Miscellaneous

When did the company Raytheon change its name?

When did the company Raytheon change its name?

1925: Company changes its name to Raytheon Manufacturing Company and begins making tubes for radios. 1940: Raytheon is chosen to develop magnetrons, a tube used in microwave radar systems, marking the company’s entrance into defense technology.

What did Raytheon do with the Acme Delta Company?

Raytheon acquired the Acme-Delta Company, a producer of transformers, power equipment, and electronic auto parts. Profits resulting from new products were immediately put back into research and development to improve products, particularly in industrial electronics and microwave communications.

When did the Raytheon Company start making microwaves?

1967: Company introduces the first countertop microwave under the Amana name. 1976: Production of the Patriot missile defense system begins. 1980: Company acquires Beech Aircraft. 1993: Company acquires the corporate jet unit of British Aerospace. 1995: E-Systems Inc. is acquired.

What are the core businesses of Raytheon Company?

Today, Raytheon is focused on its core businesses: defense and commercial electronics and business aviation and special mission aircraft. Each provides the company with the capabilities it needs to build on its strength as an innovator and to prosper in a highly competitive global economy.

Who are the owners of Raytheon and why?

They consistently try to go around loop holes from the union and the managers (mostly) all have entitlement issues. The owners of raytheon are power hungry, money hungry, and could care less about the people keeping them in business.

Are there any benefits to working at Raytheon?

Yes, there are benefits and decent pay. But its all at the cost of being treated like you mean absolutely nothing. They will change your schedule from day to night and give you nothing but a few minutes to decide whether you will accept the change or be required to leave (an insanely impossible thing to do with kids and/or other responsibilities).

What happens if you run out of time off at Raytheon?

If you ever run out of the paid time off, unpaid time is not excused and you will be disciplined, regardless of situation.. They consistently try to go around loop holes from the union and the managers (mostly) all have entitlement issues.