EXHIBIT 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
Essex Corporation

          We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  Post  Effective
     Amendment No. 6 to the Form S-2 on Form S-3 Registration Statement of Essex
     Corporation  of our report dated  January 10, 2003  relating to the balance
     sheet of Sensys Development Laboratories, Inc. as of September 30, 2002 and
     the related statements of operations,  changes in stockholders'  equity and
     cash  flows  for the years  ended  September  30,  2002 and 2001 and to all
     references to our Firm included in the Registration Statement.

                                                   /s/ Stegman & Company
                                                       STEGMAN & COMPANY


Baltimore, Maryland
July 24, 2003