McKINNEY, Texas, (May 8, 2002) - The U.S. Army has established the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where Raytheon is a founding industrial partner. Raytheon will lead the transition of ISN research into fieldable systems for integration into the Army's Objective Force Warrior program.

MIT was selected by the Army to host the ISN for the development of uniforms and gear for the soldiers of the future in collaboration with industrial partners. Work by Raytheon will be lead by the company's Tactical Systems business unit in Plano, Texas.

The ISN mission is to conduct basic research on nano, or microscopic, materials and devices, and to transition research into practical nanotechnologies for the soldier's uniform and equipage. The U.S. Army, Raytheon and MIT share a common vision to produce revolutionary breakthroughs in soldier protection and survival capabilities for Objective Force and Post-Objective Force soldiers.

"Raytheon's presence at the ISN illustrates our corporate commitment to developing transformation capabilities for U.S. soldiers," said Colin Schottlaender, vice president and general manager of Tactical Systems. "Raytheon is focused on leveraging ISN research for the Army's soldier systems programs such as today's Land Warrior, Objective Force Warrior, and Future Warriors."

Professor Edwin Thomas, director of the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies at MIT, and Executive Director William Peters of MIT, will lead the coordination of the basic research teams. "Our plan recognizes that total systems integration will primarily be the responsibility of our industry partners," Thomas said.

Raytheon will assure that ISN nanotechnologies benefit the solider and are integrated into the soldier system-of-systems. To do so, the company will bring a real-world perspective to the ISN's basic research initiatives; integrate ISN research into the development of practical soldier systems; include ISN developments as part of the technology domain for Objective Force Warrior concepts; and, transform ISN developments into fieldable military products.

Bruce Snider, director of Science and Technology Initiatives for Raytheon's Tactical Systems Business Unit, will lead the Real World Integration Systems Integration efforts of the ISN and will play a key role in the strategic planning of the ISN agenda of research, transitioning, and outreach.

With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon Company (NYSE) is a global technology leader in defense, government and commercial electronics, and business and special mission aircraft.

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