SCHEDULE 14A
                                 (Rule 14a-101)
                     INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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                               SSP SOLUTIONS, INC.
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              SUPPLEMENT TO PROXY STATEMENT DATED DECEMBER 5, 2003

                POSTPONEMENT OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
                               SSP SOLUTIONS, INC.

         The 2003 annual meeting of stockholders of SSP Solutions, Inc. has been
postponed. The notice of meeting, proxy statement and proxy card that accompany
this supplement or were previously provided to you indicate that the meeting was
scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on December 19, 2003.

         HOWEVER, THE MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 23, 2003 AT 1:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME, AT THE MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN, 2855
MAIN STREET, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614. The following is a revised notice of
annual meeting of stockholders reflecting the postponement. All references in
the proxy statement and proxy card to the date, time and place of the meeting
should be considered to be references to the date, time and place of the
postponed meeting.

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                               SSP SOLUTIONS, INC.
                     17861 CARTWRIGHT ROAD, IRVINE, CA 92614


               REVISED - NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
                         TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 23, 2003

         NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of stockholders of SSP
Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, will be held at the Marriott Residence
Inn, 2855 Main Street, Irvine, California 92614, on December 23, 2003 at 1:00
p.m. local time for the following purposes:

         (1)      to elect two Class I directors to our board of directors;

         (2)      to ratify and approve the adoption of our Second Amended and
                  Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan;

         (3)      to ratify and approve the issuance of securities in certain
                  financing transactions;

         (4)      to ratify the selection of Haskell & White LLP, independent
                  auditors, to audit our consolidated financial statements for
                  the year ending December 31, 2003; and

         (5)      to transact such other business as may properly come before
                  the meeting or any adjournments and postponements thereof.

         Our board of directors has fixed the close of business on November 7,
2003 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice
of and to vote at the meeting. Only holders of our common stock at the close of
business on the record date are entitled to vote at the meeting.

         A list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting will be
available for inspection at our executive offices. Stockholders attending the
meeting whose shares are held in the name of a broker or other nominee should
bring with them a proxy or letter from that firm confirming their ownership of
shares.

         A proxy card and proxy statement have been provided to you. PLEASE SIGN
AND DATE THE PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY. As described in the proxy
statement, the proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise at the
meeting.
                                         By Order of the Board of Directors,

                                         /s/ Kris Shah

                                         Kris Shah, Secretary

Irvine, California
December 10, 2003