Raytheon Awarded $6 Million for Patriot Engineering Services

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 4, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)
has been awarded a $5.8 million contract modification for engineering services
for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense system.

This is the eighth modification to the $128 million contract awarded in
January 2009 by the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal,
Ala. A previous contract modification for $8.1 million was awarded in August
2009.

The contract calls for Raytheon to provide systems analysis, software and
hardware engineering, testing and logistics support.

"This contract modification signifies the continued commitment by the U.S.
government to ensure that Patriot systems are at the highest level of
readiness," said Sanjay Kapoor, vice president for Patriot Programs at
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS). "Raytheon is continually improving
Patriot to deliver the most advanced capabilities to the U.S. Army and our 11
international partners."

Work under this contract will be performed by Raytheon IDS at its Integrated
Air Defense Center in Andover, Mass.; IDS Headquarters in Tewksbury, Mass.;
the Warfighter Protection Center in Huntsville, Ala.; and the Mission
Capability Verification Center in White Sands, N.M.

Raytheon IDS is the prime contractor for both domestic and international
Patriot air and missile defense systems and systems integrator for Patriot
Advanced Capability-3 missiles.

Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's leader in Global Capabilities
Integration providing affordable, integrated solutions to a broad
international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile Defense
Agency, the U.S. Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland Security.

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:
Roopa Bhide
978.470.5334

SOURCE Raytheon Company

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