Raytheon Receives $51.6 Million U.S. Navy Contract to Support Satellite Communication System

INDIANAPOLIS, June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) a $51.6 million contract to provide logistics support for
the communication terminals of the Navy’s Extremely High Frequency Satellite
Program (NESP).

The performance-based logistics contract calls for Raytheon Technical Services
Company LLC (RTSC) to fulfill all requisitions; warehouse and track
government-furnished material; resolve supply-obsolescence or source issues; and
evaluate, test, repair and/or modify the communication equipment as needed. The
primary work will be performed at the RTSC sites in Norfolk, Va., and Chula
Vista, Calif., with additional engineering support performed at the Raytheon
sites in Marlborough, Mass., and Largo, Fla.

“NESP provides jam-proof communications for submarines, major surface ships and
sites onshore, as well as connectivity with U.S. Army and Air Force
communication systems,” said RTSC Customized Engineering and Depot Support Vice
President Wayne Iurillo. “As such, it is extremely important that the
communication terminals remain functional and up to date. That’s our commitment,
and this contract will ensure that we continue to meet the Navy’s need.”

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.

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