Germany has sent a letter of request to the Pentagon to buy Typhon ground-launched, long-range strike systems, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says.
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.