8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 4, 2008 (March 4, 2008)

Kaman Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Connecticut

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-1093	06-0613548
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1332 Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield, Connecticut	06002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(860) 243-7100

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01                      Other Events.

On March 4, 2008, Kaman Corporation issued a press release announcing that it has been notified by the Commonwealth of Australia that it wishes to negotiate mutually agreeable terms for ending the SH-2G (A) Super Seasprite program. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of the Company dated March 4, 2008.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

KAMAN CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Robert M. Garneau
	Robert M. Garneau
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 4, 2008

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KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index to Exhibits

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press Release of the Company dated March 4, 2008.	Attached

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EX-99.1

Kaman Corporation Bloomfield, CT 06002 (860) 243-7100	NEWS

AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT SEEKS DISCUSSION WITH KAMAN

TO CONCLUDE SH-2G(A) SUPER SEASPRITE HELICOPTER PROGRAM

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (March 4, 2008) Kaman Corp. (NASDAQ-GS:KAMN) said that it has been notified by the recently elected government of the Commonwealth of Australia that it wishes to initiate a negotiation with Kaman to end the Super Seasprite program on mutually agreed terms.

Responding to this overture, Neal J. Keating, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Kaman Corp., said, “We have received a communication from the Commonwealth that we are reviewing at this time with the expectation that we will enter a constructive process with the Commonwealth in order to arrive at a mutually agreeable conclusion to the Seasprite program.  Although we have created a highly capable aircraft for the Royal Australian Navy and continue to fulfill our obligations to the Commonwealth under our contract, we appreciate the thoughtful approach and time invested by the current Government in addressing our program and we will work with them toward arriving at a satisfactory arrangement. ”

Kaman Corp. conducts business in the aerospace and industrial distribution markets.

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Company representatives in U.S.: Russell H. Jones SVP, Chief Investment Officer & Treasurer (860) 243-6307 Russell.Jones@kaman.com	Sal Bordonaro President, Kaman Helicopters Division (860) 243-7005 Sal.Bordonaro@kaman.com
Company representatives in Sydney: Steve Rutter SH-2G(A) Program Manager Mobile: (860) 573-6289 Steve.Rutter@kaman.com	Louise Allen Senior Executive Hill & Knowlton Australia Telephone: 61 2 9286 1205 Mobile: 61 (0) 411 029 693 lallen@hillandknowlton.com.au
Jacquelynne Willcox Director, Public Affairs Hill & Knowlton Australia Mobile: 61 (0) 419833649 jwillcox@hillandknowlton.com.au