13D                    Page 1 of 4 Pages

             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 a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the  acquisition  that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this  schedule  because  of Rule  13d1(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)
                          

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(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 IDENTIFICATION NO.OF ABOVE PERSONS

     Societe Generale Asset Management Corp. 13-3557071

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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

         Delaware
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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 an investment  advisory contract with SoGen  International Fund,
          Inc. (the "Fund"),  Societe  Generale  Asset  Management  Corp.  ("the
          Adviser"),  has been delegated the power to vote or direct the vote of
          the Shares and the power to dispose or direct the  disposition  of the
          Shares by the Fund, 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 an investment  advisory contract with SoGen  International Fund,
          Inc. (the "Fund"),  Societe  Generale  Asset  Management  Corp.  ("the
          Adviser"),  has been delegated the power to vote or direct the vote of
          the Shares and the power to dispose or direct the  disposition  of the
          Shares by the Fund, 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*

         IA
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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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     Societe  Generale Asset  Management  Corp. ("the Adviser") is a corporation
organized  under the laws of the State of Delaware with its  principal  place of
business at 1221 Avenue of the Americas,  New York, NY 10020.  The Adviser is an
investment adviser  registered under Section 203 of the Investment  Advisers Act
of 1940.

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

     During  the  last  five  years,  the  Adviser  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 Adviser is the investment  adviser to SoGen  International  Fund,  Inc.
(the "Fund"), an open-end management investment company registered under Section
8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Adviser has discretionary authority
to trade the  portfolio of the Fund under an investment  advisory  contract with
the Fund. 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 adviser, on behalf of the Fund, was made on May 13, 1997.

     The last  transaction  made by the adviser on behalf of the Fund was a sale
on April 13, 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,  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 an investment  advisory  contract with the Fund, the Adviser has been
     delegated  the power to vote or direct the vote of the Shares and the power
     to dispose or direct the  disposition  of the Shares by the Fund,  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 Adviser, on behalf of 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.




Item 6.     Contracts, Agreements, Understandings or
            Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. 
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     To  the  best  knowledge  of  the  Adviser,  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


SOCIETE GENERALE ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.
By:  /s/ JEAN-MARIE EVEILLARD
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Jean-Marie Eveillard/President