RTX Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military, and government customers worldwide.
The company serves commercial and government customers in both the original equipment and aftermarket parts and services segments of the aerospace industry. The company’s defense business serves both domestic and international customers as a prime contractor or subcontractor on a broad portfolio of defense and related programs for military...
RTX Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military, and government customers worldwide.
The company serves commercial and government customers in both the original equipment and aftermarket parts and services segments of the aerospace industry. The company’s defense business serves both domestic and international customers as a prime contractor or subcontractor on a broad portfolio of defense and related programs for military and government customers.
Business Segments
The company’s operations are classified into three principal business segments: Collins Aerospace (Collins), Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon, with each segment consisted of groups of similar operations.
Collins Aerospace
Collins Aerospace is a leading global provider of technologically advanced aerospace and defense products. Collins’ solutions include aftermarket services for civil and military aircraft manufacturers, commercial airlines, and regional, business, and general aviation, as well as for defense and commercial space operations. Aftermarket services include spare parts, overhaul and repair, engineering and technical support, training and fleet management solutions, asset management services, and information management services. Collins designs, manufactures, and supplies electric power generation, management and distribution systems, environmental control systems, flight control systems, air data and aircraft sensing systems, engine control systems, engine components, engine nacelle systems, including thrust reversers and mounting pylons, interior and exterior aircraft lighting, aircraft cargo systems, evacuation systems, landing systems (including landing gear, wheels, and braking systems), communication, navigation, surveillance systems, fire and ice detection and protection systems, actuation systems, integrated avionics, and propeller systems. Collins also designs, manufactures, and supports complete cabin interiors, including seating, oxygen systems, food and beverage preparation, storage and galley systems, lavatory, and wastewater management systems. Collins’ solutions support human space exploration with environmental control and power systems and extravehicular activity suits. Collins also provides connected aviation solutions and services through worldwide voice and data communication networks, airport systems and integrations, and air traffic management solutions. Collins supports government and defense customer missions by providing systems solutions for connected battlespace, test and training range systems, crew escape systems, and simulation and training.
Collins sells aerospace and defense products and services to aircraft manufacturers, airlines, airports and other aircraft operators, the U.S. and foreign governments, defense contractors, maintenance, repair, and overhaul providers, and independent distributors around the world. Collins’ largest commercial customers are Boeing and Airbus with combined sales, prior to discounts and incentives, of 16% of total Collins segment sales in 2024.
In 2024, Collins was awarded expanded contract scope for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control automation system to implement technical refresh updates aimed at improving the air traffic controller work environment and system security. Collins was also awarded contracts to supply spare parts for the Army Tactical Navigation System and to design, develop, and deliver systems and products for a new aircraft under the United States Air Force Survivable Airborne Operations Center program. Collins was also awarded $2 billion in the aggregate for new maintenance, repair and overhaul, and spares long-term contracts with several airlines. In addition, Collins continued its significant product development activities, including for major systems on the Airbus A321XLR, the Boeing 777X and 737 MAX 10, and systems in the support of the Boeing T-7A trainer and the Bell V 280 (FLRAA).
Collins continues to invest in sustainable technologies, such as electrical power architectures, advanced thermoplastic materials, digital trajectory optimizers, highly efficient cooling systems, and numerous other technologies that provide lower weight, drag, and carbon footprint solutions on aircraft. Collins is also investing in higher efficiency build processes, that reduce chemical and power usage and increase the use of recycling. Collins composite structural technology supports optimization of the design of aircraft components and equipment to minimize weight, maximize energy efficiency and reduce fuel burn. Collins works closely with numerous other industry organizations and airframers to explore alternative energy solutions such as sustainable aviation fuel, hydrogen, and hybrid electric power sources. Collins also continues to invest in operational capacity in strategic locations, including in the United States, India, Mexico, Singapore, and Puerto Rico.
Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney is among the world’s leading suppliers of aircraft engines for commercial, military, business jet, and general aviation customers. Pratt & Whitney’s Commercial Engines and Military Engines businesses design, develop, produce, and maintain families of large engines for wide- and narrow-body and large regional aircraft for commercial customers and for fighter, bomber, tanker, and transport aircraft for military customers. Pratt & Whitney’s small engine business, Pratt & Whitney Canada, is among the world’s leading suppliers of engines powering regional airlines, general and business aviation, and helicopters. Pratt & Whitney also produces, sells, and services military and commercial auxiliary power units. Pratt & Whitney provides fleet management services and aftermarket maintenance, repair, and overhaul services in all of these segments.
Pratt & Whitney sells products and services principally to aircraft manufacturers, airlines and other aircraft operators, aircraft leasing companies, and the U.S. and foreign governments. Pratt & Whitney’s largest commercial customer by sales is Airbus, with sales, prior to discounts and incentives, of 31% of total Pratt & Whitney segment sales in 2024.
Pratt & Whitney produces and services the PW1000G Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine family. GTF engine models have demonstrated a significant reduction in fuel burn and noise levels and lower environmental emissions compared to prior-generation engines. The GTF aftermarket network expanded to 18 facilities worldwide, increasing PW1100G-JM shop visit output by approximately 30% year over year in 2024.
The GTF family now powers more than 2,200 aircraft for 85 operators across three aircraft platforms: Airbus A320neo family, Airbus A220, and Embraer E-Jets E2. In 2024, Pratt & Whitney received FAA certification for the GTF engine that will power the Airbus A321XLR aircraft. The GTF Advantage configuration under certification testing is expected to extend the benefits of the current GTF engine, increasing takeoff thrust by 4 to 8 percent and reducing fuel consumption by up to an additional 1 percent, maintaining the engine’s lead as the most efficient powerplant for the A320neo family. In 2024, RTX announced it had completed the preliminary design review of the hybrid-electric GTF engine demonstrator for the Clean Aviation SWITCH project.
Pratt & Whitney produces and sustains the F135 engine for the U.S. government’s F-35 Joint Program Office to exclusively power the single-engine F-35 Lightning II aircraft (commonly known as the Joint Strike Fighter) produced by Lockheed Martin. F135 propulsion system configurations are used for the U.S. Air Force’s F-35A, the U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35B, and the U.S. Navy’s F-35C jets. F135 engines are also used on all F-35 aircraft purchased by Joint Strike Fighter partner countries and other countries through foreign military sales arrangements. 2024 marked the 50th anniversary since the F-16 Fighting Falcon’s first flight, which was powered by the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine. With more than 300 million flight hours, the F100 is a mainstay powerplant for 23 global air forces, powering approximately two-thirds of global F-16s and nearly three-quarters of F-15s.
Pratt & Whitney completed the F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) preliminary design review and was awarded a new contract valued at up to $1.3 billion for continued work on the ECU. The F135 program also added Greece and Romania as new customers, bringing the total number of global participants to 20. In addition, significant activity continued on military engine development programs including the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion Program (NGAP). The NGAP team completed a critical assessment of its offering with the U.S. Air Force, moving the program closer to completing its detailed design review. Meanwhile, the B-21 Raider, which is powered by Pratt & Whitney engines, continued to progress its flight test program.
2024 also marked the certification of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW545D engine that will power the Cessna Citation Ascend business aircraft from Textron. Pratt & Whitney Canada continues to progress testing of the propulsion system for the RTX Hybrid Electric Flight Demonstrator program, which targets a 30% fuel efficiency improvement and CO2 emissions reduction compared to existing advanced regional turboprops. In connection with the RTX Hybrid Electric Flight demonstrator program, Pratt & Whitney Canada announced the development of an advanced mobile charging unit (MCU) capable of charging high-power batteries at up to 1500 volts. Also in 2024, Airbus Helicopters selected Pratt & Whitney Canada and its PW210 helicopter engine to support the development of a hybrid-propulsion system for its PioneerLab technology demonstrator.
The development of new engines and improvements to current production engines present important growth opportunities for Pratt & Whitney. In view of the risks and costs associated with developing new engines, Pratt & Whitney has entered into collaboration arrangements in which revenues, costs, and risks are shared with third parties. Pratt & Whitney also continues to enhance its programs through performance improvement measures and product base expansion, utilizing similar collaboration arrangements.
Raytheon
Raytheon is a leading provider of defensive and offensive threat detection, tracking and mitigation capabilities for U.S. and foreign government and commercial customers. Raytheon designs, develops, and provides advanced capabilities in integrated air and missile defense, smart weapons, missiles, advanced sensors and radars, interceptors, space-based systems, hypersonics, and missile defense across land, air, sea, and space. Raytheon provides air-to-air and air-to-ground sensors, command and control and weapons including the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), StormBreaker smart weapon, Long Range Stand Off Weapon (LRSO), and the Early Warning Radar. Raytheon also provides advanced naval sensors, command and control and weapons including classified naval radars, the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ), shipboard missiles including the Tomahawk and Standard Missile 6 (SM-6), air-to-air missiles such as the AIM-9X SIDEWINDER missile, and integrated systems such as the SPY-6 radar. In addition, Raytheon provides advanced systems and products that span layered land and integrated air and missile defense, including the Patriot air and missile defense system, the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), Javelin, Excalibur, Stinger, and High-Energy Lasers. Raytheon also provides technologically advanced sensors, satellites, and interceptors, including the AN/TPY-2 radar, and Standard Missile 3 (SM-3). Raytheon delivers integrated space solutions including sensors, mission orchestration, satellite control, and software. Raytheon also focuses on the development and early introduction of next-generation technologies and systems, including hypersonics, counter-hypersonics, next-generation radars, sensor experimentation, and electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) advancements, and aligns products that use shared technologies, including fire control radars, surveillance radars, EO/IR, space-qualified satellite components, and electronics.
Raytheon serves as a prime contractor or major subcontractor on numerous programs with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), including the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Army, Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Space Force, as well as programs with the U.S. federal civil customers, and other international and classified customers.
In 2024, Raytheon achieved key advancements in, or received contract awards for, the following programs: Global Patriot program; LTAMDS program; SM-3 program; AIM-9X and the AMRAAM programs; and certain advanced technologies, including classified programs and an advanced development program. Major new contracts awarded in 2024 include a contract to provide Patriot Air Defense systems to Germany and Patriot launchers for Poland; a contract for low-rate initial production of LTAMDS defense systems for the U.S. Army and Poland; a contract to provide SM-3 exo-atmospheric missile defense interceptors to the U.S. Navy and international customers; a contract to provide Guidance Enhanced Missiles (GEM-T) tactical ballistic missiles for NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA); a contract to provide AMRAAM missiles to the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force and international customers; a contract to provide Patriot Air Defense systems, including GEM-T missiles, to Romania; a contract to provide AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles for the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, and international customers; a contract to produce AN/SPY-6(V) radars for the U.S. Navy; a contract to provide Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) for the U.S. Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force; a contract to provide Javelin guided munition for the U.S. Army and international customers; and a contract to provide Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) ship self-defense missile for the U.S. Navy and international consortium partners. Raytheon has experienced increased global demand for the combat-proven Coyote system, a low-cost, expendable, unmanned aircraft system with the capability of operating in autonomous swarms.
Sales and Customers
The company has substantial U.S. government sales, which the company conducts through all three of its business segments. In addition, as a global company, all three of the company’s business segments have substantial international sales.
Regulatory Matters
The company deals with numerous U.S. government agencies and entities, including but not limited to all of the branches of the DoD, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Department of Homeland Security. Similar government authorities exist in all of the countries in which the company does business.
The company’s U.S. government contracts generally are subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which sets forth policies, procedures, and requirements for the acquisition of goods and services by the U.S. government; department-specific regulations that implement or supplement the FAR, such as the DoD’s Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS); and other applicable laws and regulations. These regulations impose a broad range of requirements, many of which are unique to government contracting, including various procurement, import and export, security, contract pricing and cost, contract termination and adjustment, audit, and product integrity requirements.
The company’s commercial aerospace products are subject to regulations by the FAA, foreign aviation administration authorities, and international regulatory bodies, including on production and quality systems, airworthiness and installation approvals, repair procedures, and continuing operational safety.
The company must comply with various laws and regulations relating to the export and import of products, services, and technology from and into the U.S. and other countries having jurisdiction over the company’s operations. In the U.S., these laws and regulations include, among others, the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) provisions administered by the U.S. Department of State (DOS), embargoes and sanctions regulations administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and import regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Certain of the company’s products, services, and technologies have military or strategic applications and are on the U.S. Munitions List of the ITAR, the Commerce Control List of the EAR, or are otherwise subject to the EAR and/or the U.S. Munitions Import List, and the company is required to obtain licenses and authorizations from the appropriate U.S. government agencies before exporting these products out of the U.S. or importing these products into the U.S. Foreign policy of the U.S. or other licensing jurisdictions may affect the licensing process or otherwise prevent the company from engaging in business dealings with certain individuals, entities, or countries.
In addition, the company has been identified as a potentially responsible party under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, also known as the Superfund law, or state law counterparts to the Superfund law, for a number of sites.
History
The company was incorporated in Delaware in 1934. It was formerly known as Raytheon Technologies Corporation and changed its name to RTX Corporation in 2023.
