An open-fan engine would be less efficient than a more conventional ducted turbofan on a future narrowbody aircraft, says RTX Chief Scientist Michael Winter.
RTX and the U.S. Navy are starting to explore new applications and host aircraft for the Next-Generation Jammer’s mid-band technology domestically and abroad.
The U.S. Air Force quietly released the first artistic rendering of the nuclear-armed, Raytheon AGM-181 Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) cruise missile on June 2.
Raytheon would offer a new guided rocket in the 2.75-in.-dia. class if USAF moves forward with a proposal to acquire a low-cost, high-speed air-to-air missile.
RTX and the former cyber and intelligence business it spun out last year have agreed to pay the U.S. government $8.4 million to resolve Justice Department allegations.
Super Tier 1 suppliers are dusting off their pandemic playbooks over cost escalations during that crisis in order to manage the next wave of challenges.
With tariff uncertainty front and center, major engine suppliers are not seeing signs of demand shifts that threaten strong aftermarket activity projections.
Australia can join a growing foreign order backlog of RTX AIM-120 Amraam missiles as U.S. military orders dwindle for the medium-range air-to-air missile.
Beijing has retaliated with new controls on critical mineral exports, targeting the American defense-industrial base as well as matching levies on U.S. imports.
JetZero has secured a propulsion systems agreement with RTX covering its blended-wing-body aircraft’s primary engines, auxiliary power system and nacelles.
Pratt & Whitney is planning further development of rotating detonation engine (RDE) technology following “positive test results” from a series of ground tests.
Financial results for the leading aerospace companies for 2024 reveals RTX led the way for operating revenue with a reported turnover of $80.7 billion.
