Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

      We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration
Statements  on Form S-3 file numbers  333-67808  and 333-90984 and Form S-8 file
numbers 33-61866 and 333-60984 of Ultralife Batteries,  Inc. of our report dated
August 2, 2002 relating to the financial  statements as of June 30, 2002 and for
the year then ended,  which  appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also
consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  of our report dated August 2, 2002
relating  to the  financial  statement  schedule as of June 30, 2002 and for the
year then ended, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Rochester, New York
September 27, 2002


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