UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 28, 2010

RAYTHEON COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-13699	95-1778500
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

870 Winter Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(781) 522-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 28, 2010, Raytheon Company issued a press release announcing financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2010. 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 28, 2010.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	RAYTHEON COMPANY
Date: October 28, 2010	By:	/S/    MICHAEL J. WOOD
		Michael J. Wood
		Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release issued by Raytheon Company dated October 28, 2010.

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