Raytheon Supports U.S. Army Exercise Using Portable Training Technology

RESTON, Va., May 11, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)
recently helped bring full-scale combat training technologies to soldiers who
would normally be required to travel to one of the U.S. Army's three combat
training centers for the same high-quality experience.

Raytheon modified a training system used at the Joint Multinational Readiness
Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, making it mobile for shipment to Fort
Bragg, N.C., for an exercise conducted in March. The Raytheon team mobilized
portions of the instrumentation system; the player tracking and engagement
systems; a trunked radio system; a wireless video surveillance system; and a
complete hardware and software suite for exercise control, monitoring and
feedback.

The logistics of transporting soldiers and their equipment to one of the
combat training centers can add weeks to the time soldiers are away from home
for a training exercise that also lasts weeks.

"Bringing a combat training center experience to soldiers is an innovative way
to address readiness requirements," said Mike Edwards, a Raytheon Technical
Services Company LLC vice president and program manager for the Warrior
Training Alliance (WTA), which manages the Army's Warfighter Field Operations
Customer Support program. "It provides a high-quality training experience
while providing efficiencies related to time and resources."

The mobilized JMRC Instrumentation System shipped to North Carolina provides
the Army with the multimedia captures and detailed data needed to conduct
analysis and after-action reviews that improve soldier and unit readiness
before they deploy to a real-world conflict.

The Raytheon-led WTA includes major teammates Computer Sciences Corporation,
General Dynamics Information Technology, MPRI and more than 100 other
companies. These training industry leaders bring proven, current and relevant
experience across all training environments, including live, virtual and
constructive. With a combined legacy of successfully executing large-scale and
complex programs, the WTA is organized to apply the right resources to
accomplish each task and to deliver the best-value, lowest risk solutions.

Raytheon Technical Services Company provides technical, scientific and
professional services, as well as a full spectrum of training services and
outsourcing for defense, federal and commercial customers worldwide. It
specializes in Mission Support, training, counter-proliferation and
counter-terrorism, range operations, product support, homeland security
solutions and customized engineering services.

Raytheon Company, with 2008 sales of $23.2 billion, is a technology leader
specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets
throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 87 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other
capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control,
communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission
support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 73,000
people worldwide.

Contact:
Kristin Patterson Jones
571.723.2804 (mobile)
kpjones@raytheon.com

SOURCE Raytheon Company

Kristin Patterson Jones of Raytheon Company, +1-571-723-2804 (mobile),
kpjones@raytheon.com