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