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  14,  1997,  relating  to  the
consolidated  balance sheets of Anaren  Microwave,  Inc. and  subsidiaries as of
June 30, 1997 and June 30,  1996,  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, 1997, which report appears in the June 30, 1997
annual report on Form 10-K of Anaren Microwave, Inc.

                                                      KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Syracuse, New York
September 18, 1997