Exhibit 23



                         Independent Auditors' Consent
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The Board of Directors
NAI Technologies, Inc.:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
33-46868, 33-57324, 33-66666, 33-66664, 333-3837 and 333-11993) on Form S-8 of
NAI Technologies, Inc. of our reports dated February 7, 1997, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of NAI Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1996, and related financial statement
schedule, which reports appear in the December 31, 1996, annual report on
Form 10-K of NAI Technologies, Inc.




                                      KPMG Peat Marwick LLP




Boulder, Colorado
March 12, 1997


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