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RTX Corporation reports aerospace and defense developments across Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon. News commonly covers Collins avionics, commercial aviation radars, satellite and secure communications components, and multi-domain security solutions; Pratt & Whitney commercial and military engine production, including GTF, F135 and F100 programs; and Raytheon defense systems such as SeaRAM, SharpSight radars, missile-warning sensors, air and missile defense, advanced sensors and space-based systems.
Company updates also include earnings releases, backlog and cash-flow commentary, dividend actions, facility investments and production-capacity expansions tied to commercial aerospace and defense demand. Contract announcements and customer program awards provide recurring detail on RTX's role as a supplier to military, civil aviation and allied defense markets.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) announced that its Raytheon business has completed a $50 million, 17,000 square‑foot expansion of its manufacturing facility in Forest, Mississippi. The project is expected to boost production capacity for critical electronic warfare and radar systems and create 100 high-skill jobs by 2028.
The Forest site now totals 445,000 square feet, following three expansions over the past decade that together represent $280 million in capital investment. The latest addition will serve as a hub for production, test and integration of Next Generation Jammer Mid‑Band pods for the U.S. Navy and Australian government, as well as other airborne radar programs.
Karman Space & Defense (NYSE: KRMN) announced a planned CFO transition, appointing Chris Boynton as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective September 14. Current CFO Mike Willis will depart by year-end following a phased transition after leading the finance organization through Karman’s February 2025 IPO.
According to Karman, the change follows a deliberative succession planning process as the company scales after 18 months as a public company. Boynton brings experience as EVP & CFO at Battelle and more than 20 years in senior finance roles at RTX, including CFO of Raytheon Missiles & Defense.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) announced that its Collins Aerospace business has successfully completed altitude testing of the Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS), a next-generation Power and Thermal Management System for the F-35.
EPACS is designed to deliver significantly increased cooling capacity and critical thermal margin to support current and planned advanced mission systems on the F-35 and future defense and commercial aircraft. The system was operated for several days at power levels replicating mission requirements and pushed to operational limits across various altitudes to validate performance models and demonstrate emergency power delivery. This milestone follows Collins’ 2025 announcement that EPACS met requirements for aircraft integration. RTX reported more than $88 billion in 2025 sales and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) announced that its Raytheon business has received an unprecedented $22.9 billion, seven-year contract from the U.S. Department of War under the Arsenal of Freedom to accelerate production of Tomahawk cruise missiles for the U.S. Navy.
The multi-year award is intended to support an annual production ramp to more than 1,000 Tomahawk missiles plus associated support, providing a stable, predictable supply for the Navy and allied forces. According to RTX, deliveries of Tomahawks in the first half of 2026 were three times higher than in the first half of 2025, and the company plans further capacity increases in collaboration with hundreds of small and mid-sized U.S. suppliers. RTX reported 2025 sales of more than $88 billion and employs over 180,000 people worldwide.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) announced that its Collins Aerospace business has been awarded a U.S. Army contract worth up to $472 million to provide engineering services for modernization and sustainment of the CH‑47 Chinook helicopter fleet.
The work focuses on avionics upgrades to integrate new capabilities, address component obsolescence and strengthen the aircraft’s avionics architecture, supporting mission readiness in a rapidly evolving operational environment. The contract also advances open, reusable avionics architectures to promote platform commonality, streamline technology insertion and reduce integration complexity and costs across multiple Army aircraft. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. RTX reported more than $88 billion in 2025 sales and employs over 180,000 people globally.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) announced that its Raytheon business received a $745 million contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to produce and sustain Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptors, a cooperatively developed system with Japanese industry for regional ballistic missile defense.
According to RTX, production will occur at Raytheon facilities in Tucson, Arizona, and Huntsville, Alabama, supported by a recent $115 million expansion of its Alabama missile integration facility that is expected to increase integration and delivery capacity by over 50%. RTX is actively hiring across this program.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) reported that its Raytheon business and Composite Energy Technologies successfully demonstrated the undersea launch capabilities of HADALUS, a new low-cost, long-endurance unmanned undersea vehicle, during a recent U.S. Navy exercise on an undersea test range.
According to RTX, the 34-foot UUV, with a six-foot cross section and over 2,000 nautical miles of endurance, progressed from concept to in-water prototype in under 18 months. HADALUS uses a free-flooded, all-carbon-fiber exoskeleton and is designed to cost roughly one-third to one-fifth of comparable long-endurance vehicles. RTX also highlighted ongoing workforce expansion to support critical military programs and noted 2025 company sales of more than $88 billion.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) announced that its Raytheon business has delivered and installed the first SPY-6(V)4 radar array at the Surface Combat Systems Center at Wallops Island, Virginia. This land-based open-water test site will support extensive radar, power and combat system interface testing before backfitting the system onto USS Pinckney (DDG 91), the first Flight IIA Destroyer to receive SPY-6(V)4.
Initial testing at Wallops will start later in 2026 and run through mid-2028, supporting a tight DDG 91 availability window from late 2026 to 2028. According to Raytheon, other SPY-6 variants are already on two commissioned ships and installed on 11 more, with deployment expected on 50+ U.S. Navy ships over the next decade. Raytheon has invested $800 million to modernize radar manufacturing and aims to double SPY-6 output by 2028.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) reported that its business Pratt & Whitney received a nearly $1.3 billion undefinitized IDIQ contract to supply F135 engine spare parts for all three F-35 variants. The award covers fiscal 2026 initial spares, deployable packages, depot lay-ins and support equipment for U.S. and international F-35 operators.
According to RTX, the F135 sustainment enterprise supports 42 bases and 13 ships worldwide through a global maintenance and logistics network. Pratt & Whitney has delivered over 1,500 F135 production engines to customers in 20 allied nations and plans to leverage this network for the forthcoming F135 Engine Core Upgrade.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) reported second quarter 2026 sales of $24.7 billion, up 14% year over year and 16% organically. GAAP EPS was $1.57, including acquisition accounting and restructuring items, while adjusted EPS* was $1.89, up 21%. Net income was $2.1 billion; adjusted net income* was $2.6 billion, up 22%. Operating cash flow reached $3.5 billion and free cash flow* was $2.9 billion, versus negative free cash flow a year earlier.
RTX reported a total backlog of $289 billion, split between $170 billion commercial and $119 billion defense, and agreed to sell Raytheon’s Blue Canyon Technologies for $620 million. For full-year 2026, RTX raised its outlook for adjusted sales* to $95.0–$96.0 billion, organic sales growth* to 8–9%, adjusted EPS* to $7.10–$7.25, and free cash flow* to $8.50–$8.75 billion.