EXHIBIT (23)
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Certified Public Accountants
One Jericho Plaza
Jericho, NY 11753


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
NAI Technologies, Inc.:


We consent to incorporation  by reference in the  Registration  Statements (Nos.
33-85957,  33-24073,  33-46868,  33-57324, 33-66666 and 33-66664) on Form S-8 of
NAI  Technologies,  Inc.  of our report  dated April 13,  1995,  relating to the
consolidated  balance sheets of NAI  Technologies,  Inc. and  subsidiaries as of
December  31,  1994  and  1993  and  the  related  consolidated   statements  of
operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows and related schedule for each of
the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1994, which report appears
in the December 31, 1994 annual  report on Form 10-K of NAI  Technologies,  Inc.
and subsidiaries.

As discussed in  Note 10 to  the  Company's  consolidated  financial statements,
the Company was not in compliance  with its bank debt  covenants at December 31,
1994.  Accordingly,  on April 12, 1995,  the Company  entered into a new secured
revolving  credit agreement with its lenders.  The new secured  revolving credit
agreement  expires in early 1996 at which time the  Company  will be required to
repay  all  outstanding   amounts  due.  The  Company  is  considering   several
alternatives to meet this requirement, including the sale of common or preferred
stock, issuance of convertible debt, a business combination,  the sale of all or
a portion of the Company or borrowing from other institutions.

                                                      KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

Jericho, New York
April 13, 1995