2004 Top 100

7: Raytheon Co.
Top 100 Revenue: $2,355,736,000
Defense Revenue: $2,285,953,000
Civilian Revenue: $69,783,000
2003 Revenue: $18.1 billion
2003 Earnings: $365 million
2002 Revenue: $16.8 billion
2002 Earnings: Loss of $587 million
Number of employees: 78,000
Headquarters: Lexington, Mass
Website: www.raytheon.com
Leadership:

William Swanson, chairman and CEO

Ron Ross, leader of the Information Systems unit

Ticker: RTN
Lines of business: Homeland security, missile defense, precision engagement, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
Major customers: Army, Air Force, Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, NASA, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Major contracts/projects: IT operations and maintenance for NASA''s Earth Observing System, Air Force Distributed Common Ground Systems upgrade
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