WASHINGTON, July 15, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)
is leading a team to deliver a comprehensive solution for the Indian Space
Research Organization and Airports Authority of India global navigation
satellite systems.

    This will complete the final phase of the Global Positioning
Satellite-Aided Geosynchronous Augmented Navigation System, or GAGAN.

    GAGAN will provide satellite-based navigation for civil aviation across
South and East Asia, which will provide India with the most accurate,
flexible and efficient air navigation system deployed.

    "We look forward to continuing our collaborative relationship with ISRO
and AAI during this critical phase of GAGAN," said Andy Zogg, Raytheon vice
president of Airspace Management and Homeland Security. "We are committed
to a thorough transfer of knowledge of the GAGAN system to further enhance
India's leadership position in air navigation."

    The Raytheon team will leverage the experience it gained during the
past several years in deploying the technology demonstration system phase
of GAGAN.

    The GAGAN design is based on the experience gained delivering the only
certified space-based augmentation systems. For instance, the Wide Area
Augmentation System was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration in
July 2003, and the MTSAT Satellite Augmentation System was certified by the
Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau in September 2007.

    Team members are Accord Software and Systems, Pvt. Ltd. of Bangalore,
India, for GPS-based user receiver prototype development optimized for the
equatorial region; Elcome Technologies, Pvt. Ltd. of Gurgaon, India, for
logistical and on-site support; and Naverus, Inc., of Kent, Washington, for
performance-based navigation route design, procedure flight validation and
other related services.

    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 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:
    Ginny McAdams
    703.284.4412
    gmcadams@raytheon.com

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