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): April 28, 2006

NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

California (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	0-16438 (Commission File Number)		95-4134955 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
24007 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200 Calabasas, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		91302 (Zip Code)

(818) 591-0776

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 28, 2006, National Technical Systems, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition for the three months and twelve months ended January 31, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report and the exhibit attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The furnishing of the information in this Current Report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information this Current Report contains is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

National Technical Systems, Inc.

Date: April 28, 2006

By: /s/ Lloyd Blonder_____________________
Lloyd Blonder
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.

Title

99.1

Press release dated April 28, 2006 entitled “National Technical Systems Reports Fiscal 2006 Year-End and Fourth Quarter Results.”

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Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Press release dated April 28, 2006 entitled “National Technical Systems Reports Fiscal 2006
Year-End and Fourth Quarter Results.”