RESTON, Virginia, February 23 /PRNewswire/ --

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has teamed with C4 Advanced Solutions to pursue government and commercial training opportunities in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East.

We are working with C4 Advanced Solutions (C4AS) because of its expertise as a systems integrator, information and communication technology solution provider, and knowledge solutions expert, said Stephen Teel, a Raytheon Technical Services Company (TS) LLC vice president of Global Training Solutions. Since the major focus of C4AS is on service provision to military, educational, and governmental institutions in the Middle East, this will provide both parties access to a large customer base. C4AS is headquartered in Abu Dhabi.

Raytheon delivers a comprehensive menu of training solutions based on proven training expertise and processes that help customers achieve measurable operational advantages, improved readiness and enhanced performance, while optimizing efficiencies and reducing costs.

Raytheon has a strategic focus on offering integrated training services to government and commercial customers in the Middle East. There is a demand in the region for creative and tailored training approaches to meet organizational goals. Raytheon addresses customized needs by working in partnership with customers to develop and deliver the right solutions.

TS provides technical, scientific and professional services, as well as a full-spectrum of training services and outsourcing for defense, federal and commercial customers worldwide. It specializes in Mission Support, training, counter-proliferation and counter-terrorism, range operations, product support, homeland security solutions, and customized engineering services.

Raytheon Company, with 2008 sales of US$23.2 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 87 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.

Contact: Kristin Patterson Jones +1-703-295-2534 (office) +1-571-723-2804 (mobile) kpjones@raytheon.com

Kristin Patterson Jones of Raytheon Company, +1-703-295-2534 (office), or +1-571-723-2804 (mobile), kpjones@raytheon.com