Exhibit 10(a)



                               EXTENSION AGREEMENT

     THIS  EXTENSION  AGREEMENT  is made and entered  into as of the 30th day of
August, 2007, by and among EDO CORPORATION, a New York corporation, and JAMES M.
SMITH with respect to that certain  Amended and  Restated  Employment  Agreement
between the parties dated as of October 1, 2004 (the "Master Agreement").  Terms
not otherwise defined herein have the same meaning as in the Master Agreement.

     WHEREAS,  the Master Agreement will expire by its terms pursuant to Section
3 thereof at the earlier of the date of the 2008  Annual  Meeting of the Company
or May  31,  2008  (the  "Normal  Expiration")  and  parties  desire  to  assure
themselves of sufficient time for an orderly transition in the senior management
of the Company.

     WHEREAS,  the Company  desires to have access to your skill and  experience
during such  transition,  which could take up to an  additional  year beyond the
normal  expiration of the Master Agreement and desires to extend your employment
for such additional year on terms agreed between you and the Company;

     NOW THEREFORE, you and the Company agree as follows:

     1.   Extension Period. Unless the Master Agreement has otherwise terminated
          prior to its  Normal  Expiration,  the  parties  agree that the Master
          Agreement shall be extended  automatically  and without further action
          of the  parties for a period of twelve (12) months from the end of its
          term on May 31,  2008  or if  earlier,  the  date of the  2008  Annual
          Meeting of the Company  (such  twelve  month  period,  the  "Extension
          Period").

     2.   Extension   Period  Terms.   Except  as  modified  by  this  Extension
          Agreement,  the terms of the Master  Agreement shall continue to apply
          in full force and effect  during the Extension  Period.  The following
          provisions  of the  Master  Agreement  shall be  amended  and apply as
          indicated during the Extension Period.

          a.   Employment  Duties.  Section  2 of  the  Master  Agreement  shall
               continue in effect,  except that last sentence  shall be replaced
               in its entirety with the following: "During the Extension Period,
               your duties shall include  participation  in such  succession and
               transition  plan,  including  the timely  implementation  of such
               plan, as determined by the Board of Directors."

          b.   Term.  Section 3 of the Master Agreement shall be amended to such
               that  the  term of the  Master  Agreement,  as  extended  by this
               Extension Agreement,  shall be through the earlier of the date of
               the Company's 2009 Annual Meeting or May 31, 2009, unless earlier
               terminated in  accordance  with the provision of Section 5 of the
               Master Extension Agreement.

          c.   Compensation  and  Benefits.  During the  Extension  Period,  the
               provisions of Section 4 of the Master Agreement shall govern your
               compensation and benefits during the Extension  Period;  provided
               that,  your  bonus  target  under  Section  4(b)  of  the  Master
               Agreement  shall be 100% of your Base  Salary  and a payment  for
               financial  and tax  planning  under  Section  4(i) of the  Master
               Agreement shall be made in respect of the year following the year
               in which your employment terminates.

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     3.   Termination of Employment.  During the Extension Period,  Section 5(d)
          of the  Master  Agreement  (Good  Reason)  shall  be  replaced  in its
          entirety by the following:

               "d. Other  Terminations.  Unless this  Agreement has earlier been
               terminated for another reason specified in this Section 5, you or
               the Company may  terminate  this  Agreement at any time,  for any
               reason or no reason,  upon notice from one to the other,  and the
               provisions  of  Section  6  (d)  shall  govern   compensation  on
               termination."

     4.   Compensation Upon Termination.

          a.   Severance Payment.  During the Extension Period,  Section 6 shall
               continue to apply,  except that the first  lead-in  paragraph  of
               Section 6(d) (Good  Reason;  Without  Cause) shall be replaced in
               its entirety by the following, after which the balance of Section
               6(d) (subparagraphs (i) through (vi)) continue unmodified:

               "d. Other Terminations.  For all other terminations of employment
               you  shall be  entitled  to  termination  payments  ("Termination
               Payments"), subject to the provisions of Section 6(e), determined
               in accordance with this Section 6(d).

               A.  Prior  to a  Change  in  Control.  Except  for a  termination
               following a Change in Control,  if your  employment is terminated
               (x) by you for any reason pursuant to Section 5(d), or (y) by the
               Company for any reason other than death, disability, or Cause, or
               (z) on account of the expiration of the Term or your  retirement,
               the Company will pay you as a Termination  Payment, in a lump sum
               promptly  following the date of  termination,  an amount equal to
               the sum of your then  current Base Salary and 100% of your target
               Annual Bonus for the year of termination.

               B. Following a Change in Control. If your employment  terminates,
               voluntarily  or  involuntarily,  for  any  reason  or no  reason,
               following  a Change  in  Control,  the  Company  will pay you the
               following amounts as Termination Payments:"

          b.   Annual Bonus Upon Termination. The provisions of Article X of the
               EDO  Corporation  Incentive  Compensation  Plan shall  apply with
               respect  to  the   Annual   Bonus  in  respect  of  the  year  of
               termination, pursuant to which the Compensation Committee may, in
               its sole discretion,  approve the payment of your Annual Bonus on
               a  pro-rata  basis at the same time other  participants  are paid
               depending on the  circumstances  surrounding  the  termination of
               your employment,  without regard to the payments  provided for in
               Section 6(d)(A) of the Master Agreement, as amended hereby.

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     5.   Miscellaneous.

          a.   Effective  Date. For the avoidance of doubt,  (i) no provision of
               this Extension  Agreement  shall apply in any period prior to the
               Normal  Expiration of the Master  Agreement,  (ii) this Extension
               Agreement  shall  become  effective  immediately  upon the Normal
               Expiration  of the  Master  Agreement  and (iii)  this  Extension
               Agreement shall lapse and be of no effect whatsoever in the event
               of any  termination  of  your  employment  prior  to  the  Normal
               Expiration.

          b.   Counterparts.   This  Extension  Agreement  may  be  executed  in
               multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties have caused this Extension Agreement to be
executed as of the date first above written.


                                        EDO CORPORATION



                                        By:     /s/ Patricia D. Comiskey
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                                        Name:   Patricia D. Comiskey

                                        Title:  Sr. Vice President, Human
                                                Resources & Assistant Secretary

                                        /s/ James M. Smith
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                                        JAMES M. SMITH



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