Exhibit 23.1
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
of Engineered Support Systems, Inc. on Form S-8 (registration statements No.
33-14504, No. 333-45020, No. 333-45022, No. 333-64126, No. 333-65490, No.
333-97859, No. 333-97861, No. 333-101161, No. 333-110165, No. 333-110166,
No. 333-116743, and No. 333-116744) of our report dated March 4, 2005,
relating to the financial statements of Spacelink International, LLC as of
and for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, which appears in this
Amendment No. 2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Engineered Support
Systems, Inc. dated February 7, 2005 (as amended by Form 8-K/A, Amendment
No. 1, filed on April 25, 2005).



/s/ CHERRY, BEKAERT & HOLLAND, L.L.P.



Vienna, Virginia
April 27, 2005