Exhibit 23







                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement  on  Form  S-8  and  S-3  (No.  33-95562329)  and in the  Registration
Statements on Forms S-8 (Nos.  33-95602114 and  33-96583181)  of  Curtiss-Wright
Corporation  of  our  report  dated  January  31,  2001  which  appears  in  the
Curtiss-Wright   Corporation  2000  Annual  Report  to  Stockholders   which  is
incorporated  in this  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K.  We  also  consent  to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated January 31, 2001 on the financial
statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.










/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Florham Park, New Jersey
March 16, 2001