WALTHAM, Mass., May 17  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) announced today that Edward Pliner, Raytheon chief financial officer,
will speak at the Credit Suisse First Boston Aerospace and Defense Conference
May 18, 2004.  Pliner's presentation is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

    Pliner's remarks will be web cast live (listen only) through a link on the
Raytheon web site, http://www.raytheon.com/.  Replay will be available
through the Raytheon web site within 1 hour and will remain available for
seven days following the conference.

    Raytheon Company, with 2003 sales of $18.1 billion, is an industry leader
in defense and government electronics, space, information technology,
technical services and business and special mission aircraft.  With
headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 78,000 people worldwide.


  Contact:
   James Fetig
   781-522-5111


SOURCE: Raytheon Company

Web site:  http://www.raytheon.com/