The lightweight seat makes short and medium haul travel more comfortable, reliable and spacious

HAMBURG, Germany, May 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business introduced its Helix™ main cabin seat for narrow body aircraft at the 2024 Aircraft Interiors Expo. Helix is intelligently engineered to reduce weight in comparison to previous generations of economy class seats while maintaining ergonomic comfort and improving living space without impacting cabin density.

Collins Aerospace to expand carbon brake production

SPOKANE, Wash., May 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business has initiated a $200 million investment to expand manufacturing at the carbon brake production site in Spokane, Washington, over a multi-year period.

Collins has plans to grow the site by more than 50 percent, adding 70,000 square feet of additional manufacturing space – including up to three new buildings and additional furnaces. This expansion will support increased production capacity to meet the growing demand for carbon brakes from commercial and military customers.

Compact and light weight, the system is reliable, easy to install and cost-effective

GENEVA, May 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business has modified a Prince Aviation Cessna 525 Citation Jet with its IRT NX Satellite Communication (SATCOM) system, providing high-speed cabin connectivity through the Iridium Certus® 700 satellite service. EASA certification and design approval was obtained by Q.C.M. Design GmbH with Prince Aviation installing the hardware onto the aircraft, becoming the first customer to retrofit a business jet cabin with the Collins SATCOM solution.

The reimagined suite for the next generation of tech-savvy passengers elevates the on-board experience, enhancing airline loyalty, passenger satisfaction and profitability

HAMBURG, Germany, May 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, and Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) today jointly unveiled MAYA, a transformative vision for a next-generation business class suite at the 2024 Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany.

MAYA combines Collins Aerospace and Panasonic Avionics respective expertise in design, technology development and integration into a singular integrated solution, providing a clear differentiator for the business class cabin by redefining comfort, passenger immersion, accessibility and sustainability for the future air travel experience.

Integrated Fusion avionics improve aircraft performance, safety and control

GENEVA, May 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cessna Citation CJ1+/2+ aircraft registered in Europe can now be upgraded with the advanced functionality of the Collins Aerospace Pro Line Fusion® integrated avionics system after receiving certification approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Collins Aerospace is an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business.

SNC-led team to deliver NC3 capabilities to U.S. Air Force

RICHARDSON, Texas, May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business was awarded a multi-billion-dollar subcontract as part of a team led by SNC to design, develop and deliver systems and products for a new aircraft under the U.S. Air Force's Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) program.

The SAOC program delivers next-generation of the E-4B National Airborne Operations Center, providing top military leaders with a survivable aircraft to ensure performance of the National Military Command System.

Travelers to board and remain in their wheelchairs during flight, offering greater comfort at an affordable cost to airlines

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., May 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business will unveil its cabin solution for onboard wheelchair accommodation next week at the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany. The Collins product is compatible with most WC19 and ISO 7176-19 transport-certified powered wheelchair devices, allowing passengers with reduced mobility (PRM) an inflight experience more equivalent to that of able-bodied passengers.

Engine selected to power Textron Aviation's business jet delivers improved specific fuel consumption, greater thrust and extended time between overhauls

LONGUEUIL, Quebec, May 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW545D engine is one step closer to entry into service with type certification granted May 9 by Transport Canada Civil Aviation. In May 2023, Textron Aviation announced its new Cessna Citation Ascend business jet would be powered by twin PW545D engines. Pratt & Whitney is an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business.   

Mission data processing framework rapidly moved from prototype to operations at Battlespace Awareness Center

AURORA, Colo., May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- An advanced ground system for space-based missile warning developed by Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, is now operational at the U.S. Space Force's Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC).

The Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Mission Data Processing Application Framework (FORGE MDPAF) is a modular and adaptable framework that enables fast integration of mission focused applications to process, exploit and disseminate information from satellites.

Advanced imagers will provide high-resolution visual data in real time

ARLINGTON, Va., May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Two next-generation imaging instruments designed by Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, launched yesterday as part of Maxar's WorldView Legion satellites. These are the first two of six planned WorldView Legion satellites, which will provide a significant leap forward in Earth observation capabilities, offering improved surveillance and monitoring for a wide range of applications.

ARLINGTON, Va., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX (NYSE: RTX) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of 63 cents per outstanding share of RTX common stock, which represents an increase of 6.8 percent over the prior quarter's dividend amount. The dividend will be payable on June 13, 2024 to shareowners of record at the close of business on May 17, 2024.

"The growth of RTX's dividend reflects our confidence that our portfolio is strong and demand for our products continues to grow," said RTX President and CEO Chris Calio. "We are on track to return between $36 and $37 billion of capital to shareowners through dividends and share repurchases from the date of the merger through 2025."

PW150A regional turboprops power TAAG's De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 aircraft

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney Canada and TAAG Angola Airlines E.P., Angola's state-owned airline, have signed a six-year Fleet Management™ Program (FMP) agreement. The engine maintenance services cover the airline's PW150A engines which power their fleet of Dash 8-400 regional turboprops. The agreement allows Pratt & Whitney to tailor coverage to meet the airline's operating environment. Pratt & Whitney is an RTX business.

Spanish partner to contribute to European GEM-T missile development and production

TUCSON, Ariz., April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX business (NYSE: RTX), has awarded Spanish supplier, Sener, a contract to develop and produce the electro-mechanical control section of the Patriot® GEM-T missile. Sener will directly contribute to missile production in Europe in support of the recently awarded GEM-T contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for a quantity of up to 1,000 missiles for a coalition of nations, including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain.

Company sees top rankings from multiple organizations globally

ARLINGTON, Va., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX (NYSE: RTX) received recognition from three separate organizations for innovation in patented technology. The Harrity Patent Analytics Patent 300® List, The European Patent Office (EPO) Patent Index, and The Clarivate™ Top 100 Global Innovators all issued their 2024 rankings naming RTX in the top 15 in each list.

"Innovation is the fuel that powers advanced technology development," said RTX Chief Technology Officer Juan de Bedout. "By continually conceiving patentable ideas – more than 60,000 today – our RTX researchers and engineers are developing breakthrough technologies that create new or improved products or services to solve our customer's hardest problems. It is a testament to the outstanding talent of the RTX team that we continue to garner this kind of recognition year over year."

Updates will allow for continued, rapid deliveries of Standard Missile variants to the U.S. and international fleets

TUCSON, Ariz., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $344 million contract for the development of two missile variants – the SM-2 Block IIICU and SM-6 Block IU – which will be based on a common guidance section, where the electronics and software that guide a missile to its target are housed.

Expansion will support key missile programs including Glide Phase Interceptor

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, recently broke ground on a $115 million, 26,000 square-foot expansion of its Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility, which will increase the factory's space for integrating and delivering on critical defense programs by more than 50 percent.