EXHIBIT 23.1







             INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM'S CONSENT



We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statements of
Herley  Industries,  Inc.  on Form S-8  [File  numbers  333-145503,  333-121554,
333-71476,  333-95327,  333-46777 and 333-17369] of our report dated October 20,
2008, with respect to our audits of the  consolidated  financial  statements and
related consolidated financial statement schedule of Herley Industries, Inc. and
Subsidiaries as of August 3, 2008 and July 29, 2007 and for the fifty-three (53)
weeks ended August 3, 2008 and the fifty-two  (52) weeks ended July 29, 2007 and
July 30, 2006 and our audit  report  dated  October 20, 2008 with respect to our
audit of the  effectiveness  of internal  control  over  financial  reporting of
Herley Industries, Inc. as of August 3, 2008, appearing in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Herley Industries, Inc. for the fifty-three (53) weeks ended August
3, 2008.

/s/ Marcum & Kliegman LLP
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Marcum & Kliegman LLP
Melville, New York
October 21, 2008