EXHIBIT 23.1









             INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM'S CONSENT
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We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  Registration  Statement 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, which was based on
our audit and the report of other auditors, dated October 16, 2009, 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 2, 2009 and August 3, 2008 and for the fifty-two  (52) weeks ended August
2, 2009, for the  fifty-three  (53) weeks ended August 3, 2008 and the fifty-two
(52)  weeks  ended July 29,  2007 and our report  dated  October  16,  2009 with
respect to our audit of the  effectiveness  of internal  control over  financial
reporting of Herley  Industries,  Inc. as of August 2, 2009,  which  reports are
included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Herley  Industries,  Inc. for the
fifty-two (52) weeks ended August 2, 2009.

/s/ Marcum LLP

Marcum LLP
Melville, New York
October 16, 2009