EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 13, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) business has named Travis H. Slocumb III vice president for Strategy and Business Development. Slocumb will report to Jon Jones, Raytheon Company vice president and president of SAS.

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Prior to joining Raytheon, Slocumb held executive positions at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) since 1993. Recent positions with SAIC include senior vice president, director of Business Development, RDT&E Group vice president, and Chief Technology Officer for the same group.

Slocumb brings knowledge of key strategic areas such as innovation and technology, business development and capture, and mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, he has experience working closely with DARPA, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, NASA and the Department of Homeland Security.

He holds a bachelor's of science degree in mathematics from the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Va.

Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems is the leading provider of sensor systems giving military forces the most accurate and timely information available for the network-centric battlefield. With 2006 revenues of $4.3 billion and 12,000 employees, SAS is headquartered in El Segundo, Calif. Additional facilities are in Goleta, Calif.; Forest, Miss.; Dallas, McKinney and Plano, Texas; and several international locations.

Raytheon Company, with 2006 sales of $20.3 billion, is a technology leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning more than 80 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 73,000 people worldwide.

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