TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 17, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) has developed an application for a pair of emerging technologies that
dramatically increases radar sensitivity while improving affordability. The
effort has resulted in a $1 million contract award that could be worth more
than $14 million if all options are exercised.

    The Office of Naval Research awarded Raytheon Integrated Defense
Systems (IDS) a base contract with four options as part of its Active
Electronically Scanned Lens Array (AESLA(TM)) program.

    One of the technologies is a high-power transmit-receive radar module
enabled by gallium nitride monolithic microwave integrated circuits, or
MMICs. The other is a low-loss, reliable phase shifter employing radio
frequency (RF) micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology.
Together, they combine to form a new, low-cost AESLA architecture that can
provide up to 10 times higher radar sensitivity at 40 percent lower cost
compared to existing technology used in radar transmitters and receivers.

    "By exploiting RF MEMS, we have created an AESLA architecture that
enables next generation radars to achieve the sensitivity required to
engage increasingly challenging targets," said Mark Russell, Raytheon vice
president of Engineering, Technology and Mission Assurance. "What's even
better is that we can deliver this considerably increased capability at a
significantly lower cost in comparison to current architectures."

    Joe Smolko from Raytheon IDS' advanced technology group is program
manager for the AESLA program. Development will take place at Raytheon's
Advanced Product Center in Dallas, Texas, and Raytheon's RF Components in
Andover, Mass.

    Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's leader in Joint Battlespace
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 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 86
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:
    Mike Nason
    703.419.1421

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