8-K

                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C. 20549


                              FORM 8-K

         Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
                 The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 14,
2002



                          KAMAN CORPORATION
         (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)





Connecticut                 0-1093                06-0613548
(State of                   (Commission           (I.R.S.
Incorporation)              File Number)          Employer
                                                  Identification
                                                  No.)




                       1332 Blue Hills Avenue
                        Bloomfield, CT 06002
              (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                           (860)243-7100

                           Not Applicable
    (Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)




















Item 5.  Other Events


       The Company issued a press release dated March 14, 2002
announcing its acquisition of a majority ownership interest in
Delamac de Mexico S.A. de C.V., a Mexican distributor of
industrial parts headquartered in Mexico City.  Delamac's sales
for 2001 were approximately $7 million. Terms are not being
disclosed.



Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)     Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
        Not Applicable.

(b)     Pro Forma Financial Information.
        Not Applicable.

(c)     Exhibits.

        The following document is filed as an Exhibit to this
        Report:

        Exhibit 99 - Press Release of the Company, dated
        March 14, 2002.

































                             SIGNATURES



   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed
on its behalf, by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                 KAMAN CORPORATION




                                 By:  Robert M. Garneau
                                      Executive Vice President
                                      and Chief Financial
                                      Officer



Dated: March 14, 2002






































                            EXHIBIT INDEX




   Exhibit          Description

     99             Press Release of the Company, dated
                    March 14, 2002

EX-99

          KAMAN ACQUIRES MAJORITY INTEREST IN DELAMAC
                     DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.

BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT (March 14, 2002) - Kaman Corp.
NASDAQ:KAMNA) today announced the acquisition of a majority
ownership interest in Delamac de Mexico S.A. de C.V., a leading
Mexican distributor of industrial products headquartered in
Mexico City.

The business will become part of Kaman's industrial distribution
subsidiary, Kaman Industrial Technologies, based in Windsor,
Conn.  Terms were not disclosed.

Kaman Industrial Technologies is one of the largest U.S.
distributors of bearings, power transmission, and motion control
products.


Delamac, founded in 1957 by Jorge de la Macorra, supplies power
transmission, bearings and fluid power products to customers in a
broad cross section of Mexican industry.  The company, which
operates facilities in Mexico City and Queretaro, generated sales
of approximately $7.0 million in 2001.  The facilities will
continue to operate under the Delamac name.  Jeronimo de la
Macorra, son of the founder, will serve as director general of
Delamac.

Paul R. Kuhn, president and chief executive officer of Kaman Corp.,
said, "Delamac is important to Kaman because it brings us into
Mexico's industrial markets and enhances our ability to serve the
Mexico-based operations of some of our major North American
customers.  This acquisition fits well into the growth strategy we
have set for this business."

Kaman Corp., headquartered in Bloomfield, Conn., conducts business
in the aerospace, industrial distribution and music distribution
markets.

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Contact:
David Long
(860) 243-6319
Email: dml-corp@kaman.com