Sonex Research Inc – ‘8-K’ for 8/5/02

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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 5, 2002

SONEX RESEARCH, INC.    
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)  

Maryland                  0-14465                52-1188993   
(State or other           (Commision file         (IRS employer     
jurisdiction of               number)           identification no.) 
incorporation)                                                    

23 Hudson Street, Annapolis, MD 21401   
(Address of principal executive offices)  

(410) 266-5556      
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)  

N/A     
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 

ITEM 5. - OTHER EVENTS                                                          

On August 5, 2002, Sonex  Research, Inc. (the  "Company") posted the  
following notice to shareholders on its website (www.sonexresearch.com):        

     SONEX RECEIVES $200,000 DEFENSE SUBCONTRACT FROM SAIC

ANNAPOLIS,  MARYLAND,  August  5, 2002 - SONEX  RESEARCH,  INC.  (OTC BB:  SONX)
announced that it will receive  initial  funding of $200,000 under a subcontract
from Science  Applications  International  Corporation  (SAIC) of San Diego,  to
begin the conversion of a commercially  available  gasoline  engine to start and
operate on standard  military  fuels (also referred to as "heavy fuels") for use
in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) weapon system.                              

SAIC,  a leader in the  development  of advanced  gun weapon  systems  including
launchers  and smart  projectiles,  is the  Department  of Defense  (DoD)  prime
contractor  for LEWK  (Loitering  Electronic  Warfare  Killer),  a joint program
endorsed  and  funded by the Air  Force,  Navy,  Army,  and  Marine  Corps.  The
objective of the LEWK  program,  an Advanced  Concept  Technology  Demonstration
(ACTD), is to develop and demonstrate the military utility of a low cost- flying
"truck", or loitering UAV, system with a 200-pound payload, capable of providing
several  hours of  continuous  EW  jamming  and  loitering  "on-demand"  warhead
delivery.  LEWK  transforms  from a highly  compact  munition-like  form factor,
launched by aircraft and  helicopters,  into a large wing, long endurance UAV by
using unique inflatable airfoil technology.                                     

The DOD now requires  engines used in UAVs and other military  applications  for
which  gasoline  storage and use are  undesirable,  to operate on less volatile,
kerosene-based  heavy fuels to reduce the hazard associated with gasoline.  SAIC
has asked  Sonex to design and  develop a heavy  fuel  engine  (HFE)  conversion
process for LEWK based on the  patented  Sonex  Combustion  System  (SCS) engine
technology.  Following the selection of a  commercially  available  70hp to 80hp
lightweight,  spark-ignited,  two-stroke,  gasoline  engine,  Sonex  will  begin
development  of an  SCS  modified  combustion  chamber  design  and  proprietary
starting  system to permit the  converted  engine to start and  operate on heavy
fuel for use in the LEWK.                                                       

Sonex CEO and co-founder, Dr. Andrew A. Pouring, said that the amount of funding
approved  at this  time  permits a  multi-phase  HFE  program  for LEWK to begin
immediately.  SAIC and Sonex expect,  although  there is no assurance,  that the
remaining  funds needed to complete the design and testing process to achieve an
HFE  prototype  will be  approved  by the DoD  sponsor  later  this  year.  Upon
successful  demonstration of the SCS prototype HFE, SAIC anticipates a follow-on
award to Sonex to integrate the HFE with other propulsion  system components and
with the LEWK airframe.                                                         

Sonex has worked  previously  with SAIC on a smaller  HFE,  having  successfully
designed a heavy fuel  conversion  process  for a 100cc  engine for use in a UAV
being  developed  as a shipboard  weapon  system as part of a DoD program  which
preceded LEWK.                                                                  

Contact:   Sonex  Research,   Inc.:   George  Ponticas,   410-266-5556,   email:
sonex@erols.com,   www.sonexresearch.com;  Investor  Relations:  The  Scottsdale
Group,   Susan   Ladue,   781-292-1050,   email:    info@thescottsdalegroup.com,
www.thescottsdalegroup.com.                                                     

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ABOUT SAIC                                                                      

SAIC is the nation's largest  employee-owned  research and engineering  company,
providing  information   technology,   systems  integration  and  eSolutions  to
commercial and government customers. SAIC engineers and scientists work to solve
complex technical problems in national security,  homeland defense,  energy, the
environment,  telecommunications,  health care and  transportation.  With annual
revenues  of $6.1  billion,  SAIC  and  its  subsidiaries,  including  Telcordia
Technologies, have more than 40,000 employees at offices in more than 150 cities
worldwide.  More  information  about  SAIC  can  be  found  on the  Internet  at
www.saic.com.                                                                   

ABOUT SONEX                                                                     

Sonex  Research,  Inc.,  a leader  in the  field of  combustion  technology,  is
developing its patented Sonex Combustion  System (SCS)  piston-based  technology
for in-cylinder  control of ignition and  combustion,  designed to increase fuel
mileage and reduce  emissions  of internal  combustion  engines.  Sonex plans to
complete development, commercialize and market its SCS Stratified Charge Radical
Ignition  (SCRI)  combustion  process to the automotive  industry in response to
forthcoming  increases in national  vehicle fuel mileage  standards.  Presently,
high mileage, roomy and safe five-passenger  automobiles using gasoline,  direct
injected (GDI) engines are sold only in Japan and Europe due to high  emissions.
Sonex intends to conclusively  demonstrate that SCS-SCRI will enable GDI engined
vehicles to achieve 50 mpg (highway) while meeting emissions standards to permit
sale in the U.S. as a viable,  near-term  alternative to  longer-term  solutions
such as  improvements  in hybrid  propulsion  systems  or years of  further  R&D
required for fuel cell technology to become practical.                          

Additionally, independent third-party testing has confirmed the potential of the
SCS application for DI diesel engines to reduce harmful soot in-cylinder without
increasing   fuel   consumption.   Sonex  is  pursuing   joint   marketing   and
commercialization  programs  for the  SCS low  soot  technology  with  committed
industrial partners.                                                            

Other SCS designs are being used to convert gasoline engines of various sizes to
operate on safer,  diesel-type  "heavy fuels" for use in military and commercial
applications  requiring  light  weight and safe  handling  and  storage of fuel.
Examples include UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and ATVs (all-terrain vehicles)
such as those used by U.S.  defense forces in  Afghanistan,  as well as outboard
engines, small watercraft used as targets, and generator sets.                  

CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS                                    

This  announcement,  as well as all  publicly  disseminated  material  about the
Company, contains information in the form of "forward-looking" statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities  Litigation Act of 1995 (the "Act").  Such
statements  are  based  on  current  expectations,  estimates,  projections  and
assumptions by management with respect to, among other things,  trends affecting
the Company's  financial  condition or results of  operations  and the impact of
competition.  Such  statements  are not  guarantees  of future  performance  and
involve risks and uncertainties,  all of which are difficult to predict and many
of which are beyond the control of the Company.  In order to obtain the benefits
of the  "safe  harbor"  provisions  of the  Act  for  any  such  forward-looking
statements,  the  Company  cautions  shareholders,   investors  and  prospective
investors  about  significant  factors which,  among other things,  have in some
cases  affected the  Company's  actual  results and are in the future  likely to
affect the Company's  actual  results and cause them to differ  materially  from
those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are
cautioned  not to  place  undue  reliance  on such  forward-looking  statements.
Shareholders,  investors and prospective investors should read this announcement
in  conjunction  with the  Company's  most recent  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB,
Quarterly  Report on Form  10-QSB,  and other  filings with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission available online in the EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.      

SIGNATURES                                                                      

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.                                           

August 5, 2002                                                                  

SONEX RESEARCH, INC.                                                            
Registrant                                                                      

/s/ George E. Ponticas                                                          
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George E. Ponticas                                                              
Chief Financial Officer                                                         

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