Japan completes first Tomahawk launch from JS Chōkai, certifying the destroyer and expanding its long-range maritime strike capability
Japan’s JS Chōkai fired an RGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile for the first time at a U.S. test range.
RTX raises 2026 outlook as defense backlog reaches $119 billion and Raytheon sales climb on Patriot, AMRAAM programs
RTX posted second-quarter sales of $24.7 billion, up 14% from a year ago.
Ukraine says Raytheon talks covered possible joint production of Patriot interceptors and missile licensing
The statement followed a meeting with a Raytheon team led by Vice President Joseph DeAntona and comes as Ukraine seeks more reliable access to missiles for its Patriot systems.
Raytheon awarded $1.8 billion U.S. Navy contract extension for SPY-6 radar production and sustainment
The contract includes options that would lift the cumulative value to $3.3 billion if exercised.
Raytheon UK unveils Red Kite precision weapon to strengthen RAF stockpiles and sovereign British production capacity
Raytheon UK has introduced Red Kite, a sovereign precision weapon fully designed and digitally engineered in the United Kingdom.
RTX: Pratt & Whitney Canada secures $1 billion JPATS engine sustainment deal for U.S. T-6 trainer fleet
RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Canada has won a nine-year, $1 billion contract from V2X Inc. to overhaul more than 750 PT6A-68 engines for the U.S. Joint Primary Aircraft Training System.
RTX’s Pratt & Whitney completes 3D-printed TJ150 engine test to accelerate expendable propulsion production amid rising demand
Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, has completed demonstration testing of its additively manufactured TJ150 engine.
Raytheon’s NGSRI missile demonstration marks key step in U.S. Army effort to replace Stinger air defence system
The Army’s NGSRI program is intended to field a short-range missile that can be launched from either a vehicle or a shoulder-fired system.
Germany to buy U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles for domestic deployment to close strategic defense gap
Germany has reached an agreement with the United States to buy Tomahawk medium-range cruise missiles and station them in Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday.
RTX’s Collins Aerospace opens UK Engineering Center of Excellence to advance electric thrust reverser actuation systems for aircraft
The facility will advance next-generation electric thrust reverser actuation systems, known as elecTRAS.
Raytheon works with Diehl Defence and Dutch suppliers to double Stinger missile production and complete final assembly in the Netherlands
Raytheon, an RTX business, is working with European companies, including Diehl Defence, to double Stinger missile production in response to growing global demand.
RTX and NATO advance AMRAAM missile production expansion in Europe to support urgent U.S. and allied air defense requirements
Raytheon, an RTX business, said it has taken an important step toward expanding global production capacity for the AMRAAM missile.