RTX

By Steve Trimble
Collins Aerospace completed altitude testing of a major subsystem competing for a contract to replace the Honeywell power and thermal management system inside the Lockheed Martin F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ella Nethersole
Sultan Al Morqi, managing director of Raytheon Saudi Arabia, talks with Arabian & African Aerospace.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Switzerland now rates its long-range air defense project as “red,” warning it lacks the ability to get the effort back on track, while the quarterly assessment of major defense projects downgrades the risk level associated with the purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
While top suppliers reported second-quarter results that mostly beat expectations, they also lifted outlooks for the whole year.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Avril Silva
The U.S. Navy has awarded RTX subsidiary Raytheon a contract worth up to $22.9 billion over seven years to boost the military’s RGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile output.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is continuing to expand its use of long-term framework agreements with companies to expand production of in-demand munitions.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
When a next-generation single-aisle airliner finally arrives, it could bring whole new companies, too.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Voyager Technologies will advance two critical technologies in the RTX supply chain for the Standard Missile (SM)-3 interceptor family.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
IM providing satellites to L3HARRIS for AMDT3... RAYTHEON gets AEGIS award... LOCKHEED gets Dutch F-35 spares award...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Steve Trimble
An RTX Phantom Strike radar is now being integrated on the Lockheed Martin X-62 operated by the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

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
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