SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q



[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES  EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1997

                         Commission file number: 0-28082


                              KVH Industries, Inc.
             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                               Delaware 05-0420589
                (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
               incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

                  110 Enterprise Center, Middletown, RI. 02842
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                               (401) - 847 - 3327
               (Registrant' telephone number, including area code)



     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No __



     Indicate  the  number of  shares  outstanding  of each of the  registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

     Date                       Class                        Outstanding shares

April 8, 1997   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per, share          7,042,120







                       KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                                      INDEX

                                                                        Page No.
PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

         ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

                  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of  March 31, 1997
                  and December 31, 1996 ..........................   3

                  Consolidated Statements of  Income for the
                  three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 ....    4

                  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
                  three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 ....    5

                  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ....    6


         ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS .    7

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION ......................................    9

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K ........................    9

SIGNATURES ......................................................   10










Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.  Financial Statements.

                       KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                        March 31,   December 31,
                                                          1997         1996
                                                       (Unaudited)   (Audited)
                                                       -----------  -----------
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ..........................   $ 7,967,580     7,005,682
Accounts receivable, net ...........................     4,907,307     6,130,567
Contract receivables ...............................        56,943        29,226
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of
billings on uncompleted contracts ..................       994,762       835,720
Inventories ........................................     3,347,568     3,242,270
Prepaid expenses and other deposits ................        81,760       179,705
Deferred income taxes ..............................       134,552       134,552
                                                       -----------   -----------
  Total current assets .............................    17,490,472    17,557,722
                                                       -----------   -----------
Property and equipment, net ........................     4,015,673     3,881,088
Other assets, less accumulated amortization ........        16,236        25,978
Deferred income taxes ..............................        88,861        88,862
                                                       -----------   -----------
Total assets .......................................   $21,611,242    21,553,650
                                                       ===========   ===========

Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Current liabilities:
Current lease obligation ...........................    $            $    57,676
                                                                          46,924
Accounts payable ...................................     1,373,309     1,031,309
Accrued expenses ...................................     1,014,077     1,371,193
Customer deposits ..................................     1,975,413     2,527,500
                                                       -----------   -----------
  Total current liabilities ........................     4,409,723     4,987,678
                                                       -----------   -----------
Obligations under capital leases, excluding
current installments ...............................             0         3,341
                                                       -----------   -----------
  Total liabilities ................................     4,409,723     4,991,019
                                                       -----------   -----------
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock .......................................        70,421        69,932
Additional paid-in capital .........................    14,919,216    14,884,806
Accumulated earnings ...............................     2,211,882     1,607,893
                                                       -----------   -----------
  Total stockholders' equity .......................    17,201,519    16,562,631
                                                       -----------   -----------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity .........   $21,611,242    21,553,650
                                                       ===========   ===========

                   See accompanying notes to financial statements.







Item 1.  Financial Statements.

                       KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)

                                             Three months ended
                                                 March 31,
                                       1997                   1996
                                   --------------       ------------------

Net sales                           $  5,916,329                4,780,659
Cost of sales                          3,179,029                2,692,389
                                   --------------       ------------------
Gross profit                           2,737,300                2,088,270
Operating expenses:
Research and development                 605,946                  609,721
Sales and marketing                      779,099                  858,221
Administration                           476,551                  316,135
                                   --------------       ------------------
  Income from operations                 875,704                  304,193
Other income(expense):
Other income (expense)                   (7,040)                    1,251
Interest income, net                      86,486                        0
Foreign currency gain (loss)             (3,874)                    7,166
                                   --------------       ------------------
  Income before income taxes             951,276                  312,610
Income tax expense                       347,287                  125,042
                                   ==============       ==================
Net income                                     $                  187,568
                                         603,989
                                   ==============       ==================

Per share information:
Income per share                         $  0.08                     0.03
Number of shares used in per
share calculation                      7,492,614                5,736,812



        See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.





Item 1. Financial Statements.

                       KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                        Three months ended
                                                             March 31,
                                                         1997          1996
                                                    -------------  ------------
Cash flow from operations:
Net income .......................................   $   603,989        187,568
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
 provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization ....................       157,393         44,994
Provision for deferred taxes .....................             0        116,150
Decrease in accounts and contract receivables ....     1,195,543        645,697
Decrease (increase) in costs and estimated
earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted
contracts ........................................      (159,042)        78,647
Increase in inventories ..........................      (105,298)      (612,250)
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other
deposits .........................................        97,945         53,488
Increase in accounts payable .....................       342,000        338,226
Decrease in accrued expenses .....................      (357,116)       (18,397)
Decrease in customer deposits ....................      (552,087)      (150,000)
                                                     -----------    -----------
Net operating cash provided by
 operating activities ............................     1,223,327        684,123
                                                     -----------    -----------
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures .............................      (282,235)      (482,620)
                                                     -----------    -----------
Net cash (used in) investing activities: .........      (282,235)      (482,620)
                                                     -----------    -----------
Cash flow from financing activities:
Deferred registration cost .......................             0       (494,598)
Repayments of obligations under capital lease ....       (14,093)       (12,692)
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock, exercise
of warrants and stock options ....................        34,899            598
                                                     -----------    -----------
Net cash provided by (used in) ...................        20,806       (506,692)
financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents ......................................       961,898       (305,189)
                                                     -----------    -----------
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period .     7,005,682        895,677
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period .......   $ 7,967,580        590,488
                                                     ===========    ===========
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
   Cash paid during the year for interest ........   $     1,237            966

        See the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.






Item 1.  Financial Statements.
                       KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                             March 31, 1997 and 1996
                                   (Unaudited)

(1.) The accompanying consolidated financial statements of KVH Industries,  Inc.
and  subsidiary  (the  "Company") for the periods ended March 31, 1997 and March
31, 1996 have been prepared in accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles and with the  instructions  to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation
S-X. These  financial  statements  have not been audited by  independent  public
accountants,  but include all adjustments  (consisting of only normal  recurring
adjustments)  which are,  in the  opinion of  management,  necessary  for a fair
presentation  of the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash flows
for such periods.  These  consolidated  financial  statements do not include all
disclosures  associated with annual financial  statements and accordingly should
be read in  conjunction  with the  consolidated  financial  statements and notes
thereto  included in the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K dated March 24,
1997 as filed with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission,  a copy of which is
available from the Company upon request.

(2.)  Inventories  (in  thousands of dollars) at March 31, 1997 and December 31,
1996 include the costs of material, labor and factory overhead.  Inventories are
stated at the lower of cost  (first-in,  first-out) or market and consist of the
following:
                                                                1997        1996
         Raw materials .................................      $2,093      $1,888
         Work in process ...............................         364         714
         Finished goods ................................         891         640
                                                              $3,348      $3,242

(3.) In May of 1996 the Company  purchased a 75,000  square  foot  facility  for
$2,000,000.  Manufacturing  operations  were  relocated to the new facility upon
completion of the first phase of facility  renovations  in January of 1997.  The
manufacturing  renovation phase cost approximately  $700,000.  The Company is in
the process of completing the remaining facility  renovations that are estimated
to cost  approximately  $1,000,000.  When the second  phase of  renovations  are
completed in the second half of 1997, the remainder of the Company's  operations
will be relocated to the new facility.  Upon relocation of operations to the new
facility, the Company's 27,000 square foot existing facility will be utilized as
warehouse space.

(4.) Income tax expense has been  calculated  using an estimated tax rate of 37%
for the three  months  ended March 31, 1997 and 40% for the three  months  ended
March 31, 1996. The decrease in the rate in 1997 arises from the  application of
the  research  and  development  tax  credits  against  the  current  income tax
liability.  The tax rates  utilized  in the  calculation  of income tax  expense
differ from the federal  statutory rate of 34% primarily due to state income tax
expense net of the associated federal tax benefit.







Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
     of Operations.

"SafeHarbor"  statement under the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of
     1995.

With the  exception of  historical  information,  the matters  discussed in this
Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q include certain  forward looking  statements that
involve risks and uncertainties.  Among the risks and uncertainties to which the
Company  is  subject  are the  risks  associated  with  managing  the  Company's
inventory  in light  of  product  life  cycles  and  technological  change,  the
Company's relationship with its significant customers,  market acceptance of new
product  offerings  in the  emerging  mobile  satellite  communications  market,
reliance on  satellite  networks,  reliance on a limited  number of products and
customers,  dependence on key personnel and fluctuations in annual and quarterly
performance.  As a consequence of these factors the actual  results  realized by
the  Company  could  differ   materially   from  the  statements   made  herein.
Shareholders of the Company are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward
looking statements made in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This report should
be read in  conjunction  with the  consolidated  financial  statements and notes
thereto  included in the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K dated March 24,
1997 as filed with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission,  a copy of which is
available from the Company upon request.

     NET INCOME AND  EARNINGS  PER SHARE - Net income and earnings per share for
the three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 were $603,989 and $0.08 per share
and $187,568  and $0.03 per share  respectively.  Earnings  per share  increased
$0.05 per share  despite a 31%  increase in the number of shares used in the per
share calculation.  The share increase results primarily from shares issued as a
result of the Company's initial public offering in April 1997.

     NET SALES - Net sales grew  $1,135,670 or a 24% increase when compared with
first quarter 1996 revenues of $4,780,659.  Navigation product sales represented
94% of  the  sales  increase  while  mobile  satellite  communications  products
represented  6% of  the  first  quarter  increase.  Navigation  sales  increases
resulted from shipments of TACNAV  products to the  governments  of Sweden,  the
United States and Canada.  TACNAV product shipments are scheduled throughout the
remainder of 1997.  Communications  sales increases result from shipments of the
TracPhone to American Mobile Satellite  Corporation  ("AMSC").  The remainder of
the AMSC TracPhone  shipments will occur in the second quarter of 1997. AMSC has
not exercised  additional  options  available under the contract and the Company
does not anticipate additional orders this year.

     GROSS PROFIT - Gross profit increased  $649,030 or 31% in the first quarter
of 1997  when  compared  with the  first  quarter  of 1996.  Gross  profit  as a
percentage  of net  sales  represented  46% of net  sales in 1997 and 44% of net
sales in 1996.  The  improvement  in gross profit results from the shipment of a
greater  proportion of higher  margin  TACNAV  systems in the first quarter as a
result of the Swedish TACNAV order.

     OPERATING EXPENSES - Research and development remained relatively unchanged
when compared with the first quarter of 1996. Research and development costs are
anticipated to rise slightly  throughout the year.  Sales and marketing  expense
decreased  $79,122  or 9% in the first  quarter of 1997 when  compared  with the
first quarter of 1996. The decrease in sales and marketing  expense in the first
quarter of 1997  resulted  from a reduction of product  introduction  costs that
were  incurred in first  quarter of 1996 and did not reoccur in 1997.  Sales and
marketing expense is anticipated to increase  throughout 1997 in response to new
product  introductions  and costs  associated with  establishing  new geographic
markets.  General and administrative expense increased by $160,416 or 51% in the
first quarter of 1997 when compared with the first quarter of 1996.  General and
administrative  cost  increases  result from costs  incurred as a consequence of
becoming a publicly traded company such as: directors' and officers'  insurance,
legal fees and investor relations costs.  General and  administrative  costs are
anticipated to increase gradually throughout 1997.






     OTHER  INCOME  (EXPENSE) - Other  income  (expense)  is made up of interest
expense  income  net,  other  other  income  (expense),   and  foreign  currency
translation  gains.  The  year to year  change  in  other  income  (expense)  is
immaterial.  The increase in interest income resulted from the investment of the
proceeds  of  the  initial  public  offering  in  fully-guaranteed,   government
short-term securities.

     INCOME TAXES - Income tax expense  increased  $222,245 or 178% in the first
quarter of 1997 when  compared  with the first  quarter of 1996.  The income tax
rate  decreased  by 3% in  1997  from  approximately  40%  in  1996  due  to the
application  of  research  and  development  tax  credits  to  the  current  tax
liability.

     LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL  RESOURCES - Working capital increased by $510,705 in
the first  quarter of 1997 from  December  31,  1996 due to the  liquidation  of
customer  deposits  associated  with the shipment of navigation  defense orders.
Cash and cash  equivalents  were $7,967,580 and $7,005,682 on March 31, 1997 and
December 31, 1996  respectively.  The Company  believes that cash generated from
operations,  amounts  available under its revolving bank borrowing  facility and
the net proceeds of the initial  public  offering will be sufficient to fund its
necessary  operations  and planned  capital  expenditures  for at least the next
twelve months.

     CAPITAL EXPENDITURES - Net fixed assets increased approximately $134,585 in
the first quarter of 1997 when compared with December 31, 1996.  The increase in
fixed assets is made up primarily of capital  improvements  associated  with the
renovation  of the  Company's  new 75,000  square  foot  facility.  The  Company
believes  the  remaining  renovations  related  to the new  facility  will  cost
approximately $1,000,000.

     OTHER MATTERS - In March of 1997, the Financial  Accounting Standards Board
issued Statement Number 128, "Earnings Per Share",  which establishes  standards
of  computing  and  presenting  earnings  per share.  The Company will adopt the
provisions  of this new standard  effective  December  31,  1997,  and all prior
periods will be restated. The effect of adoption will not have a material impact
on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.






Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

         None

Item 6. Exhibits and reports on Form 8-K.

     1.  Exhibit 11 -  Computation  of Earnings Per Common  Share:  Three Months
Ended March 31, 1997 and 1996.

     2. Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule: Three Months Ended March 31, 1997.

     3. No  reports on Form 8-K were filed  during  the  quarter  for which this
report was filed.









     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, thereunto duly authorized.

KVH Industries, Inc.

By:   /s/   Richard C. Forsyth
  Richard C. Forsyth
(Chief Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: April 17, 1997








Exhibit 11

                               KVH INDUSTRIES INC.
                        COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
                      (in thousands, except per share data)
                                   (unaudited)

                                                        For the three months
                                                           ended March 31,
                                                          1997         1996
                                                       -----------   ----------

Net Earnings                                                  604          187

Shares:
  Weighted average number of                                7,014        1,616
     common shares outstanding
  Additional shares assuming conversion of:
    Convertible preferred stock                                 0        3,245
   Stock options and warrants                                 478          876
                                                       ===========   ==========
   Average common shares                                    7,492        5,737
       outstanding and equivalents
                                                       ===========   ==========

Net earnings per common share                               $0.08        $0.03


 


5 Financial Data Schedule March 31, 1997 3-MOS DEC-31-1997 MAR-31-1997 7,967,580 0 5,039,580 132,446 3,347,568 17,490,472 5,782,363 1,766,690 21,611,242 4,409,723 0 0 0 70,421 17,131,098 21,611,242 5,916,329 5,916,329 3,179,029 3,179,029 1,786,024 0 0 951,276 347,287 603,989 0 0 0 603,989 .08 .08