WASHINGTON, D.C.  -  Raytheon Company has been approved for membership in the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), the USUBC executive committee announced today on behalf of the entire USUBC membership of over 100 companies and organizations who have business operations, investments or other development programs in Ukraine.  

Raytheon, with 2009 sales of $25 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 88 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 global headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 73,000 people worldwide.
 
RAYTHEON IN UKRAINE SINCE 1994
Raytheon's representation office in Ukraine is part of Raytheon Technical Services Company, LLC (RTSC).  RTSC's Threat Reduction Office is active throughout the former Soviet Union and has been working in Ukraine since 1994, principally engaged in Strategic Nuclear Arms Elimination projects that were part of the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Nunn-Lugar Program. 

RTSC also specializes in program management, supply chain management, information management, fleet maintenance, training, shipping, and procurement.

RTSC has provided logistics support for NATO's Partnership for Peace "Peaceshield" exercises and has supported cooperative programs with the Ukrainian MOD and the State Border Guards and State Customs Services. Raytheon currently employees 95 Ukrainian and 10 expatriate employees in Ukraine.  Mark Beha is resident manager of the Raytheon office in Kyiv.

JOHN MILLER, DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Raytheon will be represented on the USUBC board of directors by John Miller, Director, International Business Development: Europe, Israel, Sub-Sahara, Raytheon International, Inc. whose office is in the Arlington, VA office. John is a former top ranking U.S. military officer and has worked for Raytheon for over 10 years. John was elected as a new member of the USUBC Executive Committee at the annual meeting in December.

RAYTHEON COUNTRY MANAGER UKRAINE - MARK BAHA
USUBC has been working with Raytheon's Country Manager in Kyiv, Mark Beha for some time. Mark has worked in Ukraine for over 15 years on a variety of Raytheon projects, mostly in conjunction with the U.S. Defense Department contracts. USUBC has also worked with Bill Toti, VP, Raytheon Technical Services Company, in Reston, VA. 

More information about Raytheon can be found at www.raytheon.com.

USUBC is very pleased to have Raytheon as a member," said Morgan Williams, Director, Government Affairs, Washington Office, SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group, www.SigmaBleyzer.com, who serves as President/CEO of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC). "Raytheon now joins with other aerospace and defense related companies who are members of USUBC such as AnaCom, Inc., Boeing;
 
Defense Technology, Inc; DRS Technologies, Inc.; General Dynamics; Sweet Analysis Services Inc. (SASI); UMBRA and United Technologies (Pratt & Whitney)," Williams said.