Raytheon Submits KillerBee(R) Unmanned Aircraft System Bid to U.S. Navy

TUCSON, Ariz., June 10, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)
submitted its KillerBee unmanned aircraft system in response to the U.S.
Navy's Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Tier II request for
proposal.

The KillerBee UAS features a blended-wing aircraft body design. It also has
systems for land or sea launch, recovery and ground control. The unique design
of KillerBee enables growth for future payloads and additional mission
capabilities.

"KillerBee is the affordable, integrated solution to the U.S. Navy's need for
persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in the littoral
environment," said Bob Francois, Raytheon Missiles System's vice president of
Advance Missiles and Unmanned Systems.

KillerBee is designed to provide the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force
with a UAS for their respective Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems and
Tier II missions. KillerBee has the ability to insert persistent
reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition into the battlespace and
is ideally suited for force protection in an expeditionary environment.

Raytheon Company, with 2008 sales of $23.2 billion, is a technology and
innovation 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:
Michael Nachshen
520.269.5697
Michael_Nachshen@raytheon.com

SOURCE Raytheon Company

Michael Nachshen of Raytheon Company, +1-520-269-5697,
Michael_Nachshen@raytheon.com