8-K

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 report): April 16, 2004

SENSYTECH, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-08193	38-1873250
(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer
	Identification No.)

8419 Terminal Road, Newington, Virginia 22122-1430

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703)550-7000

SENSYTECH, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is the press release issued by Sensytech, Inc. on April 14, 2004 announcing that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Imaging Sensors and Systems, Inc., which is headquartered in Winter Park, Florida.

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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.

	SENSYTECH, INC.
April 16, 2004	By: /s/ Donald F. Fultz
	Donald F. Fultz
	Vice President, Treasurer, & Chief
	Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated April 14, 2004 issued by Sensytech, Inc.

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

8419 Terminal Road, P.O. Box 1430, Newington, VA 22122-1430
703.550.7000 Fax 703.550.0883
www.sensytech.com

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Sensytech, Inc. To Acquire Imaging Sensors and Systems, Inc.

NEWINGTON, VA, April 14, 2004 / Business Wire / — Sensytech, Inc. (Nasdaq:STST), today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Imaging Sensors and Systems, Inc., which is headquartered in Winter Park, Florida. The purchase price is in the form of cash and stock, with earn-out payments if certain defined performance objectives are met. The closing is expected to occur later this week.

S. Kent Rockwell, Chairman and CEO of Sensytech, Inc., stated, “This acquisition fits neatly with our marketing and product direction for the airborne imaging component of our Surveillance Technology Group which is engaged primarily in providing products and engineered solutions to the intelligence community, homeland defense/security applications, and select international customers. ISS brings needed engineering capability and an existing product line of mobile ground and airborne Forward Looking Infrared Radar (FLIR) systems. Their product offerings are complimentary to the airborne hyperspectral imaging solutions currently offered.”

Sensytech, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures electronic support measures (ESM), electronic intelligence (ELINT), and threat warning systems, active EW systems, airborne imaging systems, communications reconnaissance systems, shipboard support systems, and other special purpose communications equipment serving worldwide markets. Sensytech, through its predecessor companies, has been providing cutting edge technology applications and cost-effective systems solutions for three decades.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Donald F. Fultz, Chief Financial Officer
(703) 550-7000 or don.fultz@sensytech.com
URL: www.sensytech.com