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                                                                      Exhibit 23

                                         Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors
ESCO Electronics Corporation:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
33-39737, 33-47916, and 33-98112) on Form S-8 of ESCO Electronics Corporation
of our report dated November 10, 1997, relating to the consolidated balance
sheets of ESCO Electronics Corporation and subsidiaries as of September 30, 1997
and 1996, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders'
equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
September 30, 1997, which report appears in the September 30, 1997 Annual Report
on Form 10-K of ESCO Electronics Corporation.


                                        KPMG Peat Marwick LLP



St. Louis, Missouri
December 19, 1997