NLOS-LS Team Completes First Phase of Precision Attack Missile Testing

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NLOS-LS Team Completes First Phase of Precision Attack Missile Testing
    WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., July 30, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- NetFires
LLC, a joint venture between Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Missile Systems
and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Missiles and Fire Control, successfully
launched another Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System Precision Attack Missile
(PAM) July 22.

    "The success of Control Test Vehicle-2, CTV-3 and CTV-4 allows us to
conclude the first phase of controlled test flights," said Scott Speet,
executive vice president of NetFires LLC and Raytheon's NLOS-LS program
director. "NLOS-LS is now ready to begin the guided flight test phase in
September."

    To prove the missile's stability during flight, the test stressed the
airframe to its limits using high-gravitational force maneuvers. The PAM
joined the network after launch and operated as a node on the net
throughout the flight using its onboard radio.

    "The success of CTV-4 demonstrates the robustness of the PAM, which is
designed to meet the warfighter's needs," said Col. Doug Dever, the U.S.
Army's NLOS-LS project manager. "This advanced weapon system gives the
commander a platform-independent system solution that provides organic,
precision indirect fire support to the brigade combat team."

    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.

    Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000
people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design,
development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced
technology systems, products and services. The Corporation reported 2007
sales of $41.9 billion.

    Note to Editors:

    The NLOS-LS is one of the 14 Future Combat Systems core systems. As
part of the FCS systems-of-systems, the NLOS-LS will meet the requirements
of the Army's future brigade combat teams by providing increased capability
for the current force's modular BCT.

    NLOS-LS provides the brigade commander immediate, precise and
responsive fires on high-payoff targets with real-time target acquisition
and battle effects. It is also one of the key littoral combat ship mission
modules.

    Compared to systems with equivalent firepower, the NLOS-LS provides a
modular, persistent, responsive, networked and rapidly deployable
precision-strike capability against moving and stationary targets.



     Contacts:
     Lockheed Martin                  Raytheon
     Craig Vanbebber                  Heather Uberuaga
     972.603.1615                     520.665.5594
SOURCE Raytheon Company
http://www.raytheon.com
CONTACT:
Craig Vanbebber of Lockheed Martin,
+1-972-603-1615; or Heather Uberuaga of Raytheon, +1-520-665-5594