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 Forms 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 March 12, 2003, except for Note 21, as to which
the date is March 19, 2003, relating to the financial statements, which appears
in the Annual Report to Shareholders which is incorporated in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report
dated March 12, 2003, except for Note 21, as to which the date is March 19,
2003, relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears in this Form
10-K.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Florham Park, New Jersey
March 28, 2003