Exhibit 23.1
   
                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
NAI Technologies, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our  reports  included  herein  and  to  the  reference
to  our  firm  under  the headings "Summary Financial Data," "Selected Financial
Data" and "Experts" in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
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KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Boulder, Colorado
May 27, 1997