Raytheon Company

WALTHAM, Mass., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) awarded $300,000 in scholarships and grants to middle school students and their schools as part of its MathMovesU(®) program, an initiative designed to engage middle school students in math and science. Each of the 150 ... read more

WALTHAM, Mass., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In support of National Military Appreciation Month, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is hosting the Hashtags4Heroes "Faces of Service" gallery to recognize all who have served in uniform. Raytheon is encouraging Americans to express their appreciation for the contributions of ... read more

TEWKSBURY, Mass., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new onboard navigation simulator that allows operators to train with the system they will use at sea will be unveiled at the CANSEC 2013 Defense and Security Exposition, May 29-30, in Ottawa, Canada. Raytheon Anschuetz, a German based, ... read more

TUCSON, Ariz., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A Defense Acquisition Board approved full-rate production of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-6. Once operational in 2013, the SM-6 will provide U.S. Navy vessels extended range protection against fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles. "SM-6 is a game-changing, transformational ... read more

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) marked its five-decade heritage as the maker of Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) technology that has allowed U.S. and international defense forces to track objects in total darkness, often from long distances. Over the span of 50 ... read more

TEWSKBURY, Mass., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a contract to build rapidly deployable air traffic control (ATC) systems that can be delivered anywhere in the world and then be fully operational controlling flights within six hours. The ... read more

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, KAUAI, Hawaii, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-3 Block IB fired from the USS Lake Erie destroyed a complex, separating short-range ballistic missile target with a sophisticated separating mock warhead. Despite stressing conditions designed to challenge the missile's discrimination capabilities, the ... read more

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered two electronic attack payloads in support of the U.S. Army's Networked Electronic Warfare, Remotely Operated (NERO) system. The payloads were delivered as part of a contract awarded by the U.S. Navy NAVSEA-Crane in ... read more

TUCSON, Ariz., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) destroyed a high-diving, supersonic threat during a recent firing from the U.S. Navy's Self-Defense Test Ship. "The success of this firing, highlighted by a skin-to-skin intercept, is a direct result of a series of enhancements to ... read more

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today 325 participants of the 2013 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition successfully set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title: Fastest Time to Construct the First 25 Rows of Pascal's Triangle (Human Formation). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130510/NE12188 ) The 244 Mathletes® were joined by 61 ... read more

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alec Sun of Lexington, Mass., won the 2013 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS(®) National Competition today at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. The winning Mathlete(®) answered the following math problem in less than 45 seconds to be crowned the National ... read more

TUCSON, Ariz., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) successfully completed its control test vehicle (CTV) flights for the Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative (AI3) program. The two CTV flights are part of a company-led effort to demonstrate the effectiveness of the system elements. Once ... read more

TUCSON, Ariz., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed delivery of more than 200 Paveway(TM) GBU-50 guidance kits to a European partner. The GBU-50 provides the 2,000-pound MK-84 or the BLU-109 penetrator with all-weather GPS navigation combined with precision terminal laser guidance. A ... read more

WALTHAM, Mass., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) today announced that two of its four businesses will have new headquarters locations. The decisions stem from the company consolidation announced March 25, 2013, intended to streamline operations, increase productivity and achieve stronger alignment with ... read more

WALTHAM, Mass., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- What March Madness(®) is to college basketball, "May Madness" is to middle school math, as the nation's best and brightest middle school math students descend on Washington, D.C., May 9-12, to compete for the titles of individual and team ... read more

AURORA, Colo., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) successfully completed the second launch readiness exercise for the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System (GPS) operational control system (OCX). Successful completion of Exercise 2 is a key milestone demonstrating that Raytheon's OCX ... read more

WALTHAM, Mass., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced first quarter 2013 Adjusted EPS(1) of $1.56 per diluted share compared to $1.48 per diluted share in the first quarter 2012, up 5 percent. First quarter 2013 EPS from ... read more

TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Anschuetz, a German based, indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), in partnership with Italian marine automation provider Seastema, has been selected to deliver Integrated Bridge and Navigation Systems (IBNS) for two Italian Coast Guard military patrol ... read more

WALTHAM, Mass., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is highlighting the importance of math to the 21st century workforce in observance of Mathematics Awareness Month. As part of the company's MathMovesU(®) initiative -- which aims to inspire student interest in science, technology, engineering ... read more

HERNDON, Va., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), today announced the general availability of its Trusted Print Delivery(TM) (TPD) cross domain solution. This commercial-off-the-shelf, highly secure solution enables users to print from existing ... read more