibit to this report.
  
  Item 7.   FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS,  PRO FORMA FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  AND
            EXHIBITS.
  
  99 (a)    News Release dated August 24, 1998, announcing the appointment
            of Wayne E. Meyer to the Registrant's Board of Directors.
  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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                   COMPTEK RESEARCH, INC.
  
  Date:   September 1, 1998         By: /s/ John J. Sciuto
          -------------------           --------------------------
                                            John J. Sciuto
                                            Chairman, President and
                                            CEO
  Exhibit 99