RESTON, Va., June 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company has named James C.
Mandracchia vice president, integrated supply chain for its Raytheon Technical
Services Company LLC (RTSC) business.

    Mandracchia is responsible for RTSC's strategic partnerships,
subcontracting, teaming, purchasing and property organizations, which acquire
more than $600 million annually in materials and services and oversee more
than $1 billion of government property.  He provides strategic sourcing
leadership and guidance and direction for RTSC's supplier diversity program.
Mandracchia will also be a member of Raytheon's Enterprise Supply Chain
Council and will help architect Raytheon's Integrated Supply Chain
implementation.

    Prior to this appointment, Mandracchia was director, information
technology (IT) strategy and planning for RTSC, and a member of the Raytheon
IT Strategy Council.

    "Jim brings an entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thought leadership to
RTSC," said Bryan J. Even, a vice president of Raytheon Company and president
of RTSC.  "His broad leadership experience in technology development, business
management and strategic initiatives will be invaluable in helping us to
integrate our supply chain management expertise with our logistics, supply
chain and engineering core competencies-and those of our suppliers and
partners-to provide efficient predictable performance, optimized for our
customers.  Our goal is to make the vision of Integrated Supply Chain real."

    Prior to joining Raytheon in 2003, Mandracchia was senior vice president
of business development and strategy and a founder of Exostar LLC.  He led
Lockheed Martin Corporation's corporate e-Business strategy and development
and was the chief engineer of Lockheed Integrated Solutions Company.  He also
served in a variety of positions during his 10 years at SAIC, including vice
president and division manager, program manager, director of business
development and lead systems engineer.

    Mandracchia has more than 27 years of experience in the aerospace and
defense industry.  He holds a bachelor's of science degree in electrical
engineering from the University of Florida.

    Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC provides technology solutions for
defense, federal and commercial customers worldwide.  It specializes in
customized engineering services; logistics and supply chain management;
training; and science, research and technology.

    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 78,000 people worldwide.


  Contact:
   Kristen Giddens
   703.295.2535


SOURCE: Raytheon Company

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