EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

      We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-113985 of Curtiss-Wright Corporation on Form S-3 of our reports dated February 20, 2004, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Curtiss-Wright Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2003 and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP
     Parsippany, New Jersey
     September 23, 2004