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):  November 6, 2015

Kaman Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Connecticut

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(860) 243-7100

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

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

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Item 8.01        Other Events.

On November 6, 2015, Kaman Corporation announced that its Distribution Segment has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Calkins Fluid Power, Inc. ("CFP"), a distributor of fluid power components and systems.  CFP is expected to have sales in 2015 of approximately $4 million.  The acquisition is expected to close later this month.

A copy of the press release announcing the transaction is filed as Exhibit 99.1.

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

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.

Date:  November 9, 2015

KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index to Exhibits