RTX Corporation Timeline

Events

• 2026-10-13 - Contract Award - Raytheon wins $729M in counter-drone awards for U.S., Qatar and Jordan - The awards cover fixed-site and mobile configurations combining Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor with kinetic and non-kinetic Coyote effectors. RTX is expanding Coyote production and integrating upgrades to launch speed, flight speed, range and altitude. - source: raytheon.mediaroom.com
• 2026-07-21 - Production Milestone - Pratt & Whitney completes Valox 1500 digital-design milestone - Valox 1500 is intended for semi-autonomous collaborative aircraft. Ground testing is the next stated programme step. The work follows a U.S. Air Force development award worth more than $10 million announced in late 2025. - source: rtx.com
• 2026-02-20 - Demonstration - Collins Sidekick flies GA-ASI YFQ-42A autonomously for four hours - Autonomy mode controlled a four-hour flight while a human operator supervised from the ground. The test integrated Sidekick with the YFQ-42A mission systems and paired the uncrewed aircraft with crewed fighters. The flight supported the U.S. Air Force… - source: rtx.com
• 2026-02-11 - Demonstration - Non-kinetic Coyote defeats multiple drone swarms - Raytheon announced the Coyote Block 3NK demonstration on February 11, 2026. The system completed launch, flight, non-kinetic intercept and recovery against multiple drone swarms. Its recoverable design supports redeployment while extending the Army… - source: rtx.com
• 2025-07-08 - Demonstration - Barracuda completes first untethered open-water mission - Raytheon announced the Narragansett Bay demonstration on July 8, 2025. Barracuda navigated, communicated and detected and identified a target during its first untethered open-water mission. The milestone advanced a reusable US Navy mine-neutralization system… - source: rtx.com
• 2025-07-01 - Partnership - RTX and Shield AI partner on autonomous defense systems - RTX plans to integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy platform into selected defense products, including loitering munitions and sensors, for U.S. and allied defense forces. The companies said the work would target an operational weapon powered by Networked… - source: rtx.com
• 2024-10-15 - Demonstration - Raytheon autonomy coordinates launched effects at EDGE - RTX announced the EDGE24 autonomy demonstration on October 15, 2024. Raytheon CODE software coordinated Coyote Block 3 surrogate aircraft with Collins mission systems. The aircraft adapted collaboratively in a communications-denied environment, demonstrating… - source: rtx.com