Consent of Independent Auditors

                                                                   Exhibit 23(b)

The Board of Directors
EDO Corporation


We consent to the inclusion in and the incorporation by reference in the
registration statement on Form S-3 of EDO Corporation and Subsidiaries of our
reports dated February 15, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheet of
EDO Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999, and the related
consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for
each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 1999, and related
financial statement schedule, which reports appear herein and in or
incorporated by reference in the December 31, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of
EDO Corporation and Subsidiaries. We also consent to the reference to our firm
under the heading "Experts" in the registration statement on Form S-3.


                                                     KPMG  LLP
Melville, New York
October 25, 2001