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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.
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.
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.