Raytheon Awarded US Navy Missile Launcher Contract Valued up to $83 Million

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems
Command has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a contract valued up to $83
million to produce LAU-116B/A missile launchers. The contract includes a $7.3
million firm-fixed-price delivery order for production through December 2013 and
includes two one-year options.

The launchers are used on Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. They provide the
structural and electrical interfaces that enable the aircraft to carry and
launch missiles such as the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile
(AMRAAM), the AIM-7 Sparrow and the AIM-9X Sidewinder. The launchers will be
built at the Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC) facility in
Indianapolis.

“These missile launchers are an important part of America’s military arsenal,”
said RTSC Customized Engineering and Depot Support Vice President Wayne Iurillo.
“They are reliable and cost-effective, and we take pride in meeting the Navy’s
needs for this and other vital equipment on time and on budget.”

About Raytheon

Raytheon Company, with 2010 sales of $25 billion, is a technology and innovation
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets
throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 89 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. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and
follow us on Twitter at @raytheon.

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Gerald L. Petrie
317.306.7066
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