Exhibit (23)B

          CONSENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

          We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
          'Experts' in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 and
          related Prospectus of Halifax Corporation to be filed on
          or about March 28, 1997, for the registration of 350,464
          shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by
          reference therein of our report dated June 3, 1994, with
          respect to the consolidated financial statements and
          schedules of Halifax Corporation included in its Annual
          Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1996,
          filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                             /s/ Grant Thornton LLP

          Vienna, Virginia
          March 27, 1997