Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 23, 2008, Raytheon Company issued a press release announcing financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2008. A copy of the press release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216 and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release issued by Raytheon Company dated October 23, 2008.

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