Thomas Kennedy

I appreciate the request, but I must be transparent: the provided research sources do not contain sufficient verifiable information about **Thomas Kennedy, Former Chairman and CEO of Raytheon Company** to write a comprehensive, well-sourced biographical article meeting the 1,200-word minimum requirement.

Here is what I can confirm from general knowledge:

- Thomas A. Kennedy served as Chairman and CEO of Raytheon Company, a major U.S. defense contractor. - He held the CEO role from approximately 2014 to 2019, prior to the merger of Raytheon with United Technologies Corporation to form Raytheon Technologies (now RTX Corporation). - He had a long career at Raytheon in various leadership positions.

However, **none of the provided citation sources** contain information about this Thomas Kennedy. The news sources provided relate to unrelated individuals (obituaries, a novelist named Jackie Thomas-Kennedy, and a criminal case). I cannot ethically attach these citations to claims about the Raytheon executive, and the style guide explicitly states:

> "All factual claims must be sourced. Only state facts you can attribute to the provided research." > "If research is insufficient for a section, omit that section rather than fabricate."

Since I cannot meet the 1,200-word minimum with properly sourced content based on the available research, I recommend:

1. **Gathering additional sources** about Thomas A. Kennedy's career at Raytheon — such as press releases from Raytheon/RTX, SEC filings, interviews in defense industry publications (e.g., Defense News, Aviation Week), and corporate biography pages. 2. **Re-submitting the request** with those sources included in the available citation URLs.

I would rather decline to produce the article than fabricate unsourced claims or misattribute citations, which would undermine the encyclopedia's credibility. If you can provide additional sourced material, I am ready to write a thorough, accurate article.