content: 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): August 5, 2002
  
  
                              SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
  
  
           Maryland                  0-14465                52-1188993
        (State or other           (Commision file         (IRS employer
        jurisdiction of               number)           identification no.)
         incorporation)
  
  
  
                      23 Hudson Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
  
                                (410) 266-5556
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
                                      N/A
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ITEM 5. - OTHER EVENTS
  
       On August 5, 2002, Sonex  Research, Inc. (the  "Company") posted the
  following notice to shareholders on its website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
  
  
  		SONEX RECEIVES $200,000 DEFENSE SUBCONTRACT FROM SAIC
  
  
  ANNAPOLIS,  MARYLAND,  August  5, 2002 - SONEX  RESEARCH,  INC.  (OTC BB:  SONX)
  announced that it will receive  initial  funding of $200,000 under a subcontract
  from Science  Applications  International  Corporation  (SAIC) of San Diego,  to
  begin the conversion of a commercially  available  gasoline  engine to start and
  operate on standard  military  fuels (also referred to as "heavy fuels") for use
  in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) weapon system.
  
  SAIC,  a leader in the  development  of advanced  gun weapon  systems  including
  launchers  and smart  projectiles,  is the  Department  of Defense  (DoD)  prime
  contractor  for LEWK  (Loitering  Electronic  Warfare  Killer),  a joint program
  endorsed  and  funded by the Air  Force,  Navy,  Army,  and  Marine  Corps.  The
  objective of the LEWK  program,  an Advanced  Concept  Technology  Demonstration
  (ACTD), is to develop and demonstrate the military utility of a low cost- flying
  "truck", or loitering UAV, system with a 200-pound payload, capable of providing
  several  hours of  continuous  EW  jamming  and  loitering  "on-demand"  warhead
  delivery.  LEWK  transforms  from a highly  compact  munition-like  form factor,
  launched by aircraft and  helicopters,  into a large wing, long endurance UAV by
  using unique inflatable airfoil technology.
  
  The DOD now requires  engines used in UAVs and other military  applications  for
  which  gasoline  storage and use are  undesirable,  to operate on less volatile,
  kerosene-based  heavy fuels to reduce the hazard associated with gasoline.  SAIC
  has asked  Sonex to design and  develop a heavy  fuel  engine  (HFE)  conversion
  process for LEWK based on the  patented  Sonex  Combustion  System  (SCS) engine
  technology.  Following the selection of a  commercially  available  70hp to 80hp
  lightweight,  spark-ignited,  two-stroke,  gasoline  engine,  Sonex  will  begin
  development  of an  SCS  modified  combustion  chamber  design  and  proprietary
  starting  system to permit the  converted  engine to start and  operate on heavy
  fuel for use in the LEWK.
  
  Sonex CEO and co-founder, Dr. Andrew A. Pouring, said that the amount of funding
  approved  at this  time  permits a  multi-phase  HFE  program  for LEWK to begin
  immediately.  SAIC and Sonex expect,  although  there is no assurance,  that the
  remaining  funds needed to complete the design and testing process to achieve an
  HFE  prototype  will be  approved  by the DoD  sponsor  later  this  year.  Upon
  successful  demonstration of the SCS prototype HFE, SAIC anticipates a follow-on
  award to Sonex to integrate the HFE with other propulsion  system components and
  with the LEWK airframe.
  
  Sonex has worked  previously  with SAIC on a smaller  HFE,  having  successfully
  designed a heavy fuel  conversion  process  for a 100cc  engine for use in a UAV
  being  developed  as a shipboard  weapon  system as part of a DoD program  which
  preceded LEWK.
  
  
  Contact:   Sonex  Research,   Inc.:   George  Ponticas,   410-266-5556,   email:
  sonex@erols.com,   www.sonexresearch.com;  Investor  Relations:  The  Scottsdale
  Group,   Susan   Ladue,   781-292-1050,   email:    info@thescottsdalegroup.com,
  www.thescottsdalegroup.com.
  
  
  
                         **********************
  
  
  ABOUT SAIC
  
  SAIC is the nation's largest  employee-owned  research and engineering  company,
  providing  information   technology,   systems  integration  and  eSolutions  to
  commercial and government customers. SAIC engineers and scientists work to solve
  complex technical problems in national security,  homeland defense,  energy, the
  environment,  telecommunications,  health care and  transportation.  With annual
  revenues  of $6.1  billion,  SAIC  and  its  subsidiaries,  including  Telcordia
  Technologies, have more than 40,000 employees at offices in more than 150 cities
  worldwide.  More  information  about  SAIC  can  be  found  on the  Internet  at
  www.saic.com.
  
  
  
  ABOUT SONEX
  
  Sonex  Research,  Inc.,  a leader  in the  field of  combustion  technology,  is
  developing its patented Sonex Combustion  System (SCS)  piston-based  technology
  for in-cylinder  control of ignition and  combustion,  designed to increase fuel
  mileage and reduce  emissions  of internal  combustion  engines.  Sonex plans to
  complete development, commercialize and market its SCS Stratified Charge Radical
  Ignition  (SCRI)  combustion  process to the automotive  industry in response to
  forthcoming  increases in national  vehicle fuel mileage  standards.  Presently,
  high mileage, roomy and safe five-passenger  automobiles using gasoline,  direct
  injected (GDI) engines are sold only in Japan and Europe due to high  emissions.
  Sonex intends to conclusively  demonstrate that SCS-SCRI will enable GDI engined
  vehicles to achieve 50 mpg (highway) while meeting emissions standards to permit
  sale in the U.S. as a viable,  near-term  alternative to  longer-term  solutions
  such as  improvements  in hybrid  propulsion  systems  or years of  further  R&D
  required for fuel cell technology to become practical.
  
  Additionally, independent third-party testing has confirmed the potential of the
  SCS application for DI diesel engines to reduce harmful soot in-cylinder without
  increasing   fuel   consumption.   Sonex  is  pursuing   joint   marketing   and
  commercialization  programs  for the  SCS low  soot  technology  with  committed
  industrial partners.
  
  Other SCS designs are being used to convert gasoline engines of various sizes to
  operate on safer,  diesel-type  "heavy fuels" for use in military and commercial
  applications  requiring  light  weight and safe  handling  and  storage of fuel.
  Examples include UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and ATVs (all-terrain vehicles)
  such as those used by U.S.  defense forces in  Afghanistan,  as well as outboard
  engines, small watercraft used as targets, and generator sets.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
  
  This  announcement,  as well as all  publicly  disseminated  material  about the
  Company, contains information in the form of "forward-looking" statements within
  the meaning of the Private Securities  Litigation Act of 1995 (the "Act").  Such
  statements  are  based  on  current  expectations,  estimates,  projections  and
  assumptions by management with respect to, among other things,  trends affecting
  the Company's  financial  condition or results of  operations  and the impact of
  competition.  Such  statements  are not  guarantees  of future  performance  and
  involve risks and uncertainties,  all of which are difficult to predict and many
  of which are beyond the control of the Company.  In order to obtain the benefits
  of the  "safe  harbor"  provisions  of the  Act  for  any  such  forward-looking
  statements,  the  Company  cautions  shareholders,   investors  and  prospective
  investors  about  significant  factors which,  among other things,  have in some
  cases  affected the  Company's  actual  results and are in the future  likely to
  affect the Company's  actual  results and cause them to differ  materially  from
  those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are
  cautioned  not to  place  undue  reliance  on such  forward-looking  statements.
  Shareholders,  investors and prospective investors should read this announcement
  in  conjunction  with the  Company's  most recent  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB,
  Quarterly  Report on Form  10-QSB,  and other  filings with the  Securities  and
  Exchange Commission available online in the EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
  
  
  
  
  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.
  
  August 5, 2002
  
  SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
  Registrant
  
  /s/ George E. Ponticas
  ----------------------
  George E. Ponticas
  Chief Financial Officer
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text: 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): August 5, 2002
  
                              SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
  
           Maryland                  0-14465                52-1188993
        (State or other           (Commision file         (IRS employer
        jurisdiction of               number)           identification no.)
         incorporation)
  
                      23 Hudson Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                (410) 266-5556
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
                                      N/A
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  ITEM 5. - OTHER EVENTS
  
       On August 5, 2002, Sonex  Research, Inc. (the  "Company") posted the
  following notice to shareholders on its website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
  		SONEX RECEIVES $200,000 DEFENSE SUBCONTRACT FROM SAIC
  
  ANNAPOLIS,  MARYLAND,  August  5, 2002 - SONEX  RESEARCH,  INC.  (OTC BB:  SONX)
  announced that it will receive  initial  funding of $200,000 under a subcontract
  from Science  Applications  International  Corporation  (SAIC) of San Diego,  to
  begin the conversion of a commercially  available  gasoline  engine to start and
  operate on standard  military  fuels (also referred to as "heavy fuels") for use
  in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) weapon system.
  
  SAIC,  a leader in the  development  of advanced  gun weapon  systems  including
  launchers  and smart  projectiles,  is the  Department  of Defense  (DoD)  prime
  contractor  for LEWK  (Loitering  Electronic  Warfare  Killer),  a joint program
  endorsed  and  funded by the Air  Force,  Navy,  Army,  and  Marine  Corps.  The
  objective of the LEWK  program,  an Advanced  Concept  Technology  Demonstration
  (ACTD), is to develop and demonstrate the military utility of a low cost- flying
  "truck", or loitering UAV, system with a 200-pound payload, capable of providing
  several  hours of  continuous  EW  jamming  and  loitering  "on-demand"  warhead
  delivery.  LEWK  transforms  from a highly  compact  munition-like  form factor,
  launched by aircraft and  helicopters,  into a large wing, long endurance UAV by
  using unique inflatable airfoil technology.
  
  The DOD now requires  engines used in UAVs and other military  applications  for
  which  gasoline  storage and use are  undesirable,  to operate on less volatile,
  kerosene-based  heavy fuels to reduce the hazard associated with gasoline.  SAIC
  has asked  Sonex to design and  develop a heavy  fuel  engine  (HFE)  conversion
  process for LEWK based on the  patented  Sonex  Combustion  System  (SCS) engine
  technology.  Following the selection of a  commercially  available  70hp to 80hp
  lightweight,  spark-ignited,  two-stroke,  gasoline  engine,  Sonex  will  begin
  development  of an  SCS  modified  combustion  chamber  design  and  proprietary
  starting  system to permit the  converted  engine to start and  operate on heavy
  fuel for use in the LEWK.
  
  Sonex CEO and co-founder, Dr. Andrew A. Pouring, said that the amount of funding
  approved  at this  time  permits a  multi-phase  HFE  program  for LEWK to begin
  immediately.  SAIC and Sonex expect,  although  there is no assurance,  that the
  remaining  funds needed to complete the design and testing process to achieve an
  HFE  prototype  will be  approved  by the DoD  sponsor  later  this  year.  Upon
  successful  demonstration of the SCS prototype HFE, SAIC anticipates a follow-on
  award to Sonex to integrate the HFE with other propulsion  system components and
  with the LEWK airframe.
  
  Sonex has worked  previously  with SAIC on a smaller  HFE,  having  successfully
  designed a heavy fuel  conversion  process  for a 100cc  engine for use in a UAV
  being  developed  as a shipboard  weapon  system as part of a DoD program  which
  preceded LEWK.
  
  Contact:   Sonex  Research,   Inc.:   George  Ponticas,   410-266-5556,   email:
  sonex@erols.com,   www.sonexresearch.com;  Investor  Relations:  The  Scottsdale
  Group,   Susan   Ladue,   781-292-1050,   email:    info@thescottsdalegroup.com,
  www.thescottsdalegroup.com.
  
                         **********************
  
  ABOUT SAIC
  
  SAIC is the nation's largest  employee-owned  research and engineering  company,
  providing  information   technology,   systems  integration  and  eSolutions  to
  commercial and government customers. SAIC engineers and scientists work to solve
  complex technical problems in national security,  homeland defense,  energy, the
  environment,  telecommunications,  health care and  transportation.  With annual
  revenues  of $6.1  billion,  SAIC  and  its  subsidiaries,  including  Telcordia
  Technologies, have more than 40,000 employees at offices in more than 150 cities
  worldwide.  More  information  about  SAIC  can  be  found  on the  Internet  at
  www.saic.com.
  
  ABOUT SONEX
  
  Sonex  Research,  Inc.,  a leader  in the  field of  combustion  technology,  is
  developing its patented Sonex Combustion  System (SCS)  piston-based  technology
  for in-cylinder  control of ignition and  combustion,  designed to increase fuel
  mileage and reduce  emissions  of internal  combustion  engines.  Sonex plans to
  complete development, commercialize and market its SCS Stratified Charge Radical
  Ignition  (SCRI)  combustion  process to the automotive  industry in response to
  forthcoming  increases in national  vehicle fuel mileage  standards.  Presently,
  high mileage, roomy and safe five-passenger  automobiles using gasoline,  direct
  injected (GDI) engines are sold only in Japan and Europe due to high  emissions.
  Sonex intends to conclusively  demonstrate that SCS-SCRI will enable GDI engined
  vehicles to achieve 50 mpg (highway) while meeting emissions standards to permit
  sale in the U.S. as a viable,  near-term  alternative to  longer-term  solutions
  such as  improvements  in hybrid  propulsion  systems  or years of  further  R&D
  required for fuel cell technology to become practical.
  
  Additionally, independent third-party testing has confirmed the potential of the
  SCS application for DI diesel engines to reduce harmful soot in-cylinder without
  increasing   fuel   consumption.   Sonex  is  pursuing   joint   marketing   and
  commercialization  programs  for the  SCS low  soot  technology  with  committed
  industrial partners.
  
  Other SCS designs are being used to convert gasoline engines of various sizes to
  operate on safer,  diesel-type  "heavy fuels" for use in military and commercial
  applications  requiring  light  weight and safe  handling  and  storage of fuel.
  Examples include UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and ATVs (all-terrain vehicles)
  such as those used by U.S.  defense forces in  Afghanistan,  as well as outboard
  engines, small watercraft used as targets, and generator sets.
  
  CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
  
  This  announcement,  as well as all  publicly  disseminated  material  about the
  Company, contains information in the form of "forward-looking" statements within
  the meaning of the Private Securities  Litigation Act of 1995 (the "Act").  Such
  statements  are  based  on  current  expectations,  estimates,  projections  and
  assumptions by management with respect to, among other things,  trends affecting
  the Company's  financial  condition or results of  operations  and the impact of
  competition.  Such  statements  are not  guarantees  of future  performance  and
  involve risks and uncertainties,  all of which are difficult to predict and many
  of which are beyond the control of the Company.  In order to obtain the benefits
  of the  "safe  harbor"  provisions  of the  Act  for  any  such  forward-looking
  statements,  the  Company  cautions  shareholders,   investors  and  prospective
  investors  about  significant  factors which,  among other things,  have in some
  cases  affected the  Company's  actual  results and are in the future  likely to
  affect the Company's  actual  results and cause them to differ  materially  from
  those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are
  cautioned  not to  place  undue  reliance  on such  forward-looking  statements.
  Shareholders,  investors and prospective investors should read this announcement
  in  conjunction  with the  Company's  most recent  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB,
  Quarterly  Report on Form  10-QSB,  and other  filings with the  Securities  and
  Exchange Commission available online in the EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
  
  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.
  
  August 5, 2002
  
  SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
  Registrant
  
  /s/ George E. Ponticas
  ----------------------
  George E. Ponticas
  Chief Financial Officer