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William H. Swanson, left, chairman and CEO of Raytheon Co., and Taylor Lawrence, right, Raytheon vice president, give Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, center foreground, a tour of the company’s facilities by in Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 26, 2012.

William H. Swanson, left, chairman and CEO of Raytheon Co., and Taylor Lawrence, right, Raytheon vice president, give Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, center foreground, a tour of the company’s facilities by in Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 26, 2012.

William H. Swanson, left, chairman and CEO of Raytheon Co., and Taylor Lawrence, right, Raytheon vice president, give Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, center foreground, a tour of the company’s facilities by in Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 26, 2012.

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