Raytheon Wins U.S. Armed Forces Combat Training Program In Kuwait

RESTON, Va., Oct. 5, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has won
a contract to improve, deliver and maintain an advanced combat training
program for U.S. Armed Forces and coalition partners in Kuwait.

The multiple-year contract, which begins in October, is through the U.S. Third
Army Command. The base contract is valued at $44 million. It is part of the
Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support (FOCUS) program.

"We will support all training and training-related tasks for the U.S. military
to prepare warfighters," said Mike Edwards, a Raytheon Technical Services
Company LLC vice president and program manager of Warfighter FOCUS. "This is
familiar territory for us. We have been providing training and training
support to the U.S. Army's combat training centers for nearly two decades. We
plan to provide the same flexibility, innovation and quality service to our
customers in Third Army."

The Raytheon-led Warrior Training Alliance includes major teammates Computer
Sciences Corporation, General Dynamics Information Technology, MPRI and more
than 100 other companies. 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, counterproliferation and
counterterrorism, range operations, product support, Homeland Security
solutions and customized engineering services.

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 Patterson Jones
703.295.2534 (office)
571.723.2804 (mobile)
kpjones@raytheon.com

SOURCE Raytheon Company

Kristin Patterson Jones of Raytheon, +1-703-295-2534, or mobile,
+1-571-723-2804, kpjones@raytheon.com