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- Stock symbol: RTN
- Annual revenue (2007): $21.3 billion
- Founders: Laurence K. Marshall, Vannevar Bush, and Charles G. Smith
- Year established: 1922
- Industry: Defense manufacturing
- Phone: 781-522-3000
- Fax: 781-860-2172
- HQ: Waltham, Massachusetts
- Chairman/CEO: William H. Swanson
- CFO: David C. Wajsgras
- Staff: 72,100
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Raytheon is an American industrial company that focuses mainly on defense products as well as designing and manufacturing aerospace, communications, and electronics technologies. It is currently the world's leading producer of guided missiles and was the fifth largest defense contractor in the world in 2007.
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Key Dates
- 1922: Company is founded by Laurence K. Marshall, Vannevar Bush, and Charles G. Smith, as the American Appliance Company
- 1925: Changes name to Raytheon, meaning "light of/from the gods", after an early electron tube they manufactured
- 1948: Manufacture the first guided missiles intended to destroy moving targets
- 1967: Develops and sells the first tabletop microwave oven
- 1990: Removes any non-defense related subsidiaries, including Amana Refrigeration
- 1991: Their proprietary Patriot Missile is heavily used in the Gulf War, and receives international media attention
- 2007: Ranked 96 on the Fortune 500 list of America's largest corporations
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Raytheon on Amazon
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1979 Navy Raytheon Four Color Radar Display 2-Page Print Ad - $12.99
An original vintage magazine ad print from the year published. Print ads make unique gift items that can be framed as artwork. Shipped flat un-framed in plastic sleeve with backing...Amazon
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Raytheon Company: The First Sixty Years (MA) (Images of America) - $19.99
Raytheon's history is one of the great American success stories. Launched in 1922, the Cambridge-based company quickly moved to the forefront of innovation in the electronics indus...Amazon
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0C3W RAYTHEON JAN VACUUM TUBE - $14.30
These military grade, Joint Army Navy (JAN) vacuum tubes are all new and in the original box. This listing includes many hard to find tubes from manufacturers like Philips, GE, Sy...Amazon
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Premier I Raytheon Resin Model Airplane - $199.95
This model is hand crafted from mahogany and comes with a wooden display stand. Each is packed with the utmost care, they come completely painted and assembled. Makes a great addit...Amazon
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Raytheon Competitors
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