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 Reported): August 7, 2007


                           HALIFAX CORPORATION
         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    Virginia               1-08964               54-0829246
  (State or other       (Commission File      (I.R.S. Employer
  jurisdiction of           Number)         Identification No.)
   incorporation)

5250 Cherokee Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia            22312
(Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(703)658-2400

                         N/A
Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since
last report

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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in
Fiscal Year.

     On August 7, 2007, Halifax Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the
"Company"), changed its name to Halifax Corporation of Virginia, which
became effective upon the filing of the Articles of Amendment to Articles
of Incorporation with the State Corporation Commission of the Commonwealth
of Virginia.  Pursuant to Section 13.1-706 of the Virginia Stock
Corporation Act, the change in name was approved by the Company's Board of
Directors and effected without shareholder action.  A copy of the Articles
of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation is attached as Exhibit 3.1 and
is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)  Financial statements of businesses acquired.

     Not applicable.

(b)  Pro forma financial information.

     Not applicable.

(c)  Exhibits.

     The following exhibit is filed herewith:

     Exhibit No.         Description

     3.1                 Articles of Amendment to Articles of
                    Incorporation of the Company.




                                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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                   HALIFAX CORPORATION



Date:  August  7, 2007        By:   /s/Joseph Sciacca
                                    Joseph Sciacca
                                    Vice President, Finance & CFO













                              EXHIBIT INDEX




  Exhibit No.                 Description

     3.1                 Articles of Amendment to Articles of
                    Incorporation of the Company.

EX-3.1

                                                              Exhibit 3.1

                           HALIFAX CORPORATION

                          Articles of Amendment
                                   To
                        Articles of Incorporation


The following Articles of Amendment were proposed and approved by the
Board of Directors in accordance with Section 13.1-706 of the Code of
Virginia.

     I.  The name of the Corporation is "Halifax Corporation."

     II.  The amendment so adopted is to revise and restate Article I of
the Articles of Incorporation by changing the name of the corporation to
read as follows:

                                Article I

    The name of the corporation is "Halifax Corporation of Virginia."

     III.  The date of the unanimous consent of all of the duly
constituted members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation in which
the Amendment was found to be in the best interest of the corporation.

     Executed in the name of the Corporation by its President and its
Secretary who declare under penalties of perjury that the facts stated
herein are true, correct and complete.

                                        HALIFAX CORPORATION


                                        By:  /s/Charles L. McNew
ATTEST:


/s/Ernest L. Ruffner
Secretary