LETTER 1 filename1.txt March 29, 2006 Mail Stop 3561 Gary E. Muenster Chief Financial Officer ESCO Technologies Inc. 9900A Clayton Road St. Louis, MO 63124 RE: ESCO Technologies Inc. (the Company) Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2005 Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2005 File No. 1-10596 Dear Mr. Muenster: We have completed our review of your Form 10-K and related filings and have no further comments at this time. Sincerely, Joseph A. Foti Senior Assistant Chief Accountant