Raytheon
| File:Raytheon.svg | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Traded as | Template:Nyse S&P 500 Component |
| Industry | Aerospace and defense |
| When it was created | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (1922) |
| People who started it | Vannevar Bush Laurence K. Marshall Charles G. Smith |
| Headquarters | Waltham, Massachusetts, United States |
| Area served | worldwide |
| Key people | William H. Swanson (Chairman) & (CEO) |
| Money earned | Increase $24.857 billion (2012) |
| Operating income | Increase $2.857 billion (2012) |
| Net income | Increase $1.896 billion (2012) |
| Total assets | Increase $25.854 billion (2012) |
| Total equity | Increase $8.340 billion (2012) |
| Employees | 71,000 (2011)[1] |
| Website | www.Raytheon.com (established 1999) |
Raytheon Company is an American defense contractor and industrial corporation. It makes military weapons and commercial electronics. It is the world's largest producer of guided missiles.[2] Raytheon was set up in 1922.[3]
References
- ↑ Raytheon Reports Solid Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2010 Results. PR Newswire. January 27, 2011
- ↑ Missile maker hopes to diversify, create technology for peacetime. Sazhightechconnect.com. Retrieved on 2012-02-04.
- ↑ "Raytheon Company: History". Raytheon. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
