Date posted: 05/12/2009*

A Raytheon Company executive with expertise in Asian military and political affairs spanning decades has been appointed to the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) board of directors. Retired U.S. Navy Admiral Walter F. Doran, president of Raytheon Asia for Raytheon International Inc., said: “Raytheon views India and its industry as a long-term strategic partnership that requires time and energy to build a foundation of trust. The U.S. and India have much in common in terms of dealing with security, modernization of airports and transportation systems, and military matters.”

About the U.S.-India Business Council and Raytheon
The U.S.-India Business Council is the premier business advocacy organization composed of top-tier U.S. and Indian companies whose aim is to deepen two-way trade and strengthen commercial ties.

Raytheon is a Chairman’s Circle member of the council, the highest level of membership. The company is very active in USIBC activities and chairs its Executive Defense Steering Group. Raytheon is a strong and active supporter of long-term strategic ties between the U.S. and India and works extensively to strengthen relations between the two countries.

About Walt Doran
Prior to joining Raytheon in 2005, Doran commanded the U.S. Pacific Fleet, the world’s largest combined fleet command, with more than 180 ships, 1,400 aircraft and 150,000 sailors, Marines and civilians. He also served as assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; commanded the U.S. Seventh Fleet, based in Japan; and was deputy commander of U.S. Southern Command. From 1983 to 1985, he was military assistant to then Vice President George Bush, responsible for Pacific area developments and arms-control negotiations. In addition to a bachelor’s degree from Villanova, a master’s degree from Oklahoma University, and a master’s degree in defense studies from Madras University in India, Doran also attended the Indian Defense Services Staff College in Wellington, India.

Raytheon and India

Raytheon has a long history of supporting India in a variety of defense and civil applications.

Since 1995, the company has supplied air traffic control capabilities to the Delhi and Mumbai airports, helping to modernize India’s air traffic system by deploying updated radars and automation.

More recently, Raytheon and the U.S. government provided the Indian Army with 12 Firefinder weapon-locating radars and updated the country’s civilian air-navigation system by providing a new system in partnership with the Indian Space Research Organization.

To support these efforts, Raytheon has continuously maintained a liaison office in New Delhi

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