Raytheon Technology Today 2011 Issue 1

A Message From Mark E. Russell
On the cover: Raytheon, together with United
Innovations and the University of Arizona,
is developing a high efficiency solar energy
system. The heart of the system is a novel
photon-recycling photovoltaic cavity converter
(PVCC). It works in conjunction with a parabolic
dish reflector that concentrates sunlight
through the PVCC onto an internal array of
photovoltaic cells to produce electrical energy.
2 2011 ISSUE 1 RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGY TODAY
Vice President of Engineering, Technology and Mission Assurance
Just as minimizing energy use and cost-effectively meeting energy needs are top-of-mind
for all of us at Raytheon, so too are these major concerns for Raytheon’s defense and
national security customers. Collectively we face the growing challenges related to
energy and fossil fuel usage. Raytheon, known for technological innovation, is focused
on helping to better meet these energy needs and create solutions that support our
customers’ missions.
This Energy issue of Technology Today focuses on Raytheon’s innovative approaches to
satisfying the energy needs of its systems and its customers by leveraging and adapting
advanced energy technologies. Assuring reliable energy sources, adjusting to unpredictable
fuel pricing, and responding to mission needs are important variables in designing
defense systems.
Raytheon is at the forefront of providing the domain knowledge, technologies and
solutions to meet energy challenges. We incorporate alternative energy sources such as
solar, fuel cells and advanced batteries in our power management solutions. We are
investigating power cells and storage technologies ranging from a few milliwatts to many
megawatts. We understand what it means to efficiently manage and conserve energy in
domains spanning air, land, sea, space and cyberspace.
In this issue’s Leaders Corner, Tom Kennedy, president of Raytheon Integrated Defense
Systems, discusses his vision for IDS and how he plans to meet the challenges that lie
ahead — from changes in the external business environment to leveraging deep technical
talent to addressing the energy needs of today.
In the Meet a New Raytheon Leader section, we introduce Luis Izquierdo, vice president,
corporate Operations. Luis is responsible for developing and executing Raytheon’s
enterprise operations vision and strategy. He leads strategic initiatives for manufacturing
and manufacturing business systems, and co-leads corporate initiatives related to energy
and environmental sustainability and real estate utilization. Luis discusses how we are
making an impact on energy efficiency by reducing Raytheon’s load demand. Raytheon
has achieved the ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Dept. of
Energy for several years.
Best regards,
Mark E. Russell