FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1  Name and Address of Reporting Person *     WHALEN         ARTHUR         J     (Last)         (First)         (Middle)     5267 LEESTONE CT     (Street 1)         (Street 2)     SPRINGFIELD         VA         22151     (City)         (State)         (Zip)	2  Date of Event     Requiring     Statement     (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2002	4  Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol     Halifax Corporation     HX	6  If Amendment,     Date of Original     (Month/Day/Year)
	3  IRS Identification     Number of     Reporting Person,     if an entity     (Voluntary) ###-##-####
5  Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer     (Check All Applicable)     ____ Director                 ____ 10% Owner        X   Officer                   ____ Other     (Give Title below)           (Specify below)     Vice President	7  Individual or     Joint/Group Filing     (Check Applicable Line)        X   Filed by One              Reporting Person     ____ Filed by More Than              One Reporting Person

Table I   --   Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1  Title of Security      (Instruction 4)	2  Amount of Securities     Beneficially Owned      (Instruction 4)	3  Ownership:     Direct (D)     or Indirect (I)      (Instruction 5)	4  Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership      (Instruction 5)
NONE

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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Table II   --   Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(Puts, Calls, Warrants, Options, Convertible Securities)

1  Title of Derivative Security      (Instruction 4)	2  Date Exercisable and     Expiration Date     (Month/Day/Year)		3  Title and Amount of Securities     Underlying Derivative Security      (Instruction 4)		4  Conversion     or Exercise     Price of     Derivative     Security	5  Ownership:     Direct (D)     or     Indirect (I)      (Instruction 5)	6  Nature of Indirect     Beneficial     Ownership      (Instruction 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options	03/02/04	03/02/10	Common Stock	2000	7.56	D
Stock Options	A	05/09/11	Common Stock	2000	2.60	D
Stock Options	B	03/20/12	Common Stock	9000	4.05	D

Explanation of Responses:
(A) 25% 5/9/02, 25% 5/9/03, 25% 5/9/04 and 25% 5/9/05 (B) 25% 3/20/04, 25% 3/20/05 and 50% 3/20/06

	ARTHUR J WHALEN         __________________________    ** Signature of Reporting Person	Jul 3, 2002 ___________ Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.     See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).		SEC 1473 (3-99)