Raytheon Rolls Out First Increment of the FBI's N-DEx System

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Raytheon Rolls Out First Increment of the FBI's N-DEx System
        Helps FBI and other agencies share critical data nationwide

    RESTON, Va., April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)
has achieved a significant milestone for the FBI's Criminal Justice
Information Services Division by completing and deploying the first
increment of the National Data Exchange (N-DEx) law enforcement information
system.

    N-DEx will enable all law enforcement agencies to share incident
reports, correlate crime data and collaborate on criminal justice
investigations on a national basis.

    Upon completion, the N-DEx system, which is based on an agile, service-
oriented architecture, will enable 200,000 investigators in up to 18,000
local, state, tribal and federal enforcement agencies to collect and share
incident and investigative information across disparate systems and
jurisdiction boundaries.

    "N-DEx highlights the ability of the FBI, Raytheon and the law
enforcement community to work together to improve criminal investigations
nationwide," said Kevin Reid, FBI program manager.

    The first increment gives 50,000 users the ability to capture case data
and conduct "entity resolution" on incidents and arrest data. Entity
resolution identifies possible candidates for known aliases, based on
information (name, address, phone number, etc.) in multiple records. The
system then correlates the data, resulting in the identification of
candidates for consideration. The information is then presented to the user
for further analysis.

    "The first N-DEx increment paves the way for law enforcement
investigators across the country to effectively work together, share and
acquire actionable information in support of their mission of protecting
our communities," said TW Scott, Raytheon Information Solutions vice
president. "Raytheon will continue to work closely with the law enforcement
community and our partners to leverage the best technologies to execute
N-DEx across the country."

    The team led by Raytheon provides the design, development, engineering
and implementation of the N-DEx system, as well as user support, operations
and maintenance following implementation.

    N-DEx is strategically aligned with other key information-sharing
initiatives such as the information sharing council and information sharing
environment (ISE) mandated by Congress in 2004. As part of ISE, the
Department of Justice adopted a new information-sharing policy through the
law enforcement information sharing program strategy.

    Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning more
than 85 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 72,000 people worldwide.



    Contact:
    Keith Little
    703.849.1675
    KDLittle@raytheon.com
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CONTACT:
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+1-703-849-1675, KDLittle@raytheon.com