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 22,
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 22, 2002
announcing that it has agreed to sell its microwave products line
to Meggitt Safety Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Meggitt PLC of
Great Britain.  The Company's microwave product sales for 2001
were approximately $7.5 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 22, 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



                                 /s/  Robert M. Garneau
                                 Executive Vice President
                                 and Chief Financial
                                      Officer



Dated: March 26, 2002







































                            EXHIBIT INDEX




   Exhibit          Description

     99             Press Release of the Company, dated
                    March 22, 2002

EX-99

          KAMAN AGREES TO SELL MICROWAVE PRODUCT LINE
                TO MEGGITT SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.


BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut (March 22, 2002) - Kaman Corp.(NASDAQ:
KAMNA) today announced it has agreed to sell its microwave
products line to Meggitt Safety Systems, Inc. of Simi Valley,
Calif.  The transaction is expected to close early in the second
quarter. Terms were not disclosed.

Meggitt Safety Systems, a subsidiary of Meggitt PLC of Great
Britain, is a supplier of microwave cables and also manufactures
a broad range of fluid control devices and systems for commercial
and military applications.

Kaman manufactures its microwave products, including high
performance cabling used in aircraft, missiles, satellites and
other advanced technology applications, at its Kaman Aerospace
facilities in Middletown, Conn. and Colorado Springs, Colo.
Kaman's microwave product sales were approximately $7.5 million
in 2001.

The company said it is focusing its strategy on core areas other
than microwave products.  The product line was associated with
the former Kaman Sciences Corp. subsidiary, which was sold in
1997 to ITT Industries.

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

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Contact:
Russell H. Jones, Treasurer
(860) 243-6307
Email:  rhj-corp@kaman.com