UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

                                October 15, 2003

                            ULTRALIFE BATTERIES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Delaware
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         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

        0-20852                                          16-1387013
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(Commission File Number)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2000 Technology Parkway, Newark, New York                 14513
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(Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)

                                 (315) 332-7100
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financials and Exhibits.

      (a)   Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

            Not applicable.

      (b)   Pro Forma Financial Information.

            Not applicable.

      (c)   Exhibits.

            99.1  Press Release dated October 15, 2003

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company has received an order valued at approximately  $4.2 million from the
U.S.  Army  Communications  and  Electronics  Command  (CECOM) for its BA-5372/U
military  batteries.  The order represents  another production release under the
$32 million NextGen II, 5-year Small Cylindrical  Battery contract,  which CECOM
awarded to Ultralife in June 2002.  The company  expects to deliver  against the
order throughout 2004. Refer to the attached Exhibit 99.1 for the entire text of
the release,  which Exhibit is being  furnished but not filed in accordance with
Regulation FD.

                                    SIGNATURE

      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.

                                                ULTRALIFE BATTERIES, INC.

Dated:  October 15, 2003                        By: /s/Robert W. Fishback
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                                                    Robert W. Fishback
                                                    Vice President of Finance &
                                                    Chief Financial Officer


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                                Index to Exhibits

(99) Additional Exhibits

      99.1  Press Release dated October 15, 2003


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