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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):  July 22,
2003



                          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)












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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

   (c)  Exhibits

        The following document is attached as an Exhibit to this
        Report:

        Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release of the Company regarding
        financial performance for the quarter and six months
        ended June 30, 2003, dated July 22, 2003.


Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

On July 22, 2003, the Company issued a press release describing
the Company's financial results for the quarter and six months
ended June 30, 2003.

The information in this report is being furnished in place of
Item 12 of Form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial
Condition, in accordance with interim guidance provided by the
Securities and Exchange Commission in Release No. 33-8216 issued
March 27, 2003.

All of the information furnished in this report and the
accompanying exhibits shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any
Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
























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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: July 22, 2003

































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                            EXHIBIT INDEX




   Exhibit          Description

    99.1            Press Release of the Company, dated
                    July 22, 2003












































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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):  July 22,
2003

                          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 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

   (c)  Exhibits

        The following document is attached as an Exhibit to this
        Report:

        Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release of the Company regarding
        financial performance for the quarter and six months
        ended June 30, 2003, dated July 22, 2003.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

On July 22, 2003, the Company issued a press release describing
the Company's financial results for the quarter and six months
ended June 30, 2003.

The information in this report is being furnished in place of
Item 12 of Form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial
Condition, in accordance with interim guidance provided by the
Securities and Exchange Commission in Release No. 33-8216 issued
March 27, 2003.

All of the information furnished in this report and the
accompanying exhibits shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any
Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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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: July 22, 2003

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EXHIBIT INDEX

   Exhibit          Description

    99.1            Press Release of the Company, dated
                    July 22, 2003

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