Exhibit 23

                          Independent Auditors' Consent

The Board of Directors
Anaren Microwave, Inc.:

We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration  Statements (No.
33-19618,  No. 33-1768,  No.  33-36761 and No.  333-03193) on Form S-8 of Anaren
Microwave,   Inc.  of  our  report  dated  August  16,  1996,  relating  to  the
consolidated  balance sheets of Anaren  Microwave,  Inc. and  subsidiaries as of
June 30,  1996 and July 1, 1995,  and the  related  consolidated  statements  of
operations,  stockholders'  equity,  and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended June 30, 1996, which report appears in the June 30, 1996
annual report on Form 10-K of Anaren Microwave, Inc.

Our report included an explanatory  paragraph referring to the Company's changes
in its methods of accounting for postretirement benefits other than pensions and
income taxes.

                                                KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Syracuse, New York
September 17, 1996




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