Raytheon.com

Raytheon Corporation

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Raytheon.com is the web portal for the Raytheon Corporation, a fortune 500 company. Raytheon, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, is a government defense contractor and supplier specializing in aeronautics, missile systems, communication and various other technologies and has 73000 employees worldwide.

CEO: William S Swanson. Stock Symbol: RTN Slogan: Customer Success Is Our Mission

2006 Revenue $20.3 billion

History

Raytheon began operations in 1922 as the American Appliance company and later changed its name in 1925 to Raytheon after Its 1st product – the Raytheon tube. Other early products and inventions were diode tubes, magnetrons - which a Raytheon scientist later used to invent microwave ovens, then missiles and aircrafts much later. It was formed by Vannevar Bush, Laurence Marshall, and also scientist Charles G. Smith who invented the Raytheon tube). Raytheon is very active in assiting educational progams and sponsorships.

Services

Key programs at Raytheon are homeland Security, the stewardship report, ATFLIR – a targeting system and the SM-3 Missile. Raytheon’s other featured technology solutions are various space and Navy solutions and its directed energy services have be featured in Forbes magazine.

Additional featured programs at Raytheon are JCA: an option to support disaster relief, Raytheon’s recognition for diversity and seeking solutions and for improvised explosive devices. Raytheon’s promotes a commitment to a diverse workplace and Equal Opportunity for all its employee’s regardless of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation etc. For Accessibility the corporate site provides browse aloud software to read the website aloud and offers suggestions for disabled users.

Strategic Business Units: Raytheon’s strategic business units are Homeland Security, Precision engagements, missile defense, intelligence surveillance reconnaissance, and publications like the Defender Magazine. The Raytheon.com site describes details of the products and services from the various divisions of Raytheon and also a sub-section on IDIQ Contract Vehicles. It includes a search form if you are seeking a specific product or service.

Businesses: Some divisions of Raytheon are Integrated Defense Systems, Network centric systems, Intelligence and information systems, Raytheon technical services Company LLC, Missile systems, Space and airborne systems. Other businesses are Raytheon professional services LLC and various global divisions.

Jobs

Raytheon.com offers a standard job board for professional recruiting and also college recruiting and various highlights. Applicants can register and then browse various technical and non-technical job openings and position across the nation. Software development, Engineering, internships and many other openings are available at Raytheon.

Official Website

The Raytheon Corporation website contains large amounts of corporate information like, products and services, business units, company description, history, contact, Investor information careers, legal notices and public relations. The website itself is an excellent enterprise level site with many features like a job board, macromedia flash elements, search and corporate news. There are also accessibility features on the website for disabled users. You will find a stock ticker at the top that displays the current stock quote. In the Investor Relations portion of the site you will find investor information for existing and potential shareholders and investors like press releases, meeting highlight, investor news, the latest stock quote, annual and stewardship report ( available in PDF format)

Languages

English

Address

Executive Offices 141 Spring St
Lexington MA 02421 US

Contact

Raytheon Company
+1 972 952 7808

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