Raytheon Company Public Relations 141 Spring Street Lexington MA
02173  News Release April 25, 1991  Editor's Note:  Raytheon
Company today released the following statement concerning the
effectiveness of its Patriot air defense missile system during
the recent Middle East war.  The company is taking this action
in response to contrary testimony before Congressional
committees, editorials in several major newspapers, and wire
service and news articles that it believes have unfairly
denigrated the performance of the system and their operational
crews.  Raytheon firmly believes:  The entire statement may be
attributed to Robert A. Skelly, vice president for public and
financial relations. Tel: (617) 860-2041  Statement by Robert A.
Skelly Vice President Public and Financial Relations Raytheon
Company  Recent attempts to discredit tha performance of the
Patriot defense system in both Saudi Arabia and Israel are
inaccurate and do great disservice to the system and to the men
and women of the United States Army wh