Exhibit 23

                        Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference 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. 33-01526) 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, 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, the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-88620) relating to
the issuance by EDO Corporation of its 5.25% Convertible Subordinated Notes due
2007, and the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-105265) pertaining to the
EDO Corporation 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and the EDO
Corporation 2002 Long-term Incentive Plan, of our report dated February 13,
2004, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of EDO
Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2003.


                                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


New York, New York
March 2, 2004