8-K

                           UNITED STATES
                 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):  June 14,
2002



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





Connecticut                      0-1093           06-0613548
(State or other jurisdictions    (Commission      (I.R.S.
of 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 June 14, 2002 announcing
that it will phase out operations at Kaman Aerospace's Moosup
Connecticut manufacturing plant over the next 12 - 18 months.
The facility is expected to be closed by the end of 2003.  About
300 positions in Moosup will be eliminated, the majority of which
will occur in 2003. Work currently performed in Moosup and the
majority of Moosup positions will be relocated to other Kaman
facilities and employees whose jobs are being relocated will be
considered for employment at the other Kaman facilities.

The Company also announced that non-Moosup workforce reductions
of about 90 employees are planned over the next six months and
these reductions are the result of changing business conditions,
primarily a decline in prime helicopter contracts.

The Company stated that the financial impact of the Moosup plant
phase out is currently being determined.  The Company is also in
the process of reviewing its helicopter programs and expects to
record material adjustments in the second quarter from these
programs.  The details of all these adjustments, a significant
portion of which are anticipated to be non cash, are expected to
be finally determined by the time of the announcement of the
Company's second quarter results.




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
        June 14, 2002.












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                             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: June 17, 2002





































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                            EXHIBIT INDEX




   Exhibit          Description

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














































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EX-99

....
     KAMAN TO PHASE OUT OPERATIONS AT MOOSUP, CONN. FACILITY

     BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut (June 14, 2002) - Kaman Corporation
NASDAQ: KAMNA) today announced that it will phase out operations
at Kaman Aerospace's Moosup, Connecticut manufacturing plant over
the next 12-18 months and expects to close the facility by the
end of 2003.

     Closing the facility will result in the elimination of
approximately 300 positions in Moosup.  The majority of these
positions will not be eliminated until 2003.  Work currently
performed in Moosup and the majority of the Moosup positions will
be relocated to other Kaman facilities. Current employees whose
jobs are being relocated will be considered for employment in the
other Kaman facilities.  The company also said that all
helicopter-related operations, including engineering, final
assembly, integration and flight test activities will remain in
Connecticut.

     "We believe this difficult action is essential to improve
operating performance and achieve a level of costs sufficiently
competitive for future growth," said Paul R. Kuhn, CEO.  "The
Moosup plant is the company's oldest and least efficient
facility.  As Kaman's aerostructures and helicopter subcontract
and advanced technology businesses expand, the company must
realign its manufacturing capacity to support those portions of
the business which are growing."

     "We have spoken to our Moosup employees and we are committed
to working with them closely to help them through this
transition," said Kuhn. "We have also been meeting with local and
State officials to assure them that we will take a lead role in
seeking a productive re-use for the Moosup facility."

     Separately, the company plans additional non-Moosup
workforce reductions at Kaman Aerospace of approximately 90
positions. Those reductions result from changing business
conditions, primarily a decline in revenue from prime helicopter
contracts, and will be completed over the next six months.

     The financial impact of the Moosup plant phase-out is
currently being determined.  The company is also in the process
of reviewing its helicopter programs and expects to record
material adjustments in the second quarter from these programs.
The details of all these adjustments, a significant portion of
which are anticipated to be non cash, are expected to be finally
determined by the time of the announcement of the company's
second quarter results.








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

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking information relating
to the corporation's business and prospects, including plans of
the corporation with respect to the phase-out of its Moosup,
Connecticut manufacturing plant, work force reductions at Kaman
Aerospace, plans for additional adjustments relating to the
corporation's helicopter programs and other matters that involve
a number of uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations.  These uncertainties include, but
are not limited to, the aggregate impact of all such developments
and adjustments, when finally determined, on operating results of
the corporation for its second quarter and the current year.

There are many other uncertainties which may affect the business
and operating results of the corporation generally which are
discussed in greater detail in the corporation's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for 2001 and subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, both as filed with and
available for inspection at offices of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking information should be
considered with these factors in mind.

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Contact:
Russell H. Jones
(860) 243- 6307





















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