EX-23 4 y17970exv23.txt CONSENT EXHIBIT 23 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (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-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 EDO Corporation, the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-111483) pertaining to the Universal Shelf, as amended, the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-129353) pertaining to the Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and in the related Prospectus of our reports dated February 24, 2006, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of EDO Corporation, EDO Corporation management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of EDO Corporation, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2005. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP New York, New York February 24, 2006