Raytheon
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| Type | Public |
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| Traded as | NYSE: RTN S&P 500 Component |
| Industry | Aerospace and defense |
| Founded | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (1922) |
| Founder(s) | Vannevar Bush Laurence K. Marshall Charles G. Smith |
| Headquarters | Waltham, Massachusetts, United States |
| Area served | worldwide |
| Key people | William H. Swanson (Chairman) & (CEO) |
| Revenue |  $24.857 billion (2012) |
| Operating income | $2.857 billion (2012) |
| Net income | $1.896 billion (2012) |
| Total assets | $25.854 billion (2012) |
| Total equity | $8.340 billion (2012) |
| Employees | 71,000 (2011)[1] |
| Website | www.Raytheon.com (established 1999) |
Raytheon Company is an American defense contractor and industrial corporation. It makes military weapons and commercial electronics. It is the world's largest producer of guided missiles.[2] Raytheon was set up in 1922.[3]
References [change]
- ↑ Raytheon Reports Solid Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2010 Results. PR Newswire. January 27, 2011
- ↑ Missile maker hopes to diversify, create technology for peacetime. Sazhightechconnect.com. Retrieved on 2012-02-04.
- ↑ "Raytheon Company: History". Raytheon. http://www.raytheon.com/ourcompany/history/index.html. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
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