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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.
Pratt & Whitney Canada (RTX: RTX) delivered the first PW127XT-S development engines to Deutsche Aircraft in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany for the D328eco TAC1 test aircraft on the path to entry into service in 2027. The D328eco with PW127XT-S aims for up to 14% lower fuel consumption per seat versus the original Dornier 328 and 25% more passenger capacity. The PW127XT-S is the newest variant of the PW100 family, which has accumulated over 208 million flying hours, with PW127XT series contributing more than 400,000 hours. Companies continue collaboration on 100% SAF compatibility and drop-in SAF options.
Collins Aerospace (RTX) was selected by Qatar Airways to deploy its Ascentia analytics solution across Qatar Airways' fleet of 52 Boeing 787 aircraft, announced at the Dubai Air Show on Nov 17, 2025. Ascentia analyzes real-time sensor data against historic records and statistical models to deliver predictive insights on component health, with the stated goals of reducing unscheduled maintenance, limiting aircraft downtime, improving on-time performance, and lowering operating costs. Collins says Ascentia supports nearly 40% of 787s in operation today and enables scheduling, spare provisioning, and resource optimization.
Pratt & Whitney (NYSE:RTX) opened its European Technology and Innovation Center (ETIC) in Houten, Netherlands on Nov. 13, 2025, focused on advanced propulsion research including advanced gas turbines, hybrid-electric and hydrogen propulsion.
ETIC is co-located with Collins Aerospace's European Innovation Hub, follows memoranda with Netherlands Aerospace Group and a master research agreement with TU Delft, and includes dedicated office space at TU Delft's Aerospace Innovation Hub.
IAE (RTX) partners JAEC, MTU and Pratt & Whitney reaffirmed their long-term consortium commitment on Nov 13, 2025 to evolve GTF technology for next-generation single-aisle aircraft.
Key facts: the V2500 surpassed 300 million flight hours and powers about 2,800 aircraft. MTU noted ongoing expansion of GTF MRO operations since 2015. IAE said it is investing in advanced materials, high-performance-computing aerodynamics, a small high-speed core and hybrid-electric propulsion for the second-generation GTF.
Avio and Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on November 10, 2025 to establish a state‑of‑the‑art solid rocket motor (SRM) facility in the United States.
The agreement gives Raytheon preferred access to a share of the plant’s production capacity and builds on a July 2024 contract for Mk104 preliminary engineering and a recent purchase order funding Critical Design Review and long‑lead procurement.
The facility is intended to serve Raytheon and other customers as a vertically integrated merchant supplier and to strengthen U.S. SRM supply capacity for defense needs.
Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Avio to support establishment of a solid rocket motor (SRM) facility in the U.S. Raytheon will have preferred access to a share of the plant's production capacity to meet future demand. This builds on a July 2024 contract for preliminary engineering on the Mk 104 motor and a recent purchase order funding work through Critical Design Review and long‑lead procurement.
The MoU positions Avio as a vertically integrated merchant supplier in the U.S. and aims to expand SRM supply for Raytheon and other customers to support U.S. and allied defense needs.
Raytheon UK (NYSE: RTX) has been awarded a contract by the UK Space Agency to provide orbital analysts in support of the UK Space Domain Awareness mission, announced 4 November 2025. The team will use Raytheon UK's NORSSTrack software to map and track satellites, monitor potential collisions and debris, assess re-entries and deliver data for operational decision-making. Analysts will be based at the National Space Operations Centre facility at Royal Air Force Base High Wycombe and will support the centre's analysis and response capability.
The contract reinforces Raytheon UK's ongoing partnership with the UK Space Agency and its investment in space domain awareness talent and technology, positioned to support national and allied space resilience.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.68 per share.
The dividend is payable on Dec. 11, 2025 to shareowners of record at the close of business on Nov. 21, 2025. RTX noted it has paid cash dividends every year since 1936.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) announced that Chief Financial Officer Neil Mitchill will speak at the Baird 2025 Global Industrial Conference on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. ET. The presentation will be broadcast live and available for archive at www.rtx.com.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) reported Q3 2025 sales of $22.5 billion, up 12% year‑over‑year and 13% organically, with adjusted EPS $1.70 (+17%). Operating cash flow was $4.6 billion and free cash flow $4.0 billion. Company backlog stood at $251 billion. The company completed the divestiture of Collins actuation and flight control and returned $0.9 billion to shareowners while paying down $2.9 billion of debt.
RTX raised full‑year guidance to adjusted sales $86.5–$87.0 billion (organic +8–9%) and adjusted EPS $6.10–$6.20, and confirmed free cash flow $7.0–$7.5 billion.