Patriot and Standard Missile programs drive Raytheon growth as RTX raises 2026 outlook
RTX raised its full-year outlook after growth across its defense and commercial aerospace businesses lifted third-quarter sales by 11%.
Raytheon to digitize U.S. Space Force early warning radars to improve missile detection, reliability and space monitoring capabilities
Raytheon has been selected to digitize U.S. Space Force radar sites that provide early warning of missile launches and track objects and activity in space.
Raytheon tests Coyote rocket-motor upgrades, expanding its counter-drone portfolio
Raytheon is expanding its Coyote interceptor family along two tracks: faster kinetic engagements and recoverable, non-kinetic defense against drone swarms.
Raytheon to develop SPY-6 radar software upgrades to detect smaller targets at longer ranges
RTX’s Raytheon will develop software upgrades intended to help naval radars detect smaller targets at greater distances and classify them faster.
Raytheon secures SM-3 Block IB production and sustainment deal worth up to $6.3 billion
Raytheon has secured a five-year contract worth up to $6.3 billion to produce and sustain SM-3 Block IB interceptors.
U.S. Navy awards Raytheon SM-6 contract worth up to $24.4 billion to expand missile production for strike and defense missions
The U.S. Navy has awarded RTX’s Raytheon a five-year contract valued at up to $24.4 billion to accelerate SM-6 missile production.
Raytheon says USS Ted Stevens will expand U.S. Navy’s SPY-6 radar fleet to counter ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles
The U.S. Navy will commission USS Ted Stevens on October 3, adding another Flight III destroyer equipped with Raytheon’s SPY-6(V)1 radar to its active fleet.
RTX’s Pratt & Whitney names Amy Comer to lead Military Engines, supporting propulsion programs for U.S. forces and allies
RTX’s Pratt & Whitney has named Amy Comer president of its Military Engines business, effective Jan. 1, 2027.
RTX targets 2,500 AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles a year, backed by $30 million contract to expand its certified component supplier base
RTX has received a $30 million contract to expand the supplier base supporting AIM-9X Sidewinder missile production.
Collins Aerospace announces 14,000-square-foot Iowa plant expansion to increase engine component capacity for commercial and military aircraft
Collins Aerospace announced a multimillion-dollar expansion of its West Des Moines manufacturing facility to meet growing demand from commercial and military aviation customers.
Raytheon expands Lyntris cooling orders for U.S. Army’s LTAMDS radar through 2028 as Patriot radar replacement enters full-rate production
Raytheon has placed new orders with Lyntris for components used in the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, or LTAMDS.
RTX’s Raytheon wins AMRAAM missile contract worth up to $20.7 billion as U.S. targets output of at least 1,900 a year
The award is intended to support a rise to record production levels as demand grows from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and international customers.