8-K

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                           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):  October 21,
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 October 21, 2002
announcing that it has acquired Latin Percussion, Inc., a
privately held company based in Garfield, N.J.  LP was founded
in 1964 and is a global distributor of a wide range of Latin
percussion instruments. Its main product line is conga drums
marketed under the brand names LP, LP Aspire and Matador.  LP
currently operates out of two facilities in Garfield and employs
about 75 people. LP's revenues for 2002 are projected to be
about $20 million.  Terms of the purchase are not being
disclosed.

LP will operate as a separate subsidiary within the Company's
Music Distribution segment.  Kaman Music is the nation's largest
independent distributor of music instruments and accessories.  In
addition to its percussion lines, Kaman's music products include
its own proprietary Ovation and Hamer guitars, the Takamine
guitar line, and an extensive offering of other music instruments
and accessories.






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
        October 21, 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: October 21, 2002





































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                            EXHIBIT INDEX




   Exhibit          Description

     99             Press Release of the Company, dated
                    October 21, 2002
















































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EX-99

        KAMAN CORP. ACQUIRES LATIN PERCUSSION, INC.

BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut (October 21, 2002) - Kaman Corporation
(NASDAQ:KAMNA) announced today that it has acquired Latin
Percussion, Inc. (LP), a privately held company based in
Garfield, N.J.  LP's revenues for 2002 are projected to be about
$20 million.

LP will operate as a separate subsidiary within Kaman's music
distribution segment.  Terms of the purchase are not being
disclosed.

Latin Percussion was founded in 1964 by Martin Cohen and is a
leading global distributor of a wide range of Latin percussion
instruments.  Its main product line is conga drums marketed under
the brand names LP, LP Aspire and Matador.  LP currently operates
out of two facilities in Garfield, and employs about 75 people.

Paul R. Kuhn, president and chief executive officer of Kaman
Corp., said, "Martin Cohen and his management team have built LP
into one of the most respected percussion companies in the world,
and we are very pleased to welcome him and his company into
Kaman.  The LP product lines will be an excellent complement to
Kaman's existing line of percussion instruments, which include
such well-known brand names as Toca, Gretsch, Sabian, Vic Firth,
and Gibraltar."

Martin Cohen said,"This affiliation enables LP to reach a new
level of growth through Kaman's superior world-wide distribution
network.  With Kaman behind us, we will be able to pursue product
development and line expansions that would otherwise have taken
years to achieve."

Kaman Music is the nation's largest independent distributor of
musical instruments and accessories.  The company offers a
selection of more than 10,000 products for musicians of all skill
levels.  In addition to its percussion lines, Kaman's music
products include the company's own proprietary Ovation and Hamer
guitars, the Takamine guitar line, and an extensive offering of
other musical instruments and accessories.

Kaman Corporation conducts business in the aerospace, industrial
distribution and music distribution markets.

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








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