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RTX Corporation (NYSE: RTX) is described as the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, and its news flow reflects activity across commercial aviation, defense and space. Company announcements highlight developments from its businesses Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon and Blue Canyon Technologies, as well as corporate updates from its Arlington, Virginia headquarters.
News items from Collins Aerospace include contracts and technology demonstrations in air traffic management and navigation. For example, Collins Aerospace has been awarded a major Federal Aviation Administration contract to support the Radar System Replacement program for the U.S. National Airspace System, delivering next-generation cooperative and non-cooperative radar systems. It has also showcased anti-jam Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing solutions using Compact Modular Open Systems Standards (CMOSS) Mounted Form Factor cards for ground vehicles in contested environments.
Pratt & Whitney news covers aircraft propulsion and engine development. The business has announced work on a new family of engines, developed by its GATORWORKS team, intended for applications such as munitions and Collaborative Combat Aircraft, with a focus on scalability, development speed and affordability.
Raytheon-related news spans air and missile defense, radar and electronic warfare. Recent releases include contracts to supply Patriot air and missile defense systems and related equipment to countries such as Spain and Romania, as well as a contract to equip a U.S. Air Force autonomous test aircraft with PhantomStrike radar. Raytheon has also reported progress on an Advanced Electronic Warfare prototype for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
RTX news also covers space activities through Blue Canyon Technologies, such as the launch of a Saturn-200 minisatellite platform for NASA’s Pandora mission to study exoplanet atmospheres. In addition, corporate communications include earnings release schedules, responses to unsolicited mini-tender offers for RTX shares, and other regulatory or cybersecurity updates disclosed through press releases and SEC filings.
Investors and observers can use the RTX news stream to follow contract awards, technology milestones, aerospace and defense program updates, and corporate announcements that illustrate how the company’s businesses operate across aviation, defense and space.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) announced that BBN Technologies won a DARPA contract under the X-ray Extreme-range Non-imaging Analysis (XENA) program on Feb. 25, 2026 to develop kilometer-range X-ray imaging algorithms.
The effort will build software and run simulations to reconstruct hidden geometry of man-made objects from distances approaching a kilometer, with testing in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Atlanta, Georgia. The BBN-led team includes Georgia Institute of Technology.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) said Raytheon ELCAN won a production contract to supply a customised Specter® DR 1-4x weapon sight to the German Armed Forces as part of Germany's soldier modernization program.
The bespoke configuration integrates an Aimpoint® reflex sight and builds on European orders exceeding 100,000 units since August 2024, with total value above €193 million.
Pratt & Whitney (NYSE: RTX) is investing $200 million to add a seventh isothermal forging press at its Columbus Forge in Columbus, Georgia, expanding output of rotating compressor and turbine disks by 30%. The new press is expected online in 2028 and supports GTF, F135 and other engine programs.
This follows a recent $70 million, 81,000-square-foot GTF MRO expansion that increased annual capacity by more than 25%. The Columbus campus employs over 2,600 people and the company says it has invested over $1 billion in Columbus since 2008.
Collins Aerospace (NYSE: RTX) demonstrated its Sidekick mission autonomy software in a successful test flight of General Atomics' YFQ-42A uncrewed jet on Feb. 20, 2026.
The test engaged autonomy mode for a four-hour autonomous flight managed by a ground operator, showing integration with the YFQ-42A mission systems and support for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft Increment 1 program.
Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) announced U.S. Navy approval of the StormBreaker smart weapon for operational use on the F/A-18‑E/F Super Hornet, dated February 20, 2026. StormBreaker can engage moving and stationary targets in fair and adverse weather, at sea or on land, and allows a single aircraft to strike more surface targets.
The munition is already approved for the F‑15E, was the first carried by the Super Hornet in 2023, and is being integrated on F‑35A/B/C aircraft.
Collins Aerospace (NYSE: RTX) was named a finalist for a 2026 Crystal Cabin Award on Feb. 17, 2026 for its SkyNook suite.
The SkyNook converts underutilized aft widebody space into a semi-private retreat with a convertible console that secures car seats, bassinets, pet carriers or service animals and a deployable privacy divider.
Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) was awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a domestic production capability for thin film lithium niobate (TFLN) wafers, a material used in high‑speed secure communications and advanced sensing.
Raytheon will transfer an ion‑slicing process to US‑based G&H, with production transitioning to G&H in early 2026 for low‑rate initial production to strengthen U.S. supply chain resilience for defense and commercial sectors.
Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) demonstrated its Coyote Block 3 Non-Kinetic (NK) counter-unmanned air system on Feb. 11, 2026, in a U.S. Army exercise in Tucson, Arizona.
The recoverable Coyote Block 3NK reportedly defeated multiple drone swarms, showing launch, loiter, intercept, recovery, and redeployment capabilities and emphasizing lower collateral risk compared with kinetic effects. Raytheon also noted a recent, company-awarded LIDS counter-drone contract and continued production and performance upgrades to increase launch speed, range, and altitude performance.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) BBN Technologies won a Department of War contract via the National Spectrum Consortium to build a prototype smart spectrum manager for safe, real-time coexistence between defense radars and commercial 5G in the 3.1–3.45 GHz band.
The program will deliver a two‑phase system: an initial detector and scheduler that shifts 5G traffic in seconds, then an advanced prototype integrating radar signals, interference cancellation, ML prediction, dynamic spectrum management and a cloud/edge sandbox. Team targets include a 50% usable 5G capacity gain, 20 dB interference reduction to radars, and a 1,000x 5G link‑quality improvement. Work spans multiple U.S. locations under Other Transaction W15QKN-21-9-5599.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.68 per share, payable March 19, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 20, 2026. RTX has paid cash dividends every year since 1936, underscoring a long dividend history.