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[PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LETTERHEAD]
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Raytheon Company of our report dated January 25, 2000,
except for the information in Note R as to which the date is March 7, 2000
relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules, which
appears in Raytheon Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999. We also consent to the references to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 29, 2000
