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             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549
                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)
                          
                 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED
       PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(a)AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
                          RULE 13d-2(a) (Amendment No. )
                        
                                Aydin Corporation
                                (Name of issuer)
                          
                          Common Stock $1.00 Par Value
                         (Title of class of securities)

                                   054681 10 1
                                 (CUSIP number)
                          
                                  June 10, 1998
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously  filed  astatement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  that is the subject of this  Schedule  13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d 1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following [X]

Note.  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original
       and five copies of the  schedule,  including  all  exhibits.  See Rule
       13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

                         (Continued on following pages)
                          

_________
(1) The  remainder  of this cover page shall be filled out for a  reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect  to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The  information  required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed"  for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).



CUSIP NUMBER 054681 10 1                 13G                  Page 2 of 4 Pages


1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S
     DENTIFICATION NO.OF ABOVE PERSONS

            SoGen International Fund, Inc. 13-2672902
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2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
         (a)   [ ]
         (b)   [ ]
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3.   SEC USE ONLY

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4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

         OO
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5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
     PURSUTANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)          [  ]
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6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Maryland
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:

     7.   SOLE VOTING POWER
              0
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     8.   SHARED VOTING POWER
              372,100

          Under its  investment  advisory  contract,  the Fund has delegated the
          power  to vote or  direct  the  vote of the  Shares  and the  power to
          dispose or direct  the  disposition  of the  Shares to its  investment
          adviser,  Societe Generale Asset Management Corp., and thus has shared
          voting and dispositive power.
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     9.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
             0
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     10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

              372,100                   
                            
          Under its  investment  advisory  contract,  the Fund has delegated the
          power  to vote or  direct  the  vote of the  Shares  and the  power to
          dispose or direct  the  disposition  of the  Shares to its  investment
          adviser,  Societe Generale Asset Management Corp., and thus has shared
          voting and dispositive power.
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11.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

             372,100
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12.   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
      EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]

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13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

             7.2%
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14.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

             IV
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT 13G



                         13G            Page 3 of 4 Pages

Item 1.    Security and Issuer
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Common Stock, $1 Par Value
Aydin Corporation ("Aydin"), 700 Dresher Road, Horsham, PA 19044


Item 2.    Identity and Background  
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     SoGen International Fund, Inc. (the "Fund")is a corporation organized under
the laws of the State of Maryland with its  principal  place of business at 1221
Avenue of the Americas,  New York, NY 10020.  The Fund is an investment  company
registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

     During the last five years,  the Fund has not been  convicted in a criminal
proceeding.

     During the last five years,  the Fund was not a party to a civil  judgment,
decree or final order as described in Item 2(e) of the special  instructions for
complying with schedule 13D.


Item 3.    Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
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     The funds used to purchase the shares of Aydin  reported  hereby are part
of the investment capital of the Fund.


Item 4.    Purpose of Transaction 
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     The last  purchase  of  shares of Common  Stock of Aydin  Corporation  (the
"Shares") made by the Fund was made on May 13, 1997. The last  transaction  made
by the Fund was a sale on April 16,  1998.  The Fund  acquired  the Shares as an
investment  and  not  with  a  view  to or  for  sale  in  connection  with  any
distribution  thereof  within the  meaning  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended.

     The Fund  intends to exercise its rights as a  shareholder  to maximize the
value of its holdings.  In this regard, the Fund's investment  adviser,  Societe
Generale Asset Management  Corp. (the "Adviser"),  acting on behalf of the Fund,
has initiated informal discussions with the management and Board of Directors of
Aydin  concerning  the addition of a new director to Aydin's Board of Directors.
This,  and other  measures  (as yet  undetermined)  that might be taken,  may be
considered to have the purpose of influencing or changing the control of Aydin.


Item 5.    Interest in Securities of the Issuer 
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(a)  As of June 12,  1998,  the  Fund  held  372,100  Shares  which  represented
     approximately  7.2% of the  outstanding  shares of  common  stock of Aydin,
     based on total shares outstanding of 5,173,400.

(b)  Under its investment advisory contract, the Fund has delegated the power to
     vote or direct  the vote of the  Shares  and the power to dispose or direct
     the disposition of the Shares to its investment  adviser, and thus has 
     shared voting and dispositive power.

     The Adviser owns no other  interest in Aydin and to its  knowledge  none of
     its other advisory clients has any interest  in the shares of Aydin or has
     participated in any action involving such shares in the past sixty days.

(c)  No shares have been purchased since May 13, 1997.

     The last transaction made by the Fund was a sale of 2,900 shares on 
     April 13, 1998, at $11.278 per share.  The shares were sold in the open 
     market on the New York Stock Exchange.



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Item 6.   Contracts, Agreements,Understandings or 
          Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
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     To  the  best   knowledge  of  the  Fund,   no   contracts,   arrangements,
understandings  or  relationships  described  in Item 6 exist  among the persons
named in Item 2 or between such persons and any person.


Item 7.    Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
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     None



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* Previously filed


     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,  the
undersigned  certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

Dated:   June 12, 1998


SOGEN INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC.
By: /s/ JEAN-MARIE EVEILLARD
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Jean-Marie Eveillard/President