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• Raytheon Had Protested Recent AEGIS Contract Award?

  BNET - 2009-01-07

  The GAO recently denied for the third time a protest by Raytheon of an AEGIS system upgrade contract to Lockheed. They had argued as reported by Reuters that it shouldn't have been a sole source. AEGIS was developed by Lockheed and is produced by Lockheed and always has...

  Tags: Raytheon Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Matthew Potter

• Restaurant Group Says Results to Meet Its Expectations

  ReutersUK - 2009-01-05

  LONDON (Reuters UK) - Restaurant Group RTN, which owns the Frankie and Benny's and Garfunkel's chains, said on Monday it anticipates reporting 2008 results which are in line with management's expectations.The Restaurant Group reported like-for-like sales growth of 1.5 percent for the 52 weeks to Dec 28, representing a slowdown...

  Tags: Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Group, Oukbs, Raytheon Co.

• The UAE Buys the U.S. PATRIOT Missile System

  BNET - 2008-12-22

  The U.S. Army acting for the nation of the United Arab Emirates UAE awarded Raytheon a $3.3 billion contract to provide PATRIOT air defense missile systems and support. The Huntsville Times reports that the contract award was very favorably received by Raytheon employees. The PATRIOT has been the...

  Tags: Raytheon Co., U.A.E., U.S. PATRIOT, Missile System, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Human Resources, Matthew Potter

• Raytheon and Northrop Grumman Products Succeed in Missile Defense Test

  BNET - 2008-12-08

  The Huntsville Times reports that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency MDA successfully conducted a test of the Ground Based Interceptor missile defense system. A target manufactured by Orbital was launched from a U.S. Air Force facility on Kodiak Island, AK and intercepted by a missile launched from Vandenberg AFB...

  Tags: Raytheon Co., Air Force, Northrop Grumman Corp., Missile, Aerospace & Defense, Network Technology, Manufacturing, Networking, Matthew Potter

• Defense Budget Good to Massachusetts

  BNET - 2008-11-25

  The Boston Globe reports that Massachusetts is one of the biggest winners of Federal dollars. Much of this is attributed to large weapons systems that Raytheon, General Dynamics and General Electric manufacture. The article illustrates how dependent the US economy is on the defense budget. Of interest,...

  Tags: Raytheon Co., Massachusetts, Defense, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Matthew Potter

• Top Defense Contractors by Revenue

  BNET - 2008-11-13

  WashingtonTechnology.com has ranked the top 100 Defense contractors by revenue. Here are the Top 10 as of 2008: 1. Lockheed Martin 2. Boeing 3. KBR 4. Northrop Grumman 5. General Dynamics 6. Raytheon 7. SAIC 8. L-3 Communciations ...

  Tags: Revenue, Raytheon Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., SAIC, Northrop Grumman Corp., Defense Contractor, Fluor Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., WashingtonTechnology.com, Aerospace & Defense, Government, Manufacturing, Matthew Potter

• Raytheon Names Jackman Vice President - Army Programs

  - 2008-10-24

  ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 24, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raytheon Company has appointed retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Galen B. Jackman vice president - Army Programs, U.S. Business Development. (PHOTO: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081024/NE41249 ) Jackman will serve as the company's internal U.S. Army subject matter expert, helping Raytheon provide integrated mission...

  Tags: Government, Raytheon Co., U.S. Army

• Raytheon Co. Q3 2008 Earnings Conference Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-24

  Question-and-Answer Session[Operator Instructions] Our first question comes from the line of Troy Lahr with Stifel Nicolaus. Go ahead. Troy Lahr - Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. Thanks. Based on the $2 billion share repurchase that you guys announced, I think that this is essentially almost all of you free...

  Tags: Raytheon Co., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Call Transcript, SAS Institute, Earnings, Question, Seeking Alpha

• Earnings Preview: Raytheon

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-22

  Raytheon Company RTN is expected to report Q3 earnings before market open Thursday Oct. 23, with a conference call scheduled for 9:00 am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of 96c on revenue of $5.66B. The consensus range is 92c to $1.06 for EPS, and $5.56B to $5.87B for...

  Tags: Revenue, Raytheon Co., Earnings, Seeking Alpha, Operational Accounting, Finance, theflyonthewall.com, Transport

• Raytheon Receives $12 Million for Development of Excalibur 1b

  - 2008-10-20

  TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 20, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Company a $12 million contract for the initial design and maturation phase of the 155 mm, precision-guided Excalibur 1b projectile. Excalibur 1b is the next increment in the development of the combat-proven Excalibur 1a munition....

  Tags: Government, Raytheon Co., U.S. Army

• Raytheon and Lockheed Martin deploy new air traffic systems at four major US airports

  - 2008-10-16

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), which supplies advanced technology systems, and Raytheon (NYSE:RTN), a provider of defence and homeland security technology, have been working together to update air traffic systems at four US airports. The Raytheon-Lockheed Martin team have developed and installed automated...

  Tags: FAA, Government, Lockheed Martin Corp., Manufacturing, radar, Raytheon Co.

• FAA, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Install Modernized Air Traffic Systems to Serve Four Major Airports

  - 2008-10-16

  Controllers in Chicago, Denver, St. Louis and Minneapolis-St. Paul Now Using New Systems ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Controllers serving four major U.S. airports are now using terminal air traffic control systems modernized by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon . As part of the Federal Aviation...

  Tags: FAA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Manufacturing, radar, Raytheon Co.

• Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America

  - 2008-10-13

  Oct 13, 2008 Pentagon's 2010 budget to be squeezed by financial bailouts Lawmakers in search of cash to bail out the financial industry could look for deep cuts in defense budgets, industry leaders fear. "No one really yet knows when or to what extent defense spending could be affected,...

  Tags: aerospace, aircraft, Boeing Co., financial, Lockheed Martin Corp., Manufacturing, Northrop Grumman Corp., Pentagon, Raytheon Co.

• Raytheon Receives Department of Defense Trusted Foundry Accreditation

  - 2008-10-09

  ANDOVER, Mass., Oct. 9, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Defense has accredited Raytheon Company's semiconductor foundry -- Raytheon Radio Frequency Components RRFC -- as a DoD Category 1A Trusted Foundry. The Category 1A designation, the highest awarded by the DoD, recognizes Raytheon's support of Mission Assurance...

  Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., Government, HARDWARE, Raytheon Co., Semiconductors, U.S. Department of Defense

• Raytheon Assembles Team to Pursue U.S. Army Operations, Planning, Training and Resource Support Services contract

  - 2008-10-08

  RESTON, Va., Oct. 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC RTSC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company , has signed teaming agreements with more than 45 large and small business partners to pursue the Army's Operations, Planning, Training and Resource Support Services OPTARSS II contract. Among the...

  Tags: Government, Raytheon Co., team, training, U.S. Army

• Thermacore to Solve Thermal Challenges in Future High-Power Radars

  - 2008-10-07

  LANCASTER, Pa., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Thermacore, Inc. has been awarded $1.1 million subcontract, if all options are exercised, from the Raytheon Company to assist in overcoming thermal challenges in semiconductors designed for next-generation high-power radars and other electronic systems. The award is for the Defense Advanced Research...

  Tags: DARPA, Manufacturing, Pennsylvania, radar, Raytheon Co.

• Raytheon Honors Crossbow for Supplier Excellence

  - 2008-10-02

  RICHARDSON, Texas -- Crossbow Technology, Inc., the leading developer and manufacturer of stand-alone FAA-Certified MEMS Attitude & Heading Reference Systems AHRS, today announced that it has been honored as a recipient of the 2008 Supplier Excellence 3 Star Award by the Raytheon's Network Centric Systems Division this week. Crossbow...

  Tags: FAA, MARKETING, Raytheon Co., supplier

• Acacia Subsidiary Settles Suit against U.S. Government and Raytheon Company

  - 2008-09-30

  NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) announced today that its High Resolution Optics Corporation subsidiary has settled its lawsuit against the U.S. Government and Raytheon covering a patent portfolio relating to advanced optics and optical systems. This patented technology generally relates to refractive and diffractive systems...

  Tags: Acacia Research, FINANCE, imaging, Raytheon Co., SOFTWARE, U.S. Government

• Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Jones Soda Co., Raytheon Co., Georgia Gulf Corp., Avis Budget Group Inc. and Acorda Therapeutics Inc

  - 2008-09-24

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Jones Soda Co. (Nasdaq: JSDA), Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN), Georgia Gulf...

  Tags: Avis Budget Group Inc., blog, FINANCE, Georgia Gulf Corp., Investment, Jones Soda Co., MARKETING, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., New York Stock Exchange, newsletter, Raytheon Co., stock

• 15 Value Hedge Funds Portfolio Update

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-21

  Mebane Faber submits: Are the top value hedge funds going to beat the market every quarter, or just outperform when the market is going up? Maybe we should ask Will Ferrell, errr, I mean Robert Goulet: by Mebane Faber

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