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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.
Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) completed the first flight test of its RAIVEN Staring sensing system on April 15, 2026, aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk.
The air-cooled EO/IR suite used three sensors to map urban, marsh and coastline terrain in zero illumination with 270-degree situational awareness; RAIVEN family can be configured to a spherical 360-degree field of view. Sensors are produced in McKinney, Texas, and additional flight tests are planned throughout 2026.
Collins Aerospace (NYSE: RTX) won a 2026 Crystal Cabin Award for SkyNook, a semi-private aft widebody retreat that reclaims underutilized final-row space into a convertible console for car seats, bassinets, pet carriers or an extended work/dining surface.
SkyNook adds a privacy divider with visual and sound-dampening benefits. Collins has now earned 16 Crystal Cabin Awards over the program's 20-year history. Live demonstrations are at Collins' booth during Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg the week of April 15, 2026.
Collins Aerospace (NYSE: RTX) secured three international airline launch customers for its new Helix™ main cabin seat, with initial orders covering approximately 200 narrowbody aircraft across Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 family variants. Shipsets are planned to deliver in coordination with aircraft deliveries near the end of 2027.
Helix emphasizes reduced part count, lower weight versus previous seat generations, passenger living space, selectable amenities, premium materials, and a global aftermarket network. The product is in development and on display at Aircraft Interiors Expo.
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.