WALTHAM, Mass., May 27  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) today announced that William H. Swanson, Chairman and CEO, exercised an
expiring stock option to purchase approximately 3,000 shares of the Company's
common stock.  In a separate transaction, Swanson also exercised an expiring
option to purchase approximately 20,000 shares of the Company's common stock
and sold the underlying shares.

    As a net result of these transactions, Swanson increased his Raytheon
share ownership by approximately 1,500 shares.

    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/