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): July 27, 2004 (July 27, 2004)

                           Trimble Navigation Limited
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                   California
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                                     0-18645
                            (Commission File Number)

                                   94-2802192
                             (IRS Employer I.D. No.)

                         749 N. Mary Ave. Sunnyvale, CA
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                      94085
                                   (Zip Code)
       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 481-8000





Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 27, 2004,  the Company  announced its financial  results for the quarter
ended July 2, 2004. A copy of the press  release dated July 27, 2004 relating to
this announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.





                                   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.


                                                   TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
                                                   a California corporation


         Dated: July 27, 2004                      /s/ Mary Ellen Genovese
                                                   -----------------------
                                                   Mary Ellen Genovese
                                                   Chief Financial Officer







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
                           Exhibit Number Description

99.1 Text of Company Press Release dated July 27, 2004.