UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                FORM 12b-25

                                               Commission File Number 1-5486
                                               Cusip Number  252790 10 0 

                        NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): [ ] Form 10-K     [ ] Form 20-F     [ ] Form 11-K
[X] Form 10-Q                  [ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: June 30, 1997
[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K      [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F      [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
[ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
For the Transition Period Ended:                                          
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    Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has
verified any information contained herein.
    If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above,
identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:                     

                      Part I - Registrant Information
Full name of registrant:    The Diana Corporation                           
Former name if applicable: 
Address of principal executive office (Street and number): 26025 Mureau Road
City, State and Zip Code:   Calabasas, California 91302                     

                     Part II - Rules 12b-25(b) and (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or
expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the
following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate)
[X]  (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form 
     could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;
[ ]  (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on 
     Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof, will be  
     filed on or before 15th calendar day following the prescribed due date; 
     or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q, or  
     portion thereof will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day      
     following the prescribed due date; and
[ ]  (c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-  
     25(c) has been attached if applicable.

                           Part III - Narrative
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why the Form 10-K, 11-K, 10-Q,
N-SAR or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within
the prescribed time period.  (Attach extra sheets if needed.)

     The Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 could not be filed
within the prescribed time period because the Registrant has been
concentrating its efforts to complete its financial statements for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 1997.  The Registrant has been unable to complete its




financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997 because of the
reasons stated in Form 12b-25 filed by the Company on June 30, 1997 regarding
the notification of late filing of the Form 10-K.

     These reasons included a number of significant events affecting the
Registrant.  The Registrant has recently completed additional financing.  The
success of this effort will impact the financial statements and related
management discussion and analysis.  Additionally, the Registrant received a
judgment in a lawsuit against a major customer on July 22, 1997 for $4.4
million and the right to sell 25% of the shares it held in the customer's
stock at the IPO price of approximately $12.00 per share or $396,000 on
August 2, 1997.

     The Registrant is also currently a defendant in several shareholder
class action suits which are in the process of being consolidated.  These
actions and their potential impact upon the financial statements and related
discussions and analysis have required additional review.  The Registrant has
only limited staff and other resources to deal with these numerous issues.

     As previously discussed in Form 12b-25 filed by the Company on June 30,
1997, the Registrant was uncertain whether its filings could be made within
the extension period.  These delays with respect to the finalization and
filing of a Form 10-K have resulted in the subsequent delay in its Form 10-Q. 
The Registrant is diligently attempting to resolve these various issues and
to prepare and file the financial statements and disclosures which will
enable the filing of both the Form 10-K and Form 10-Q.

                        Part IV - Other Information
     (1)   Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
           James J. Fiedler                818             878-7711
               (Name)                  (Area code)    (Telephone number)
     (2)   Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports) been filed?  If
the answer is no, identify report(s).
                                                           [ ] Yes   [X] No

     The Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997 has not been
filed.

     (3)   Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of
operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be
reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or
portion thereof?
                                                           [X] Yes   [ ] No

     If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively
and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable
estimate of the results cannot be made.



     The Registrant estimates that its results of operations for the quarter
ended June 30, 1997 will be materially different as compared with the results
from the prior fiscal year.  The Company previously announced restructuring
plans to divest its non-telecommunications switching businesses and to
reposition the Company in the telecom switching business through its
subsidiary Sattel Communications.  As a result, the Company is only reporting
the results of its "core business" Sattel as continuing operations.

     As discussed in Part III of this form, the Registrant is not yet able to
finalize the financial statements.  The non-telecom switching businesses have
either been sold ("Atlanta Provision Company"), or are being reviewed by
management with respect to their disposition ("Valley Communications" and
"C&L Communications").  The Company is reporting the results of these units
as discontinued operations.

     On November 20, 1996, the Company's Board of Directors approved a
restructuring plan to separate its central office voice and data switching
equipment business ("Sattel Communications") from its other operating
subsidiaries:  Atlanta Provision Company ("APC"), C&L Communications ("C&L")
and Valley Communications ("Valley").  The restructuring plan provided for a
spin-off of the non-Sattel businesses, through a special dividend to the
Company's shareholders.  Consequently, the Company reported the results of
operations of C&L, Valley and APC separately as discontinued operations. 
Subsequently, the Company received a purchase offer for a majority of the
assets of APC.  The sale closed on February 3, 1997.  As a result of the sale
of APC's assets, the Company's Board of Directors terminated the original
restructuring plan for a spin-off of the non-Sattel businesses.  The Company
has adopted, and the Board of Directors has approved, a revised restructuring
plan for the disposition of C&L and Valley.  The Company anticipates the
disposition of these businesses will be completed by February 1998.

                         The Diana Corporation                              
               (Name of registrant as specified in charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  August 14, 1997        By:  /s/ James J. Fiedler
                                       Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Instruction:  The form may be signed by an executive officer of the
registrant or by any other duly authorized representative.  The name and
title of the person signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the
signature.  If the statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an
authorized representative (other than an executive officer), evidence of
the representative's authority to sign on behalf of the registrant shall
be filed with the form.


                                ATTENTION  

     Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal
Criminal Violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).


                           GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

     1.  This form is required by Rule 12b-25 of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
     2.  One signed original and four conformed copies of this form and
amendments thereto must be completed and filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, in accordance with Rule 0-3 of
the General Rules and Regulations under the Act.  The information contained
in or filed with the Form will be made a matter of the public record in the


Commission files.
     3.  A manually signed copy of the form and amendments thereto shall be
filed with each national securities exchange on which any class of securities
of the registrant is registered.
     4.  Amendments to the notifications must also be filed on Form 12b-25
but need not restate information that has been correctly furnished.  The form
shall be clearly identified as an amended notification.
     5.  Electronic Filers.  This form shall not be used by electronic filers
unable to timely file a report solely due to electronic difficulties.  Filers
unable to submit a report within the time period prescribed due to
difficulties in electronic filing should comply with either Rule 201 or Rule
202 of Regulation S-T or apply for an adjustment in filing date pursuant to
Rule 13(b) of Regulation S-T.