Raytheon Makes First International Sale of Aircraft Protection System

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Raytheon Makes First International Sale of Aircraft Protection System
    GOLETA, Calif., May 2, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A $77.8 million
U.S. Navy contract will allow Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) to make the
first international sale of its ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receiver.
    The contract includes systems for the Navy and the Royal Australian Air
Force. The ALR-67(V)3 is the state-of-the-art radar warning receiver on
U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F carrier-based tactical aircraft. It will now be
installed on Australian F/A-18A+ aircraft as an integral part of the
Australia Hornet Upgrade program.
    The award was received from the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent
River, Md. It calls for the delivery of 24 radar warning receivers plus
spares for Navy requirements and 55 radar warning receivers plus spares for
RAAF aircraft. The RAAF procurement is a foreign military sale with
potential follow-on orders for engineering support and a 10-year
performance based logistics support program.
    "We are constantly evolving our radar warning receivers with new
digital technology and situational awareness capabilities," said Roy
Azevedo, manager of Raytheon's Electronic Warfare business area. "Expanding
this product line into the international marketplace is an important
milestone."
    Deliveries under the contract will begin in October 2008 and are
expected to be complete by March 2010. The production award represents the
ninth full rate production lot awarded to Raytheon. More than 400 radar
warning receivers plus spares have been ordered under the overall
ALR-67(V)3 production program. Additional domestic and international sales
of the system are also planned.
    Work on the radar warning receiver is being done by the company's
Electronic Warfare organization in Goleta with support of facilities in El
Segundo, Calif., Forest, Miss., and McKinney, Texas.
    Raytheon Company, with 2006 sales of $20.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 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 73,000 people worldwide.
    Contact:
    Ron Colman
    805.879.2041
SOURCE Raytheon Company
http://www.raytheon.com
CONTACT:
Ron Colman of Raytheon Company,
+1-805-879-2041