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): May 9, 2011

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 7.01                      Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 9, 2011, the Company issued a press release discussing its Boeing A-10 rewing program. A copy of the press release dated May 9, 2011 is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)         Exhibits

The following documents are furnished as Exhibits pursuant to Items 7.01 hereof:

Exhibit 99.1 – Press Release dated May 9, 2011

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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/ Candace A. Clark
	Candace A. Clark
	Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Date: May 9, 2011

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KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index to Exhibits

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press Release dated May 9, 2011	Attached

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EX-99.1

Kaman Corporation

Bloomfield, CT

(860) 243-7100

KAMAN UPDATES STATUS OF A-10 PROGRAM

BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut (May 9, 2011) – (NASDAQ-GS:KAMN) Kaman Corporation today updated the status of its aerostructures program to build wing components and assemblies for the Air Force’s A-10 fleet.

 “As we previously disclosed, we now expect the A-10 program to ramp up closer to the end of 2011 than originally expected.  This has caused a push out of revenue compared to our original expectations for 2011 of between $5 million and $6 million.  While we do not disclose the profit level of individual programs, the A-10 program, being aerostructures build-to-print work, is expected to have an operating profit margin below that of our Aerospace segment average,” stated William Denninger, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  “We do expect that the shortfall will be largely offset by higher sales of bearings and other product lines.”

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Contacts:

Eric Remington

VP, Investor Relations

Kaman Corporation

(860) 243-6334

eric.remington@kaman.com

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