Filed pursuant to Rules 424(b)(3) and 
424(c) Registration No. 333-24591

AYDIN CORPORATION
	Prospectus Supplement to Prospectus Dated April 16, 1997 and 
Prospectus Supplement Dated April 29, 1997

Reference is made to the Prospectus dated
April 16, 1997 (the "Prospectus") and the Prospectus Supplement 
dated April 29, 1997, relating to the offering of up to 596,927 
shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, of 
Aydin Corporation (the "Company") by EA Industries, Inc. as the 
selling stockholder.
		On May 6, 1997, the option agreement (the "EA Option"), 
pursuant to which EA granted to I. Gary Bard, the Chairman, 
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or his 
assigns, the right to purchase the Shares for an exercise price 
of $11 per Share, was amended to provide that (i) the Option 
may be exercised in whole or in part, provided that at least 
400,000 of the Shares are sold if the Option is exercised in 
part, and (ii) the exercise price of the EA Option has been 
changed to $10.75 per Share.
		This Prospectus Supplement should be read in conjunction 
with the Company's Prospectus dated April 16, 1997 and the 
Prospectus Supplement dated April 29, 1997.
 The date of this Prospectus Supplement is May 8, 1997.