content: 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): August 7, 2003
  
  
  
                            HALIFAX CORPORATION
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
  
                             1-08964               54-0829246
  Virginia
    (State or other       (Commission File      (I.R.S. Employer
    jurisdiction of           Number)         Identification No.)
     incorporation)
  
  
  
             5250 Cherokee Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22312
             (Address of principal executive offices/Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (703) 750-2202
  
  
  Former  name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed  since
  last report:  N/A
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  Item 7.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
            (c) Exhibits
                  99.1  Press Release Dated August 7, 2003.
  
  Item 9.        Regulation FD Disclosure
  
            In accordance with the SEC Release No. 33-8216, the following
            information is being provided as "Item 12. Results of
            Operations and Financial Condition."
  
            On August 7, 2003, the registrant issued a press release.  A
            copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
            report.
  
  
  
  
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                                 SIGNATURE
  
  
  
  
  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.
  
                                     HALIFAX CORPORATION
  
  
  
  Date:  August 7, 2003         By:  /s/Joseph Sciacca
                                      Joseph Sciacca
                                      Vice President, Finance & CFO
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                               EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  
  
  
  Exhibit No.                   Description
  
       99.1                     Press Release dated August 7 , 2003
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text: 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): August 7, 2003
  
                            HALIFAX CORPORATION
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                             1-08964               54-0829246
  Virginia
    (State or other       (Commission File      (I.R.S. Employer
    jurisdiction of           Number)         Identification No.)
     incorporation)
  
             5250 Cherokee Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22312
             (Address of principal executive offices/Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (703) 750-2202
  
  Former  name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed  since
  last report:  N/A
  Item 7.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
            (c) Exhibits
                  99.1  Press Release Dated August 7, 2003.
  
  Item 9.        Regulation FD Disclosure
  
            In accordance with the SEC Release No. 33-8216, the following
            information is being provided as "Item 12. Results of
            Operations and Financial Condition."
  
            On August 7, 2003, the registrant issued a press release.  A
            copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
            report.
  SIGNATURE
  
  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.
  
                                     HALIFAX CORPORATION
  
  Date:  August 7, 2003         By:  /s/Joseph Sciacca
                                      Joseph Sciacca
                                      Vice President, Finance & CFO
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit No.                   Description
  
       99.1                     Press Release dated August 7 , 2003