Raytheon make me laugh sometimes, they strike me as being the corporate equivalent to the over confident bloke who always pushes to the front and takes the credit, not out of malice but because they deludedly believe they are that good. AWD project, ASC Shipyard on a government owned common user facility and driving in the first thing you see is a meters high illuminated "Raytheon" sign on the side of the warehouse adjacent to the Systems Centre appearing to indicate it is the Raytheon Systems Centre, shipyard and CUF. Sadly some in Raytheon actually believe it is the case.
The number of Raytheon wonks who honestly seemed to believe they were the prime contractor rather than an alliance member, that they were the combat developer when what they were actually doing was integrating features to an already developed Lockheed Martin / Navantia design. They had a finger in every pie and once in tried to take over, even when they didn't actually understand what was required. Almost every function they believed they had the lead on was actually undertaken by career ASC, DMO personnel and contractors hired in to cover off Raytheon's lack of expertise.
Some great people working for them but their corporate culture could almost be called corporate delusion, unfortunately however that delusion has bled through to the media and general public through very proficient and effective brand marketing and their confident self delusion.
Sorry for the ramble by the "Why Raytheon?" seemed like a question worth answering from my perspective.