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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.
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.
Pratt & Whitney (NYSE: RTX) was awarded a follow-on contract from Leidos Dynetics to supply TJ150 turbojet engines for the AGM-190A small cruise missile. The compact engine delivers over 150 pounds of thrust and has > 2,700 engines delivered globally. Pratt & Whitney is adding additive manufacturing to speed development and increase production flexibility.
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.