WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 18  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raytheon Company will
hold its 2004 Investor Conference on Dec. 1, 2004 in Tucson, Arizona.

    During the conference, Raytheon's senior leaders will provide information
about the company's business and financial outlook, and will be available to
respond to questions.  The management presentations are scheduled to begin at
10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

    A live audio webcast of the presentation and related question and answer
session (listen-only mode) will be available on the Company's website at http://www.raytheon.com/.
The audio webcast will be live from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. -
4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.  Management presentations will be available
for download on the website for printing prior to the call.  The presentations
and a replay of the audio will be available for 30 days following the
conference.

    Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), 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 more than 78,000 people
worldwide.


  Contact
   Jim Fetig
   781.522.5111


SOURCE: Raytheon Company

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