BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kaman Corp.
(Nasdaq: KAMN) today announced that Thomas Rabaut has been named to the
company's Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2008.

    Mr. Rabaut, 59, recently retired as President of BAE Systems Land &
Armaments of Arlington, Virginia, a $3.7 billion global leader in the
design, development and production of combat vehicles, artillery systems,
naval guns, missile launchers and precision munitions.

    A graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point (BS), and
the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration (MBA), Mr. Rabaut
started his industrial career with FMC Corporation in 1977, following his
military service. At FMC, he held a variety of operational leadership
positions, becoming VP and General Manager of the FMC Defense Systems Group
in 1993. The business was renamed United Defense LP in 1994 and was
acquired by the Carlyle Group in 1997, at which time he became President
and CEO. In 2005, United Defense LP was purchased by BAE Systems plc, and
he was appointed as the first president of the BAE Systems Land and
Armaments Group, a position he held until his retirement. Mr. Rabaut
currently serves as a board member of CYTEC Industries, Inc. and Burdeshaw
and Associates; and as a senior advisor with the Carlyle Group.

    Neal J. Keating, Kaman President and CEO, said: "Tom Rabaut brings
extensive global experience and strong operating skills to Kaman
Corporation. I am very pleased to welcome him to our board, and look
forward to working with him as the company builds on the accomplishments of
recent years."

    Kaman Corp., headquartered in Bloomfield, Conn., conducts business in
the aerospace and industrial distribution markets.

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