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RTX Corporation reports aerospace and defense developments across Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon. News commonly covers Collins avionics, commercial aviation radars, satellite and secure communications components, and multi-domain security solutions; Pratt & Whitney commercial and military engine production, including GTF, F135 and F100 programs; and Raytheon defense systems such as SeaRAM, SharpSight radars, missile-warning sensors, air and missile defense, advanced sensors and space-based systems.
Company updates also include earnings releases, backlog and cash-flow commentary, dividend actions, facility investments and production-capacity expansions tied to commercial aerospace and defense demand. Contract announcements and customer program awards provide recurring detail on RTX's role as a supplier to military, civil aviation and allied defense markets.
Blue Canyon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) is expanding reaction wheel production, allocating more than $1 million to raise capacity from 650 to 2,400 units per year — a planned increase of nearly 400%. The company doubled its production footprint, added precision equipment, improved assembly kitting, and secured long‑term supplier agreements to boost throughput and reduce supply‑chain risk.
Blue Canyon has produced 3,500 flight reaction wheels since 2014 and expects the investments to address growing small‑sat demand without compromising reliability.
Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) signed a $3.7 billion contract to supply Patriot GEM-T interceptors to Ukraine, announced April 14, 2026. A new GEM-T production facility in Schrobenhausen, Germany, operated by COMLOG (a Raytheon–MBDA Deutschland joint venture), will support this sale and boost supply resiliency.
The release highlights Raytheon's investments, second-sourcing initiatives and expanded global supply chain to increase GEM-T production for U.S. forces and allies relying on Patriot systems.
Collins Aerospace (NYSE:RTX) and Air Canada unveiled custom Aurora business suites and Meridian+ economy seats for Air Canada's Airbus A321XLR fleet. Each A321XLR will include 14 Aurora lie-flat suites and 168 Meridian+ main cabin seats. The first of 30 A321XLRs enters service this spring.
Demonstrations of Aurora and Meridian+ are taking place at Aircraft Interiors Expo, highlighting bespoke materials, integrated cabin architecture, and optimized galley capacity for long‑haul single‑aisle service.
RTX (NYSE:RTX) subsidiary Collins Aerospace was awarded contracts by Bell to supply five critical systems for the U.S. Army's MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA).
The systems—main power generation, interconnect drive, SmartProbe® air data, cockpit seating and ice protection—will be produced using commercial acquisition authorities with work across seven U.S. states.
Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) demonstrated a first-of-its-kind event-based mid-wave infrared (MWIR) camera on April 13, 2026, that tracks high-speed objects in real time while lowering processing and power needs. The sensor reports pixel-level motion events instead of full frames, enabling near-instantaneous tracking of vehicles, aircraft, and live fires.
The camera was developed under DARPA's FENCE program; Raytheon plans follow-on demonstrations and broader data collection to show mission applicability.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) BBN Technologies released Maude-HCS, an open-source toolkit (April 1, 2026) for modeling, testing and validating covert communication networks.
Funded by DARPA under PWND2, Maude-HCS claims 1%–9% error versus controlled deployments, faster validation (hours versus weeks), linear scaling on an eight-core server, and availability on GitHub and arXiv.
Pratt & Whitney (NYSE: RTX) received a $6.6 billion award to definitize F135 engine production for lots 18-19, including a $3.8 billion modification for lot 18.
The contract covers full-rate production engines, initial spares, modules, engineering, program oversight and production support; Pratt & Whitney says it has invested over $1 billion in capacity and raised F135 production rates by 20%.
The program supports >66,000 jobs across 47 states and generated more than $9 billion in U.S. economic impact in 2025, with over 1,400 production engines delivered.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) will release first quarter 2026 earnings on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, before the market opens. A conference call to discuss results is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. ET.
The call will be webcast live on the company website and available for replay, and a presentation will be posted for download prior to the call.
Collins Aerospace (NYSE: RTX) began initial testing of hybrid-electric powertrain subsystems on March 16, 2026 at The Grid in Rockford, Illinois. Integrated lab tests validate motor generators, controllers and power distribution systems ahead of integration with a full-scale Pratt & Whitney GTF engine demonstrator.
Key validated hardware includes two megawatt-class motor generators and high-voltage distribution components developed across UK, Germany and the Netherlands. SWITCH is funded by the European Union (GA no. 101102006) and involves Pratt & Whitney, Airbus, MTU, GKN and research partners.
Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) completed a $115 million, 26,000 sq ft expansion of its Redstone Missile Integration Facility in Huntsville, Alabama, increasing integration and delivery capacity by more than 50% and growing the company's state workforce to over 2,200 employees.
The facility supports nine Standard Missile variants and other weapon systems; the expansion complements five recent framework agreements to boost munitions production at Raytheon sites in Tucson, Huntsville, and Andover.