Raytheon is disappointed by the 22nd July 2010 announcement by the UK Home Office regarding the e-Borders program. We appreciate the Home Office is operating under significant budget constraints but a default notice is not an appropriate way to achieve the important objectives of this program. We expect to review this matter with the Home Office at the earliest opportunity to address the path forward.

Since Raytheon began working on the program, e-Borders has significantly improved UK border security from threats of terrorism, illegal immigration and serious crime. We have delivered a live operating capability that now screens more than 120 million passenger journeys per year, representing more than half of the traffic entering and leaving the country. The advanced screening processes we have introduced with our partners have enabled thousands of alerts and arrests since program inception. Raytheon has a long history of successfully delivering on thousands of programs for its global customers and is proud of its many achievements in support of e-Borders.

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