RESTON, Va., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Fred Darlington has been named vice president of Engineering and Technology for Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC).

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Darlington will lead the planning and execution of RTSC's Engineering and Technology organization. He will be responsible for strengthening RTSC engineering capability, defining and supporting RTSC's current and future technology needs and working collaboratively across the Raytheon enterprise to leverage the company's diverse technology and engineering talent.

Darlington will report to Raytheon Vice President and RTSC President Bryan J. Even and will be located at RTSC headquarters in Reston, Va. He will also report to Taylor W. Lawrence, Raytheon vice president of Engineering, Technology and Mission Assurance, as a member of the enterprise-wide Raytheon Engineering and Technology Council.

With more than 25 years of experience with Raytheon, Darlington joins RTSC from Raytheon's Network Centric Systems (NCS). He previously served as director of the satellite communications product line in Marlboro, Mass., and director of engineering for the NCS northeast region, including Canada.

Darlington is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association and the National Defense Industrial Association. He holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis.

RTSC, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company, provides technology solutions for defense, federal and commercial customers worldwide. It specializes in Mission Support, counter-proliferation and counter-terrorism, base and range operations and customized engineering and manufacturing.

Raytheon Company, with 2005 sales of $21.9 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 80,000 people worldwide.

  Contact:
  William Randy Winder
  703.295.2358

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CONTACT: William Randy Winder for Raytheon Company, +1-703-295-2358

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