RTX

By Guy Norris
JetZero has secured a propulsion systems agreement with RTX covering its blended-wing-body aircraft’s primary engines, auxiliary power system and nacelles.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney is planning further development of rotating detonation engine (RDE) technology following “positive test results” from a series of ground tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Antoine Fafard
Financial results for the leading aerospace companies for 2024 reveals RTX led the way for operating revenue with a reported turnover of $80.7 billion.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Michael Bruno
A key theme emerging from industry events and the latest earnings reports in the first two months of 2025 was how the supply chain is—finally—on the mend.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Raytheon and other companies attended an industry day in Huntsville, Alabama, on Feb. 18.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Raytheon and the U.S. Army are in talks with potential export buyers of the Coyote counter-drone system, the company says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Alan Dron
The UAE-based MRO will build a new GTF engine overhaul shop in Abu Dhabi by 2028.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The UK's competition regulator has begun an inquiry into Safran's protracted acquisition of an actuation and flight control system unit from Collins Aerospace.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Public shareholders may no longer be head and shoulders above other constituencies, but you can bet that they will remain first among equals.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
The Global Emergency Response Flyer Competition aims to spur development of uncrewed emergency response aircraft that are safe, robust and road portable.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
Despite uncertainty about the shape of the defense budget under the Trump administration, overseas markets are expected to outpace the U.S. in the near term.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Hayes has served as executive chairman of the board of directors since May 2024, when he handed over the CEO role to his chosen successor, Chris Calio.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
Washington has given Tokyo the green light to acquire a second batch of RTX SM-6 Blk. I missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
A new executive order seeks to bolster national security by reviving and expanding a massive space- and ground-based missile defense system.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Victoria Moores
The Netherlands-based European Technology and Innovation Center which will be focused on advanced propulsion and alternative fuel technologies.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
A raid in Yemen inaugurates a new era in U.S. battlefield airborne electronic attack that may be defined by 50 years of continuous evolution.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Matthew Fulco
The testbed and training center will be in the Spokane-Coeur D’Alene region of Washington State.
Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
Major U.S. defense contractors are reportedly in talks with the owner of a large mine in Greenland to source critical minerals, Reuters said in a Jan. 9 report.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick, Robert Wall
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Navy said the system reached the IOC milestone in December.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. State Department has approved a $3.6 billion AIM-120 Amraam package to Japan, in what will be one of the largest foreign exports of the missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco, Thierry Dubois
Safran has sold its North American electromechanical actuation businesses to Woodward as it seeks to address antitrust concerns related to a deal with RTX.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Raytheon UK’s high-energy laser has been successfully tested against moving aerial targets during trials in the UK.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A decade’s worth of investment to counter the latest Russian and Chinese threats is finally close to entering operational service across the U.S. fighter fleet.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
MagniX has completed electric engine altitude testing at NASA, with Wright Electric and RTX to follow.
Emerging Technologies