U.S. Increases Order for Combat-Tested Javelin

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U.S. Increases Order for Combat-Tested Javelin
    TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 4, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of a $119 million
contract from the U.S. Army in May, the Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint
Venture (JV) received a $110 million modification to a firm-fixed-price
contract for Javelin Anti-tank Weapon System production.
    The contract is for an additional 901 command launch units and 101 trainer
systems.  Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., and Tucson, Ariz., and will
be completed by September 2008.  Javelin is currently in full-rate production.
    Javelin is in service with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps and has been
deployed by the U.S. and Australia in Operation Iraqi Freedom, where more than
1,000 rounds have been fired successfully against tanks and alternate targets.
Coalition forces are also effectively employing the CLU (Command Launch Unit)
in surveillance and anti-IED (Improvised Explosive Device) operations.
    "In Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, Javelin has been used
successfully for surveillance, as an assault weapon, against buildings,
against vehicles (including armor and pick-up trucks) and against fighting
positions," said Col. Lloyd McDaniels, U.S. Army Close Combat Weapon Systems
project manager.
    In addition to its use by infantry and special forces, Javelin is
currently being evaluated for integration onto ground and naval platforms.
The Javelin JV is also working on a number of technology spirals in support of
future requirements.
    "Our customer has told us that Javelin is its weapon of choice because of
its impact on the battlefield.  This was evident in the taking of Baghdad
Airport and also in the Battle of Debecka Pass, where Javelin neutralized
threat armor, saving soldiers' lives," said Mike Crisp, president of the
Javelin JV.
    "We know that warfighters depend on their weapon systems to perform when
they need them," added Howard Weaver, Javelin JV vice president.  "Two young
Marines who used Javelin in the retaking of Fallujah have attested first-hand
to its effectiveness as an urban assault weapon."

    Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2004 sales of $20.2 billion, is an
industry leader in defense and government electronics, space, information
technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft.
With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 80,000 people worldwide.
    Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) employs
135,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design,
development, manufacture and integration of advanced technology systems,
products and services.

    Contacts:  Raytheon             Lockheed Martin
               Alan Fischer         Jennifer Allen
               520.794.1211         407.356.5351
SOURCE Raytheon Company
http://www.raytheon.com
CONTACT:
Alan Fischer of Raytheon, +1-520-794-1211; or
Jennifer Allen of Lockheed Martin, +1-407-356-5351