Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Axsys Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 27, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Stephen W. Bershad, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.

July 28, 2009

/s/ Stephen W. Bershad
Stephen W. Bershad
Chief Executive Officer