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