RTX

By Michael Bruno
The aero engine business model faces scrutiny as industry leaders debate changes to pricing, partnerships and cash flow strategies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
NORTHROP gets E-2D production award... FDH AERO ties up with TESTCOR of Korea... PELICO to help modernize C-17 heavy maintenance...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Michael Bruno
On July 23, RTX reported better-than-expected results for the second quarter of 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
Pratt & Whitney’s aftermarket sales have driven a 50% rise in second-quarter operating profit for the RTX subsidiary.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine, Robert Wall
The holy grail in missile defense today is a cheaper way to down threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Ben Goldstein
Pratt & Whitney Canada begins ground testing hybrid-electric propulsion for RTX demonstrator, aiming to improve energy efficiency and support future aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney has named its new family of small, scalable collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) engines the Valox.
Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
U.S. SPACE FORCE boosts NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 ceiling value... RAYTHEON gets $1.8b radar award... PIPER ties up with AURA AERO...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney says it is in talks with “multiple weapons primes” to flight test its rotating detonation engine (RDE) technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Patriot manufacturers begin early planning with the U.S. government to explore potential interceptor production in Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid-electric challenge to APUs; RTX’s power-dense motor; Vertical picks autonomy for eVTOL; South Korean firm flies eVTOL; fuel cells for drones.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
Pratt & Whitney deploys robotic assembly station for PW1100G bearings at Connecticut facility as part of broader automation expansion plan.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Bill Carey
U.S. lawmakers have expressed cybersecurity concerns as the competition heats up for the Trump administration’s overhaul of the air traffic control system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
RTX develops 250-kW electric powertrain with 14.4 kW/kg power density for aviation applications through ARPA-E funded Ultra-Compact project.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Staff
Australia And U.S. Test-Fire New SM-2-Based Air Defense System
Aerospace_Daily_departments

Aviation Week Staff
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE ties up with ENIGMA... KONGSBERG gets OTH weapon system award... New CFO for HESTON MATERIALS...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Navy is moving forward with the upgrade of the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s electronic warfare system, with plans to buy upgrade kits from RTX’s Raytheon unit.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the Trump administration agreed to sell RTX Tomahawk cruise missiles after weeks of uncertainty over the potential deal.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy is calling for the country to be allowed to license-produce Patriot interceptors to try to stem the tide of Russian ballistic missile attacks.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy will soon begin soliciting for prototypes of a new family of missile interceptors and related technologies to replace the RTX-built Standard Missile series.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A high-speed, extended-range air intercept missile based on solid fuel ramjet propulsion could soon enter development in Norway.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
STRATEGIC MISSION SYSTEMS gets $1B E-4B sustainment award... New CEO for THALES USA... BAE’s Endura chip passes rad-hardening test...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Graham Warwick
A U.S. startup has secured funding to begin scaling up a battery chemistry that promises to enable a three-four times improvement in drone performance.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
MDA Space says it has agreed to buy RTX’s smallsat-maker Blue Canyon in a deal that would give the Canadian buyer a satellite production foothold in the U.S.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The Finnish government has given the go-ahead for the country’s Defense Forces Logistics Command to procure RTX GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb II munitions to equip its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35As.
Missile Defense & Weapons