RTX business

BENGALURU. Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, March 5 opened its new Engineering Development and Test Centre (EDTC) at the company’s North Gate campus in Bengaluru, India.  The new facility streamlines product development, testing, and...

Washington: The US Air Force greatly expanded funding for the prototype engine for the service’s planned sixth-generation fighter. General Electric of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Pratt & Whitney Engines of East Hartford, Connecticut, each received...

Washington: In a first, the US Army and Lockheed Martin fired two new Precision Strike Missiles, or PrSMs, in a salvo test shot as part of production qualification flight testing at White Sands Missile...

Washington: Seated near a model of Martin-Baker’s latest ejection seat design, company executive Andrew Martin looked incredulous. An official at rival ejection seat-maker, Collins Aerospace, had suggested that some Martin-Baker seats weren’t as safe as...

Washington: As drone warfare proliferates in conflicts like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Army official tasked with forging plans to fend off drone attacks on troops sees mid-size uncrewed platforms as perhaps the biggest...

Paris: France and Italy ordered the next generation of the SAMP/T air-defence system as they seek better protection against threats including hypersonic missiles, with French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu touting the “fully European”...

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Boeing on July 31 announced that its Board of Directors has elected Robert K. "Kelly" Ortberg as the company's new president and chief executive officer, effective August 8, 2024. Ortberg will also serve...

Marignane. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters to lead a concept study in the frame of  the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project under which the...

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom. The chief technology officers of Boeing, Airbus, Dassault, GE Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, RTX and Safran have called for government research programs that enhance scientific understanding of aviation non-CO2 effects such as contrails, nitrogen...

London. Farnborough Air Show: Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, and Air Niugini have finalised engine and aftermarket agreements for the GTF engines that will power the airline's fleet of 11 Airbus A220 aircraft. Pratt &...

Bengaluru. Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, announced the establishment of its new Customer Service Centre in Bengaluru. The new centre will be part of Pratt & Whitney’s India Capability Centre (legal India entity UTCIPL)...

SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Lockheed Martin are collaborating to provide Net-Enabled Weapons (NEW) capability for GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The addition of NEW capability for SeaGuardian...

  Rome: Italy has approved French defence company Safran’s purchase of Italian firm Microtecnica after promising to safeguard Italy’s national interests, Safran announced.   The Italian government blocked the sale in November, with officials warning Safran’s management...