Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2005 sales of $21.9 billion, is an industry leader in defense and government electronics, space, information technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft. The company is headquartered in Waltham, Mass., and employs 80,000 people worldwide. Raytheon’s Strategic Business Areas are Missile Defense; Precision Engagement; Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; and Homeland Security.

The company is made up of seven primary businesses: Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS), Network Centric Systems (NCS), Raytheon Aircraft Company (RAC), Missile Systems (MS), Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), and Space and Airborne Systems (SAS).