RTX

By Robert Wall
Rafael and Raytheon disclosed the contract as they inaugurated the U.S. Tamir interceptor production facility.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Washington has approved Japan’s request to acquire RTX GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb Increment II glide munitions, better known as the StormBreaker.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
RTX argues that fielding a Golden Dome capability quickly means relying on systems that are currently fielded.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A trend toward cheaper missiles and faster acquisitions is coming together to deliver a new approach to counter-air weapons.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Avio, a space propulsion specialist, will build a solid rocket motor factory in the United States that will supply both RTX’s Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Raytheon is exploring whether the Netherlands could produce its Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (Amraam); Dutch F-16s go to Romania.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army has picked AEVEX’s Atlas to advance as its initial Launched Effects-Short Range (LE-SR) system following a series of demonstrations this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
RTX businesses Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace are poised to keep pace with rising production and delivery rates at both Airbus and Boeing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick, Daniel Williams
Pratt & Whitney’s PW1000G geared turbofan inspection program continues to track as forecasted, with signs that MRO throughput is improving.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
RTX posted double-digit sales growth in the third quarter of 2025 thanks to robust demand for its aftermarket and commercial OE products.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The U.S. government shutdown may not have kicked off until the end of Q3, but its effects will be a common thread in upcoming defense earnings discussions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army will start executing within a month a fielding plan for acquiring and delivering Launched Effects-Short Range air vehicles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Anna Sliwon-Stewart
The Polish government says it is moving ahead with the purchase of RTX AIM-120D radar-guided air-to-air missiles to equip its F-35 combat aircraft.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The past fiscal year was one for the ages in terms of interest in U.S. missiles abroad.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Carrier operations are proceeding, but the UK’s Lockheed Martin F-35 program still faces major capability gaps.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The Pentagon has awarded RTX a $5 billion contract for Coyote drone interceptor systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A new export authorization for Germany carried the RTX AIM-120 Amraam program beyond the 4,000-missile mark so far this year for potential foreign sales.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy has flown surrogates for future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) with a version of Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Anduril and RTX Technologies have unveiled new ground-launched variants of heavy munitions at a U.S. Air Force event this week.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
RTX and Shield AI will supply the software “brains” for the first increment of the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) fleet, sources say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon recently set a new record for longest AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile shot by a fifth-generation fighter.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Sean Broderick
RTX ’s Pratt & Whitney business unit will deliver enough PW1000G engines for Airbus to meet its full-year delivery goal, RTX President Chris Calio said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
As RTX'S Pratt & Whitney ramps up production of geared turbofan (GTF) engines, GKN Aerospace is adding build capacity at its Newington, Connecticut, facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Russian Helicopters has logged the first flight of its Ansat light twin rotorcraft powered by locally produced engines.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
RTX preps upgrades to Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band system, drawing on early operational lessons, as as it awaits the service’s full-rate production decision.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare