Raytheon Wins $50 Million in Brigade Combat Team Contracts

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Raytheon Wins $50 Million in Brigade Combat Team Contracts
    MCKINNEY, Texas, May 10 /PRNewswire/ --Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTNA, RTNB)
has received $50 million in contracts from the U. S. Army and the GM GDLS
Defense Group to supply equipment for the Brigade Combat Team (BCT). Contract
options extending through 2006 provide Raytheon a potential $250 million in
additional sales.  Raytheon's Tactical Systems business unit in McKinney and
Dallas, Texas, and in El Segundo, Calif., will perform the work.
    Raytheon will produce both government furnished equipment and contractor
furnished equipment under the contracts, with products incorporated into the
ten variants of the wheeled Light Armored Vehicle (LAV III) for the BCT.  GM
GDLS Defense Group will produce more than 2,000 of these systems during the
life of the contract.  The Raytheon contracts will provide:

    --The Driver's Vision Enhancer, which provides the driver with enhanced
      visibility for night driving or reduced visibility operations.
    --The Dual Axis Head Assembly, a component of the fire control system for
      the 105 mm cannon on the Mobile Gun System.
    --High Performance Infrared Equipment II, a Forward-Looking Infrared
      (FLIR) component of the Mobile Gun System.
   -- The Modified Improved Target Acquisition System, a second generation
      FLIR anti-tank system, providing fire control for the TOW missile.
    --The Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System, a second generation
      FLIR system providing far-target location and acquisition capabilities.
    --The Thermal Weapons Sight (TWS), providing sighting capability for the
      M2 .50 caliber machine gun and the Mk-19 grenade launcher, which are
      operated remotely from inside the vehicle.

    "The advanced technology Raytheon brings to the program provides the
battlefield edge the Army demands," said Colin Schottlaender, vice president
and general manager, Tactical Systems.  "The cost over the life of the program
is significantly reduced by the commonality of components we provide."
    With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon Company is a global
technology leader in defense, government and commercial electronics, and
business and special mission aircraft.

     Contact:
     Janet Kopec
     972-952-2547
SOURCE Raytheon Company
http://www.raytheon.com
CONTACT:
Janet Kopec of Raytheon Company, 972-952-2547