Cutting edge avionics upgrades enhance aircraft operability, safety and efficiency CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has announced a comprehensive avionics upgrade and modernization program for Beechcraft King Air and Hawker aircraft, spanning Collins' Pro Line Fusion® and Pro Line 21™ advanced avionics systems.The modernization program advances aircraft performance and safety while also equipping cockpits with technologies that reduce pilot wo ...

Entry into service expected in 2025EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, announced today that it has received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certification for the GTF engine that will power the Airbus A321XLR aircraft. The engine type certificate, granted on December 12 and applicable to the PW1100G-JM engine, was updated to include the A321XLR.  "This is an important milestone for the GTF engine program, which was the first engine to power th ...

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U.S. Army soldiers successfully test LTAMDS during operational assessmentWHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX business, announced that U.S. Army air defense soldiers successfully used the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, or LTAMDS, to guide Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptors to defeat cruise and ballistic missile surrogates."LTAMDS continues to successfully pass each hurdle of the U.S. Army's rigorous testing program demonstrating its read ...

Soldiers successfully tested the Raytheon laser weapon at moving targets at MoD range in Wales LONDON, Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon UK, part of RTX's (NYSE: RTX) Raytheon business, announced that its High-Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) completed a successful live-firing with the British Army directed against moving aerial targets.The trial, conducted at a military range in Wales, is the latest stage of the Ministry of Defence's Land Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) demonstrator programme an ...

System plays critical role delivering revolutionary combat capabilityMCKINNEY, Texas, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $590 million follow-on production contract from the U.S. Navy for the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) system.NGJ-MB is a cooperative development and production program with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The contract includes delivery of shipsets, support equipment, spares and non-recurring engineering support. "NGJ-MB i ...

Group 1 - Pratt & Whitney has signed a letter of intent with the Polish Air Force University to provide educational opportunities focused on advanced jet propulsion design and production of F100 and F135 engines [1][2] - The Rzeszów facility of Pratt & Whitney plays a crucial role in producing F100 static structures and critical rotating parts, as well as components for the F135 engine, which will power Poland's future F-35As [2][3] - The collaboration aims to enhance the knowledge of cadets regarding fighter propulsion systems used by the Polish Air Force and NATO partners, thereby preparing future military leaders [3] Group 2 - Throughout 2024, Pratt & Whitney has been working with the Polish Air Force and defense industry partners to improve Poland's fleet readiness, including the delivery of F100 engines for the F-16 fleet [3] - The Polish Air Force's potential selection of the F-15EX is supported by the existing familiarity with the F100 engine, which offers a cost-effective and low-risk solution for sustaining the engines [4] Group 3 - Pratt & Whitney is recognized as a leader in the design, manufacture, and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units, contributing significantly to the aerospace industry [5] - RTX, the parent company of Pratt & Whitney, reported sales of $69 billion in 2023 and employs over 185,000 people globally, focusing on advancing aviation and integrated defense systems [6]

RTX Corporation’s (RTX) business unit, Pratt and Whitney, recently secured a modification contract involving the F135 propulsion system. The award has been offered by the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, MD.Details of RTX’s DealValued at $1.31 billion, the contract is expected to be completed by November 2025. The latest modification enables RTX to provide recurring depot-level maintenance and repair, sustainment support, program management, financial and administrative activities, propulsion inte ...

System will integrate 6th generation capabilities into the Navy's primary Strike Fighter aircraftMCKINNEY, Texas, Dec. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has successfully completed a Delta Design Review of its Advanced Electronic Warfare, or ADVEW, prototype for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet. ADVEW is being developed to replace existing electronic warfare components on the aircraft to improve survivability and long-term sustainability.Executed ahead of schedule, the rev ...

RTX BBN Technologies creating photonic chip-scale quantum sensors for defense and commercial applications CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX's (NYSE: RTX) BBN Technologies is developing next-generation, compact, low-power, deployable photonic sensors that will provide users with better awareness of environmental elements critical to their missions with greater than ten-times the precision of current sensors. This new capability will have widespread defense and commercial applicability, disru ...