As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2004

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

                                    FORM 11-K
                 [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                            For the fiscal year ended
                                December 31, 2003

                                       or

                 [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1933


                        For the transition period from to

                                 Commission File
                                 No. 000 - 18645
                                 ---------------

      A.   Full title of the plan and the address of the plan,  if different
           from that of the issuer named below:

                 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN

      B.   Name of issuer of the  securities  held  pursuant to the plan and
           the address of its principal executive office:

                           TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
                              749 North Mary Avenue
                           Sunnyvale, CALIFORNIA 94085



                 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
                 Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
                     Years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002


Table of Contents
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Independent Accountants' Report............................................1

Audited Financial Statements:

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits............................2
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.................3
Notes to Financial Statements..............................................4

Supplemental Schedule

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at the End of Year) ....... 8

Consent of Mohler, Nixon & Williams




                         INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT

To the Participants and
Plan Administrator of the
Trimble Navigation
Savings and Retirement Plan

We have audited the financial  statements of the Trimble  Navigation Savings and
Retirement Plan (the "Plan") as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and for the years
then ended,  as listed in the  accompanying  table of contents.  These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Plan's  management.  Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance  with the standards of the Public  Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a
test basis,  evidence  supporting  the amounts and  disclosures in the financial
statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant  estimates made by the Plan's management,  as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement  presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material  respects,  the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of
December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the changes in net assets available for benefits
for the years then ended,  in conformity with  accounting  principles  generally
accepted in the United States of America.

Our audits  were  performed  for the  purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental  schedule,  as listed in
the accompanying  table of contents,  is presented for the purpose of additional
analysis and is not a required  part of the basic  financial  statements  but is
supplementary  information  required  by the  Department  of  Labor's  Rules and
Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure  under the Employee  Retirement  Income
Security Act of 1974. The  supplemental  schedule is the  responsibility  of the
Plan's management.  The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing
procedures  applied in the audits of the basic financial  statements and, in our
opinion,  is fairly  stated in all  material  respects  in relation to the basic
financial statements taken as a whole.


/s/ Mohler, Nixon & Williams
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MOHLER, NIXON & WILLIAMS
Accountancy Corporation

Campbell, California
May 4, 2004






                 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
                 STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS


                                                           December 31,
                                                      2003              2002

Assets:
    Investments, at fair value                 $  84,729,978      $  63,578,671
    Participant loans                              1,294,030          1,335,571

        Assets held for investment purposes       86,024,008         64,914,242

    Participants' contribution receivable            143,574            130,029
    Employer's contribution receivable                26,967             25,251
    Other receivables                                 35,680                  -

Net assets available for benefits              $  86,230,229      $  65,069,522


See accompanying notes.






                 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
           STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS




                                                                            Years ended
                                                                            December 31,
                                                                        2003                 2002
                                                                                 
Additions (reductions) to net assets attributed to:
   Investment income (loss):
        Dividends and interest                                    $      769,227        $    891,441
        Net realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
            in fair value of investments                              18,189,640        (11,153,440)

                                                                      18,958,867        (10,261,999)

   Contributions:
        Participants'                                                  6,337,614           6,134,852
        Employer's                                                     1,802,951           1,709,632

                                                                       8,140,565           7,844,484

            Total additions (reductions)                              27,099,432         (2,417,515)

Deductions from net assets attributed to:
   Withdrawals and distributions                                       5,931,129           6,593,226
   Administrative expenses                                                 7,596               8,412

            Total deductions                                           5,938,725           6,601,638

            Net increase (decrease) in net assets                     21,160,707         (9,019,153)

Net assets available for benefits:
   Beginning of year                                                  65,069,522          74,088,675

   End of year                                                    $   86,230,229        $ 65,069,522



See accompanying notes.





                 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           DECEMBER 31, 2003 AND 2002

NOTE 1 - THE PLAN AND ITS SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

General - The  following  description  of the  Trimble  Navigation  Savings  and
Retirement  Plan (the "Plan")  provides only general  information.  Participants
should refer to the Plan document for a more complete  description of the Plan's
provisions.

The Plan is a defined  contribution plan that was established in 1988 by Trimble
Navigation  Limited (the "Company") to provide  benefits to eligible  employees.
The  Plan  administrator  believes  that the Plan is  currently  designed  to be
qualified  under the applicable  requirements  of the Internal  Revenue Code, as
amended and the  provisions of the Employee  Retirement  Income  Security Act of
1974 ("ERISA"), as amended.

Administration  - The Company has  appointed an  Administrative  Committee  (the
"Committee") to manage the operation and administration of the Plan. The Company
contracted  with Fidelity  Management  Trust Company  ("Fidelity") to act as the
custodian,  trustee and third-party  administrator.  Substantially  all expenses
incurred for administering the Plan are paid by the Company.

Estimates  -  The  preparation  of  financial   statements  in  conformity  with
accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in the  United  States  of  America
requires  management to make estimates and assumptions  that affect the reported
amounts of assets and  liabilities,  and  changes  therein,  and  disclosure  of
contingent  assets and  liabilities.  Actual  results  could  differ  from those
estimates.

Basis of accounting - The  financial  statements of the Plan are prepared on the
accrual method of accounting in accordance with accounting  principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.

Investments  -  Investments  of the Plan were held by Fidelity  and  invested in
mutual  funds and the  Company's  common  stock based  solely upon  instructions
received from participants.

The Plan's investments in mutual funds and the Company's common stock are valued
at fair value as of the last day of the Plan year,  as measured by quoted market
prices. Participant loans are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.





Income taxes - The Plan has been amended since  receiving  its latest  favorable
determination  letter dated  September 10, 2002.  The Company  believes that the
Plan is operated  in  accordance  with,  and  qualifies  under,  the  applicable
requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended and related state statues,
and that the trust,  which forms part of the Plan is exempt from federal  income
and state franchise taxes.

Risks and  uncertainties - The Plan provides for various  investment  options in
any  combination  of  investment  securities  offered by the Plan.  In addition,
Company common stock is included in the Plan.  Investment securities are exposed
to various risks, such as interest rate,  market  fluctuations and credit risks.
Due to the risk associated with certain  investment  securities,  it is at least
reasonably  possible  that  changes in market  values,  interest  rates or other
factors in the near term would materially affect participants'  account balances
and the amounts  reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits
and the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits.

NOTE 2 - RELATED PARTY AND PARTY IN INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

Certain Plan  investments are managed by Fidelity,  the trustee of the Plan. Any
purchases  and sales of these  funds are  performed  in the open  market at fair
value. Such transactions,  while considered party-in-interest transactions under
ERISA  regulations,  are  permitted  under  the  provisions  of the Plan and are
specifically exempt from the prohibition of party-in-interest transactions under
ERISA.

As  allowed  by the Plan,  participants  may elect to invest a portion  of their
accounts in the common stock of the  Company.  Aggregate  investment  in Company
common stock at December 31, 2003 and 2002 was as follows:

  Date          Number of shares              Fair value              Cost
  ----          ----------------              ----------              ----
  2003              229,787                  $8,557,286            $3,734,295
  2002              270,580                  $3,379,548            $4,173,686

NOTE 3 - PARTICIPATION AND BENEFITS

Participant   contributions  -  Participants  may  elect  to  have  the  Company
contribute  from 1% to 18% of  their  eligible  pre-tax  compensation  up to the
amount allowable under current income tax regulations. Participants who elect to
have the Company contribute a portion of their compensation to the Plan agree to
accept an equivalent reduction in taxable compensation.  Contributions  withheld
are invested in accordance with the participants' direction.

Participants are also allowed to make rollover contributions of amounts received
from other tax-qualified employer-sponsored retirement plans. Such contributions
are  deposited  in the  appropriate  investment  funds  in  accordance  with the
participant's direction and the Plan's provisions.





Employer  contributions - The Company is allowed to make matching  contributions
as defined in the Plan and as approved by the Board of  Directors.  For 2003 and
2002,  the Company  matched 50% of the  participant's  contribution  up to 5% of
compensation  with a maximum  of $2,500  per year.  Contributions  for the years
ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 were  approximately  $1,803,000 and $1,710,000,
respectively.

Vesting - Participants are immediately vested in their entire account, including
employer-matching contributions.

Participant  accounts  -  Each  participant's   account  is  credited  with  the
participant's  contribution,  Plan  earnings or losses and an  allocation of the
Company's  contribution,  if any.  Allocation of the Company's  contribution  is
based on participant contributions, as defined in the Plan.

Payment of benefits - Upon  termination,  each  participant or beneficiary  will
receive  the  benefits  in  a  lump  sum  amount  equal  to  the  value  of  the
participant's  interest in their account. The Plan allows for automatic lump sum
distribution of participant account balances that do not exceed $5,000.

Loans to participants - The Plan allows each participant to borrow not less than
$1,000  and up to the lesser of $50,000  or 50% of their  account  balance.  The
loans are secured by the participant's  balance. Such loans bear interest at the
available  market  financing  rates  and must be  repaid  to the  Plan  within a
five-year  period,  unless  the loan is used  for the  purchase  of a  principal
residence in which case the maximum  repayment period is ten years. The specific
terms and conditions of such loans are established by the Committee. Outstanding
loans at December 31, 2003 carry interest rates ranging from 5.0% to 10.5%.

NOTE 4 - INVESTMENTS

The following table presents the fair values of investments and investment funds
that include 5% or more of the Plan's net assets at December 31:

                                                   2003               2002
                                                   ----               ----

Trimble Navigation Limited Common Stock         $ 8,557,286       $ 3,379,548
Fidelity Magellan Fund                           10,103,098         8,220,988
Fidelity ContraFund                              12,761,859         9,994,449
Fidelity Balanced Fund                            7,636,393         5,440,816
Fidelity Aggressive Growth Fund                   5,483,011         3,724,380
Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund                     7,558,077         5,710,995
Retirement Money Market Fund                     15,027,012        15,860,323
Other Funds individually less than 5%
   of net assets                                 18,897,272        12,582,743
                                                 ----------        ----------
         Assets held at end of year             $86,024,008       $64,914,242
                                                ===========       ===========





The Plan's  investments,  including  gains and losses on investments  bought and
sold,  as well as held during the year,  appreciated  (depreciated)  in value as
follows for the years ended December 31:

                                      2003                   2002
                                      ----                   ----

   Common stock                  $   6,079,743        $     (919,084)
   Mutual funds                     12,109,897           (10,234,356)
                                    ----------           ------------

                                 $  18,189,640        $  (11,153,440)
                                 =============        ===============

NOTE 5 - PLAN TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION

The Company  intends to continue  the Plan  indefinitely  for the benefit of its
employees; however, it reserves the right to terminate or modify the Plan at any
time by resolution  of its Board of Directors  and subject to the  provisions of
ERISA.







                              SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
                 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
       Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at the End of Year)

                    Employer Identification Number 94-2802192
                                Plan Number: 001

                                December 31, 2003





                                             Description of investment including
Identity of issue, borrower,                 maturity date, rate of interest,            Current
lessor or similar party                      collateral, par or maturity value           Value
-----------------------                      ---------------------------------           -----
                                                                                  
Janus Flex Income Fund                       Mutual Fund                                 $ 2,541,033
PIMCO Total Return                           Mutual Fund                                      46,004
Strong Common Stock Fund                     Mutual Fund                                     919,171
Weitz Partners Value Fund                    Mutual Fund                                   2,382,168
Janus Worldwide Fund                         Mutual Fund                                   1,212,700
Fidelity Fund *                              Mutual Fund                                     541,513
Fidelity Magellan Fund *                     Mutual Fund                                  10,103,098
Fidelity ContraFund *                        Mutual Fund                                  12,761,859
Fidelity Balanced Fund *                     Mutual Fund                                   7,636,393
Fidelity Low Price Stock Fund *              Mutual Fund                                   3,869,241
Fidelity Equity Income II Fund *             Mutual Fund                                   2,554,963
Fidelity Aggressive Growth Fund *            Mutual Fund                                   5,483,011
Fidelity Diversified International Fund *    Mutual Fund                                   2,110,880
Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund *              Mutual Fund                                   7,558,077
Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund *      Mutual Fund                                  15,027,012
Fidelity Capital Appreciation *              Mutual Fund                                     190,380
Spartan US Equity Index Fund *               Mutual Fund                                   1,235,188
Trimble Navigation Limited *                 Common Stock (229,787 shares)                 8,557,286
Participant loans *                          Interest rates ranging from 5.0% to 10.5%     1,294,030

                                             Total                                       $86,024,008
*   Party-in-interest






                                    SIGNATURE

The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the trustees (or other persons who  administer  the employee  benefit plan) have
duly  caused this  annual  report to be signed on its behalf by the  undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.


Date:  June 21, 2004


                                  By:  /s/   STEVEN W. BERGLUND
                                  -----------------------------
                                  Steven W. Berglund
                                  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
                                  Trimble Navigation Limited

                                  On behalf of the administrator of the
                                  Trimble Navigation Savings and
                                  Retirement Plan