Raytheon Company designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and supports technological products, services, and solutions for governmental and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. It operates in six segments: Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS), Missile Systems (MS), Network Centric Systems (NCS), Space and Airborne Systems (SAS), and Technical Services (TS). The IDS segment provides ballistic missile defense, including space, air, surface, and subsurface; naval; and maritime and homeland security solutions. The IIS segment provides signal and image processing, geospatial intelligence, air- and space-borne command and control, ground engineering support, weather and environmental management, information technology, identity management, and information assurance services. The MS segment develops and supports a range of cutting edge weapon systems that include missiles, smart munitions, projectiles, kinetic kill vehicles, space vehicles, and directed energy effectors. The NCS segment develops and produces mission solutions for networking, command and control, battle space awareness, and transportation management. This segments principal programs comprise command and control systems, integrated communications systems, netted sensor systems, and homeland security, as well as civil applications and components to create these systems. The SAS segment provides integrated systems and solutions for advanced missions, including surveillance and reconnaissance, precision engagement, unmanned aerial operations, and special force operations and space. The TS segment offers technical, scientific, and professional services, as well as a range of training and outsourcing services. This segment specializes in mission Support, counter-proliferation and counter-terrorism, range operations, product support, and customized engineering services. The company was founded in 1922 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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