Exhibit 23(a)

               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of EDO Corporation and in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 2-69243)
pertaining to the EDO Corporation 1996 Long-term Incentive Plan and the EDO
Corporation 1980 Stock Option Plan, the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No.
33-1526) pertaining to the EDO Corporation 1996 Long-term Incentive Plan and the
EDO Corporation 1985 Stock Option Plan, the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No.
33-28020) pertaining to the EDO Corporation 1983 Long-term Incentive Plan, the
EDO Corporation 1988 Long-term Incentive Plan, the EDO Corporation 1988 Stock
Option Plan and the EDO Corporation 1996 Long-term Incentive Plan, and the
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-77865) pertaining to the EDO Corporation
Compensation Plan for Directors, the EDO Corporation 1997 Non-employee Director
Stock Option Plan and the EDO Corporation 1996 Long-term Incentive Plan, of our
reports dated February 15, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of EDO Corporation incorporated by reference in the Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001, and with respect to the
financial statement schedule included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K).

New York, New York                                      /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
March 18, 2002