Exhibit 23

                        PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP [LOGO]

                           PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
                           400 Campus Drive
                           P.O. Box 988
                           Florham Park, NJ  07932
                           Telephone (973) 236 4000
                           Facsimile (973) 236 5000




                       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 February 1, 2002, except for Note 18 as to which
the date is February 22, 2002, which appears in the Curtiss-Wright Corporation
2001 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 February 1, 2002, except for Note 18 as to which the date is February 22,
2002 on the financial statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.





/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Florham Park, New Jersey
March 15, 2002