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RTX Corporation (NYSE: RTX) is described as the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, and its news flow reflects activity across commercial aviation, defense and space. Company announcements highlight developments from its businesses Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon and Blue Canyon Technologies, as well as corporate updates from its Arlington, Virginia headquarters.
News items from Collins Aerospace include contracts and technology demonstrations in air traffic management and navigation. For example, Collins Aerospace has been awarded a major Federal Aviation Administration contract to support the Radar System Replacement program for the U.S. National Airspace System, delivering next-generation cooperative and non-cooperative radar systems. It has also showcased anti-jam Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing solutions using Compact Modular Open Systems Standards (CMOSS) Mounted Form Factor cards for ground vehicles in contested environments.
Pratt & Whitney news covers aircraft propulsion and engine development. The business has announced work on a new family of engines, developed by its GATORWORKS team, intended for applications such as munitions and Collaborative Combat Aircraft, with a focus on scalability, development speed and affordability.
Raytheon-related news spans air and missile defense, radar and electronic warfare. Recent releases include contracts to supply Patriot air and missile defense systems and related equipment to countries such as Spain and Romania, as well as a contract to equip a U.S. Air Force autonomous test aircraft with PhantomStrike radar. Raytheon has also reported progress on an Advanced Electronic Warfare prototype for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
RTX news also covers space activities through Blue Canyon Technologies, such as the launch of a Saturn-200 minisatellite platform for NASA’s Pandora mission to study exoplanet atmospheres. In addition, corporate communications include earnings release schedules, responses to unsolicited mini-tender offers for RTX shares, and other regulatory or cybersecurity updates disclosed through press releases and SEC filings.
Investors and observers can use the RTX news stream to follow contract awards, technology milestones, aerospace and defense program updates, and corporate announcements that illustrate how the company’s businesses operate across aviation, defense and space.
Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) announced on Dec. 19, 2025 that it received a U.S. Air Force contract to equip the autonomous X-62A Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft (VISTA) with a PhantomStrike radar.
PhantomStrike is described as a compact, air-cooled fire-control radar using GaN that is smaller, lighter and lower-power than modern AESA radars, with digital beam forming, multimode air and ground targeting, and a company claim of delivering similar capability at nearly half the cost of typical fire-control radars.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) was awarded a $168 million foreign military sales contract to supply Romania with equipment for the Patriot air and missile defense system.
The order covers a radar, command-and-control system, launchers, and miscellaneous support and test equipment. This is Romania's second Patriot order within one year. Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain also placed Patriot orders in 2025.
The release emphasizes Patriot's combat-proven status and role as the foundation of air defense for 19 countries, highlighting interoperability and collective security in Europe.
Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) completed a major review of its new Advanced Electronic Warfare (ADVEW) prototype for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet on Sept. 22, 2025.
The review validated prototype software development, integration with flight-representative hardware and self-protect subsystems, and alignment with government reference architecture. Raytheon completed a Test Plan Working Group and plans further demonstrations and delivery of shipsets for government integration testing on the Navy's accelerated fielding timeline.
Pratt & Whitney (NYSE: RTX) is developing a new family of small engines scalable from 500 to 1,800 pounds of thrust intended to power munitions and Collaborative Combat Aircraft. The program is led by the company's GATORWORKS team, which emphasized development speed and affordability and plans to leverage additive manufacturing and common architecture to shorten development and production timelines. A second series of tests is scheduled for early 2026 to validate key design features. The engine family will be offered to both domestic and international customers.
Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to advance satellite data processing, mission control, and space mission management. The collaboration will deploy scalable cloud solutions using AWS AI/ML services, AWS Outpost edge capabilities, serverless technologies, and tools like Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Bedrock to improve mission data processing, constellation command-and-control, and rapid capability delivery.
The companies said they are actively executing programs for government and commercial customers to reduce mission costs, increase flexibility, and accelerate operational delivery.
Pratt & Whitney (NYSE: RTX) was awarded a $1.6 billion undefinitized contract action on Dec. 2, 2025 to sustain the F135 engines that power all three F-35 variants. The award funds depot maintenance, spare parts replenishment, material management, propulsion integration, engineering support and software sustainment for U.S. and international customers.
The sustainment network covers multiple global depots, 39 bases and 12 ships, and builds on delivery of more than 1,300 F135 production engines. The work is positioned to support F-35 readiness and enable the F135 Engine Core Upgrade using the existing sustainment infrastructure.
Raytheon-Rafael joint venture (RTX) was awarded a $1.25 billion direct commercial sales contract to supply Tamir surface-to-air missiles, missile kits and test equipment to Israel on Nov 21, 2025.
The companies invested $33 million to open a new production facility in East Camden, Arkansas earlier this month. The Camden site is the first U.S. all-up-round production facility for Tamir and the U.S. variant SkyHunter, supporting Israel Missile Defense Organization serial production and the U.S. Marine Corps' MRIC program.
The announcement is the first production contract for the R2S joint venture and notes Iron Dome operational history, including an operational success rate cited above 95%.
RTX (NYSE:RTX) partner Collins Aerospace and the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force have signed a multi-decade government-owned, contractor-operated contract to build a military avionics service center in the Netherlands to support European F-35 and CH-47F fleets.
The center will provide repair expertise, depot technology, repair supply-chain management and will complement Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine depot and Collins' F-35 pilot readiness center. Initial depot capability is expected in 2026.
Pratt & Whitney Canada (NYSE: RTX) reported its PT6A aerial application turboprop engines surpassed 1 million flight hours in 2025. Since the first aerial-application PT6A certification in 1977, the company has developed eight PT6A models and produced close to 5,000 engines for agricultural and firefighting aircraft made by Air Tractor and Thrush Aircraft.
The broader PT6 family has powered over 155 aircraft types and logged more than 500 million flying hours since 1963; modern PT6 engines offer up to 4x more power, a 50% improved power-to-weight ratio, and up to 20% better specific fuel consumption. Pratt & Whitney Canada supports customers via a global service network of >55 facilities in 25 countries.
Collins Aerospace (RTX) signed an agreement with Ethiopian Airlines at the Dubai Air Show to supply premium business-class seating across multiple fleets.
The deal outfits 11 A350-900 with Elevation suites and 56 737 MAX with Parallel Diamond seats, delivering lie-flat options, privacy doors, and increased in-suite living space while maintaining cabin densities.
The contract extends Collins' existing work with Ethiopian, including Elevation suites for the airline's 777-9 order, aiming for a consistent passenger experience across long- and short-haul fleets.