Type: Public
On the web: http://www.raytheon.com
Employees: 72,000
Employee growth: (4.0%)

Raytheon ("light of the gods") took a shine to its place in the upper pantheon of US military contractors; the company regularly places among the Pentagon's top 10 prime contractors. Its air/land/sea/space/cyber defense offerings include reconnaissance, targeting, and navigation systems, as well as missile systems (Patriot, Sidewinder, and Tomahawk), unmanned ground and aerial systems, sensing, and radars. Additionally, Raytheon makes systems for communications (satellite) and intelligence, radios, cybersecurity, and air traffic control. It also offers commercial electronics products and services, as well as food safety processing technologies. The US government accounts for almost 90% of sales.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2011:
Sales: $24,857.0M
One year growth: (1.3%)
Net income: $1,866.0M
Income growth: 1.4%

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: William H. Swanson
SVP and CFO: David C. Wajsgras
VP and CIO: Rebecca B. Rhoads

Competitors:
Boeing
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman

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