WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 1  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raytheon Company's
(NYSE: RTN) William H. Swanson, Raytheon Chairman and CEO and Edward S.
Pliner, Raytheon Senior Vice President and CFO, will speak at Morgan Stanley's
CEO's Unplugged Industrials Conference Wednesday September 15, 2004.  Their
presentation is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. EDT.

    Swanson's and Pliner's remarks will be audio cast live (listen-only mode)
through 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 30
days following the conference.  No charts will be used.

    Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2003 sales of $18.1 billion, is an
industry leader in defense, government and commercial 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

   Media:
   Jim Fetig
   781-522-5111

   Investor Relations:
   Greg Smith
   781-522-5141


SOURCE: Raytheon Company

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