8-K

               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)     May 4, 2001



                      DATRON SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 Delaware                 0-7445                     95-2582922
 ___________________________________________________________________________
(State or other      (Commission File No.)        (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                                  Identification No.)
incorporation)



                        3030 Enterprise Court
                        Vista, California 92083
             (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (760) 734-5454



Item 5.  Other Events.

         On May 4, 2001, David A. Derby, chairman, president and
chief executive officer of Datron Systems Incorporated, responded to the
letter dated April 24, 2001 from Duncan Soukup, managing director of
Acquisitor Plc, previously made public by Acquisitor.  A copy of Mr.
Derby's letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 7.  Exhibits.

         99.1    Letter from David A. Derby to Duncan Soukup dated
                 May 4, 2001.

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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, thereto duly authorized.

                                  DATRON SYSTEMS INCORPORATED



                                  By:     WILLIAM L. STEPHAN
                                  Name:   WILLIAM L. STEPHAN
                                  Title:  Vice President and
                                          Chief Financial Officer

Date:  May 4, 2001

EX-99

May 4, 2001



Mr. Duncan Soukup
Acquisitor Plc
190 The Strand
London WC2R 1JN
England

Dear Mr. Soukup:

We are in receipt of your letter, dated April 24, 2001, by which you
requested board representation.  In view of Acquisitor's holding 411,400
shares of stock, or approximately 15%, the Board would be willing to add
a qualified representative of Acquisitor to the Board of Directors of
Datron Systems Incorporated provided Acquisitor agrees to drop its other
requests as indicated below.  The addition of one such director would provide
Acquisitor representation on the Board in direct proportion to Acquisitor's
stock ownership.

As has been noted in some of our past conversations, we share a desire to
enhance shareholder value.  You are concerned with enhancing value for
shareholders of Acquisitor, while our Board desires to enhance value for
all the shareholders of Datron. The Board of Directors of Datron Systems
does not find your corporate governance proposals consistent with the
protection of all Datron shareholders, particularly minority shareholders.
Accordingly, the Board does not support any of the corporate governance
changes requested in your letter of April 24, 2001.

If Acquisitor chooses to drop the requested changes and if Acquisitor has
a suggested candidate for our Board, please provide this information and his
or her qualifications at your earliest convenience.

Very truly yours,


D. A. DERBY
D. A. DERBY
Chairman, President
Chief Executive Officer

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