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