Stephen J. Hadley Elected to Raytheon Board of Directors

WALTHAM, Mass., July 30, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) Board of Directors has elected Stephen J. Hadley as a director of
the Company effective immediately.

Hadley, 62, is currently a senior advisor for International Affairs at the
U.S. Institute of Peace. From 2005 to 2009, he served as Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs (National Security Advisor). During
his tenure, Hadley served as the principal White House foreign policy advisor
to President George W. Bush, directed the National Security Council staff and
managed the interagency national security policy development and execution
process.

"Steve's deep understanding of national security matters and his broad
experience with foreign policy and international issues will provide a
valuable perspective to our Board," said Raytheon Chairman and CEO William H.
Swanson.

Prior to serving as the President's National Security Advisor, Hadley served
as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor from 2001
to 2005. His distinguished career in public service also includes Presidential
appointments as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security
Policy (1989-1993) and Counsel to the Special Review Board established by
President Reagan in 1987 to inquire into arms sales to Iran (the Tower
Commission). Hadley is a former partner with the law firm of Shea and Gardner
and a former principal of The Scowcroft Group, a strategic consulting firm.

Hadley received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University and his
Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School.

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:
Kristin Hilf
(781) 522-5822
khilf@raytheon.com

SOURCE Raytheon Company

Kristin Hilf of Raytheon Company, +1-781-522-5822, khilf@raytheon.com