EXHIBIT 23--CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of IFR Systems, Inc. of our report dated July 29, 1996, included in the 1996
Annual Report to Shareholders of IFR Systems, Inc.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of IFR Systems, Inc.
listed in Item 14(a). This schedule is the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In
our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered
in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly
in all material respects the information set forth therein.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement 33-
5272 on Form S-8 of the Incentive Stock Option Plan dated April 29, 1986,
Registration Statement 33-27329 on Form S-8 of the Restricted Stock Grant Plan
dated March 2, 1989, Registration Statement 33-27330 on Form S-8 of the
Incentive Stock Option Plan dated March 2, 1989, Registration Statement 
33-32060 on Form S-8 of the Outside Director Compensation, Stock Option and 
Retirement Plan dated November 14, 1989, and Registration Statement 33-56862 
on Form S-8 of the Nonqualified Stock Option Plan of our report dated July 29, 
1996, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of 
IFR Systems, Inc. included or incorporated by reference in the Annual Report 
on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1996.


Indianapolis, Indiana
September 25, 1996