Exhibit 23.1






       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


The Board of Directors
Kaman Corporation:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Kaman Corporation of our report dated
February 6, 2004, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Kaman Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and
2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, which
report is incorporated by reference in the December 31, 2003
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kaman Corporation.


Hartford, Connecticut
June 10, 2004


By: /s/ KPMG LLP
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    KPMG LLP