ADVANCED POWER TECHNOLOGY, INC.



                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                       (MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL PERSONNEL)

                            EXEMPT SALARIED EMPLOYEES





     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into this day of AUGUST 16,

1985 by and between ADVANCED POWER TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Delaware corporation

("Company") and PATRICK SIRETA an individual ("Employee").



     WHEREAS, Company desires to employ Employee upon the terms and conditions

hereinafter set forth, and Employee desires to be so employed;



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein,

Company and Employee agree as follows:



1.   EMPLOYMENT



     Company hereby employees Employee as PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

     of the Company with the powers an duties consistent with such position, and

     Employee hereby accepts such employment, on the terms and conditions

     hereinafter set forth. Employee, subject to the control of the Management

     of Company, agrees to diligently utilize his or her best efforts to further

     the interests of the Company and to discharge those responsibilities and

     duties required for the planning, development, operation, promotion and

     advancement of the Company, and such other duties as Company may require.



2.   TERM AND TERMINATION



     2.1  This Agreement shall terminate upon the happening of any of the

     following events:



          (a)  By mutual agreement between Company and Employee;



          (b)  Unilaterally by Employee without cause;



          (c)  Upon the death of Employee;



          (d)  Upon the good faith determination of the Chief Executive Officer

          of the Company that Employee has become so physically or mentally

          disabled as to be incapable of satisfactorily performing his or her

          duties hereunder for a period of ninety (90) consecutive days, such

          determination based upon a certificate as to such physical or mental

          disability issued by a licensed physician and/or psychiatrist (as the

          case may be) employed by the Company; or



          (e)  By the Company for cause, that is to say only upon Employee's

          conviction of a felony, commission of any material act of dishonesty

          against the Company, material breach of this Agreement by Employee, or

          misconduct by Employee having a substantial adverse effect on the

          business of the Company.









          (f)  Unilaterally by the Company without cause, in which event

          (Section 2.2 to the contrary not withstanding) the Company will

          continue to pay Employee the full amount due as salary for a period of

          thirty days following notice of termination.



     2.2  In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Paragraph

     2.1, neither Company nor Employee shall have any remaining duties or

     obligations hereunder, except that Company shall pay to Employee, or his or

     her representatives, such compensation as is due pursuant to Sub-Section

     2.1(f) and Section 3. The provisions of Section 4-9 shall survive

     termination.



     2.3  This Agreement shall not be terminated by any:



          (a)  Merger, whether the Company is or is not the surviving

          corporation; or



          (b)  Transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the

          Company; or



          (c)  Voluntary or involuntary dissolution or liquidation of the

          Company; or



          (d)  Consolidation to which the Company is a party.



     In the event of any such merger, transfer of assets, dissolution,

     liquidation, or consolidation, the surviving corporation or transferee, as

     the case may be, shall be bound by and shall have the benefits of this

     Agreement, and Company shall take all action to ensure that such

     corporation or transferee is bound by the provisions of this Agreement.

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