Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Elliott Meena L.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AVIAT NETWORKS, INC. [AVNW]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5200 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/29/2012
(Street)

SANTA CLARA, CA 95054
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/03/2012   A V 52,615 (1) A $ 0 144,942 D  
Common Stock 08/29/2012   D V 11,111 (2) D $ 0 133,831 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy $ 2.28 10/03/2012   A   45,000     (3) 10/03/2019 Common Stock 45,000 $ 0 201,877 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Elliott Meena L.
5200 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY
SANTA CLARA, CA 95054
      SVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary  

Signatures

 /s/ Meena Elliott   10/05/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Performance shares, which are subject to vesting. Vesting requires both (a) continuing employment with the Corporation through the end of the Corporation's fiscal year 2013 (approximately June 29, 2013), and (b) achievement of at least the minimum performance result for the one-year period set forth in the Specific Terms and Conditions. Unvested performance shares are subject to repurchase by the Corporation at $0.01 per share if eligible employment ends or, following the determination of actual Corporation performance versus metrics, to the extent such performance shares do not vest.
(2) Performance shares subject to vesting based on the achievement of certain performance targets by the Corporation during the Corporation's fiscal years 2011. The performance targets were not achieved, and as a result, all of the performance shares were repurchased by the Corporation.
(3) Stock options to purchase shares become exercisable if employment with the Corporation continues through the vesting dates. The options will vest as follows: 50% on October 3, 2013, 25% on October 3, 2014 and 25% on October 3, 2015.

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