Integrated, end-to-end airport solution enables a seamless travel experience

MADRID, April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has unveiled enhancements to its SelfServ™ platform, an integrated Common Use Self Service (CUSS) solution designed to streamline both the passenger travel experience and airport operations.

Integrating both check-in and bag drop, SelfServ empowers passengers to manage their own journey through Collins' new user-friendly kiosks. When combined with the SelfPass™ biometric identity solution, passengers can enroll their biometrics at the kiosk to enable secure and seamless processing at each touchpoint, from check-in and bag drop to security and boarding.

GTF capacity to increase to 450 shop visits annually

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, and Delta Air Lines ("Delta") today announced an agreement to expand GTF overhaul capacity at Delta TechOps' Atlanta facility over the next decade. Under the agreement, the facility's annual capacity will increase by more than 30 percent with the ability to overhaul up to 450 engines per year, making it one of the largest member facilities in the Pratt & Whitney GTF™ MRO network.

New technology developed at company's North American Technology Accelerator in Jupiter, Florida

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has developed a new additive manufacturing repair for critical GTF engine components that will reduce process time by more than 60 percent. The company is currently working to industrialize the repair, which will then be scaled and applied throughout the global GTF MRO network. Pratt & Whitney expects to recover $100 million worth of parts over the next five years through the implementation of additive repairs throughout its MRO process.

MTU's annual capacity to increase to 600 shop visits

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, and MTU Aero Engines ("MTU") today announced an agreement to expand GTF overhaul capacity across all of MTU's facilities in support of growing demand for GTF MRO services. Under the agreement, MTU's annual capacity will increase up to 600 shop visits across all GTF models, making it one of the largest service providers in the Pratt & Whitney GTF™ MRO network.

Imaginative approach refreshes cabins, reduces waste and maximizes customer investment

HAMBURG, Germany, April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, is demonstrating innovative aftermarket seating concepts that provide modern, upgraded solutions for airline customers flying Collins' Pinnacle main cabin seats.

The concept provides three distinct pathways to transform existing in-service seats into like-new solutions for aging cabin interiors, expediting speed to market, extending product service life and maximizing operator investment.

Improvements provide dignified travel solution for electric wheelchair users

HAMBURG, Germany, April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, is showcasing design, functionality and passenger experience refinements to its Prime wheelchair seating solution at Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Germany this week.

Incorporating direct feedback from passengers with reduced mobility (PRM), airlines and technical advisors, the enhanced Prime solution utilizes a custom transformable monument to provide modern passenger amenities when PRM usage is required or a flexible crew service station when not.

Awards expand supplier base to better meet growing customer demand

TUCSON, Ariz., April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has awarded contracts to Nammo and Northrop Grumman for initial phase work on MK72 solid rocket motor development.

"These contracts are an important step toward increasing capacity and source options to meet global demand for critical defense systems, such as Standard Missile," said Barbara Borgonovi, president of Naval Power at Raytheon. "In addition to dual sourcing, we're doubling down with support and oversight of our supply base and making strategic investments to address constraints and reduce risk so we can deliver more capabilities, faster."

ARLINGTON, Va., April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX (NYSE: RTX) will issue its first quarter 2025 earnings results on Tuesday, April 22, prior to the stock market opening. A conference call will take place at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the results.  

The conference call will be webcast live on the company's website at www.rtx.com and will be available for replay following the call. A presentation corresponding with the conference call will be available for downloading prior to the call.

About RTX      RTX is the world's largest aerospace and defense company. With more than 185,000 global employees, we push the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems for operational success, and developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2024 sales of more than $80 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

New variant designed for "launched-effects" programs builds off Coyote's battlefield success

TUCSON, Ariz., March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, fired a new version of the company's combat-proven Coyote® family of products from a helicopter during a recent test at Nine Mile Training Center, giving military forces a new capability to detect, identify, locate and defeat threats on the battlefield.

The new variant, Coyote LE SR, is part of a line of unmanned aerial systems called launched effects, which are fired from the air, ground, or sea and can perform a variety of missions. Previous variants have been used with significant success in combat as a counter-drone system; Coyote has successfully intercepted hundreds of drones. This new variant can perform reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition; electronic warfare; precision strike; and communications.

Live fire featured DeepStrike launcher at Project Convergence

FORT IRWIN, Calif., March 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, announced its DeepStrike™ autonomous mobile launcher vehicle, which does not require a driver, successfully completed a live fire demonstration at the U.S. Army's Project Convergence.

Raytheon led the effort producing the precision missile and launcher, Forterra supplied the self-driving technology, Oshkosh Defense provided the vehicle platform and electronic systems, and Ursa Major manufactured the missile's rocket motor.

Partnership-based capability bridges the gap between data and decision-making

ARLINGTON, Va., March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a follow-on contract from the U.S. Army Futures Command, Futures and Concepts Center to continue to utilize its Rapid Campaign Analysis and Demonstration Environment, or RCADE, modeling and simulation capability.

During the initial contract, Raytheon developed large-scale theater scenarios to assess concepts of operations in a multi-domain conflict. In this follow-on effort, Raytheon will establish a continuous experimentation environment with RCADE to enable the U.S. Army's concept developers and Battle Labs to inform strategic force design decisions.

Standalone solution provides a comprehensive in-flight entertainment alternative to a full cabin management system

PHOENIX, March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, is preparing the first shipments of its Airshow™ HD entertainment system integrated into Venue™ smart monitors, providing an all-in-one, standalone in-flight entertainment (IFE) solution for business aviation.

For the first time, business jet customers flying everything from light jets to super midsize and heavy aircraft will have access to Collins' Airshow HD interactive moving maps, streaming entertainment and brilliant 4K resolutions in a singular hardware solution, without needing to upgrade to a full Venue cabin management system.

Cockpit upgrade will enable future capabilities through its open systems architecture

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has received an $80 million contract to upgrade the avionics system of U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters for the H-60M MOSA Avionics Architecture Solution program.

The upgrade will feature Mosarc®, Collins' family of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)-compliant products, and will streamline technology integration for a complex and rapidly evolving battlefield, enabling soldiers to quickly update avionics technology in real-time.

Mounted navigation system has met milestone requirements for U.S. Army

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has received approval for Full Rate Production of the Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Generation II system (MAPS GEN II).

Following the fifth delivery order of the jam-and-spoof-resistant navigation solution, Collins will produce thousands of MAPS units for installation on U.S. Army and U.S. Marines Corps' combat ground vehicles including military watercraft. MAPS fuses sensor data including satellite navigation information and secured positioning, navigation and timing data for crewed and uncrewed ground vehicles. 

RTX systems will support development of novel, fuel-efficient aircraft design

ARLINGTON, Va., March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX (NYSE: RTX) has entered into three agreements with JetZero, the developer of a novel blended wing body aircraft, to provide key systems for the airframer's full-scale demonstrator. Pratt & Whitney will integrate the PW2040 engine and auxiliary power unit (APU); and Collins Aerospace will provide the nacelle and propulsion mounting structure. Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace are RTX businesses.

Continued investment will accelerate path to integrated vehicle test

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has completed a series of tests on its rotating detonation engine (RDE) work with the RTX Technology Research Center. Positive test results are spurring additional internal investment as Pratt & Whitney works with Department of Defense to accelerate a path to an integrated engine and vehicle ground test in the coming years.

"Our testing simulated aggressive assumptions for how and where the rotating detonation engine needs to perform," said Chris Hugill, senior director of GATORWORKS at Pratt & Whitney. "This testing validated key elements of Pratt & Whitney's design approach and provides substantiation to continue RTX vehicle and propulsion integration to accelerate future capabilities for our customers."

World's most advanced fighter engine continues to deliver on safety and readiness for global F-35 operators

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, announced today that the F135 engine has surpassed one million engine flight hours powering the F-35 Lightning II. In achieving this milestone, the F135 has established itself as the safest, most capable and reliable fighter engine, delivering superior performance and advanced low-observable technologies for the fifth-generation fighter

Technology will provide increased cooling to enable enhanced capabilities on F-35 and future defense and commercial aircraft  

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn., Feb. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has successfully tested a fully functional demonstrator of its next-generation power and thermal management system (PTMS). Targeted as a replacement to the F-35's current PTMS, Collins' Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS) will provide more than double the platform's current cooling capacity—enough to support planned upgrades for the life of the aircraft. This latest milestone follows Collins' announcement in 2024 that EPACS had successfully demonstrated 80 kilowatts of cooling capacity. "As the F-35 is modernized with advanced weapons and mission equipment, increased cooling will be required to dissipate all the heat these new systems will generate," said Henry Brooks, president, Power & Controls for Collins Aerospace. "EPACS can deliver that cooling and with our successful demonstrator test, we stand ready to begin the integration process with Lockheed Martin and help service members meet their urgent mission requirements."  

First production engine deliveries expected later this year

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, announced that the GTF Advantage engine has achieved the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification for the Airbus A320neo family. The Advantage is the latest engine from the GTF family to be certified.

"GTF engines already offer the lowest fuel consumption and CO2 emissions for single-aisle aircraft," said Rick Deurloo, president of Commercial Engines at Pratt & Whitney. "The GTF Advantage engine extends that lead and enhances aircraft capability, providing more thrust and even more value to operators of A320neo family aircraft, especially on longer-range aircraft like the A321XLR, all with a more durable configuration. With this certification and engine deliveries on track for later this year, it's fitting we mark these milestones in 2025, as Pratt & Whitney celebrates a century of powering the future."

Collins to continue outfitting USAF aircraft with next-gen ejection seats that reduce ejection-related injuries

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a contract from Boeing Defense to provide 144 ACES II® ejection seats for the U.S. Air Force's F-15EX fleet.

"The F-15EX is the most advanced Eagle ever built, combining cutting-edge technology with a proven airframe, which makes Collins' ACES II ejection seat the perfect fit for this aircraft," said Sharon Tabori, vice president and general manager of Integrated Mission Solutions at Collins Aerospace. "Our ACES family of ejection seats are the safest option available because of the advanced technologies we've incorporated. Having it installed on the F-15EX will give aircrew confidence to complete their most challenging missions, knowing that their ejection seat will work when they need it most."