Exhibit 23(a)



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
ITT Industries on Form S-8 of our report dated January 22, 2003, relating to the
consolidated financial statements of ITT Industries, Inc. as of and for the year
ended December 31, 2002 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and
includes explanatory paragraphs relating to the adoption of a new accounting
standard and the application of procedures relating to certain disclosures of
financial statement amounts related to the 2001 and 2000 financial statements
that were audited by other auditors who have ceased operations and for which we
have expressed no opinion or other form of assurance other than with respect to
such disclosures) appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of ITT Industries,
Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2002.




/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Stamford, CT
May 13, 2003