Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Auditors
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8, No. 333-33051) pertaining to Primex Technologies, Inc. Retirement
Investment Management Experience Plan of our report dated June 7, 2000, with
respect to the financial statements and schedules of the Primex Technologies,
Inc. Retirement Investment Management Experience Plan included in this Annual
Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ Kirkland, Russ, Murphy & Tapp
Clearwater, Florida
June 26, 2000
