Raytheon Technologies Corporation: Creates Future of Aerospace & Defence

Raytheon Technologies Corporation (RTX)

Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an Aerospace and Defence Company that provides Advanced Systems and Services for Commercial, Military and Government customers worldwide. With four Industry-Leading Businesses - Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space, and Raytheon Missiles & Defense - the company delivers solutions that push the boundaries in Avionics, Cyber Security, Directed Energy, Electric Propulsion, Hypersonics, and Quantum Physics.

Raytheon Technologies Corporation: Creates Future of Aerospace & Defence

The merger of Raytheon and United Technologies combined two companies with distinctive legacies in transformative technologies – breaking barriers, designing unique solutions and reimagining the possible. Raytheon Technologies will continue building on that history as it shapes the future of Air travel, Global Defence and Space Exploration.

Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an Aerospace and Defence Company that provides Advanced Systems and Services for Commercial, Military and Government customers worldwide. With four Industry-Leading Businesses - Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space, and Raytheon Missiles & Defense - the company delivers solutions that push the boundaries in Avionics, Cyber Security, Directed Energy, Electric Propulsion, Hypersonics, and Quantum Physics. RTX, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation Aerospace Businesses, is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Chanakya profiles Raytheon Technologies on completion of its 1st Year.

What does it mean to create the Future? At Raytheon Techologies, it means taking risks and accelerating ideas to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges, that spans the full Spectrum of Aviation, Space and Defence. Together, the Raytheon Technologies Group is an unrivaled company. Across businesses, nearly 200,000 Engineers, Researchers and Visionaries come together to push the limits of known Science and redefine how to Connect and Protect the world. Together, Raytheon Technologies advances Aviation, builds Smarter Defence Systems and creates Innovations to go deeper into Space. That is the Future of Aerospace and Defence.

Transformative Technologies: How Raytheon Technologies Is Shaping the Future
The merger of Raytheon and United Technologies combined two companies with distinctive legacies in transformative technologies – breaking barriers, designing unique solutions and reimagining the possible. Raytheon Technologies will continue building on that history as it shapes the future of Air travel, Global Defence and Space Exploration. Throughout its history of confronting the world’s most daunting challenges, with a heritage of developing the Radars and Aircraft Engines that helped the Allies prevail in World War-II; the computer that guided Apollo 11 to the Moon; and the Environmental Satellite Systems that generate detailed information on severe weather events. RTX Transformative Technologies have resulted in era-defining achievements, including the pioneering use of Gallium Nitride (GaN), the deployment of increasingly sophisticated Military Radars and Defence Systems, and the development of advanced materials for Aircraft Weight Reduction.

Artificial Intelligence and its Machine Learning subset are assuming major roles in helping Raytheon Technologies’ customers solve complex problems. AI refers to any adaptable system that will respond to a human request, while Machine Learning is a set of algorithms that can be used to gain deeper insights into data. AI and Machine Learning have many functions, including Command & Control; Aircraft Support; Robotics; Speech Translation and Media Processing; Training, and Design Operation. These technologies must be explainable and trustworthy as they enhance the speed and accuracy of all processes, products and systems, increasing the efficiency of Aftermarket Operations. One real-world example is Intelligent Maintenance and Operations, by creating sophisticated algorithms that can predict when an Airplane Engine Part needs to be replaced before it wears out or breaks down, increasing efficiency and safety. Another example is its Multi-INT Data Processing Systems. An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) can collect hundreds of thousands of hours of video in search of Explosive Devices, while reviewing this massive amount of footage is impossible for humans, but not for a machine trained to identify those devices.

Cyber Security: Every modern system, from individual Sensors and Jet Engines to vast Connected Eco-systems, is susceptible to Cyber-Attacks. As Defence and Commercial Aviation Systems have become more highly Connected, Autonomous and Electrical and as the threats against these systems have become more sophisticated Cyber Security needs have increased. The Raytheon CODE Center is used to test Networks, Systems & Platforms by exposing them to realistic, Nation-State Cyber, Anti-Tamper and Radio Frequency attacks. The Center can also replicate various Networked environments and Cyber-Physical Systems, including Air Traffic Control, Power Grids, water supplies, Missiles, Radars and Security Operations Centers. When testing is complete, the CODE Center Team of Cyber Experts develops technologies, processes and Software to deliver field-proven and Mission-reliable Cyber Solutions. With constant Innovation in Cyber-Security, it builds World-Class Cyber Security Capabilities.

Year Reviewed at Raytheon Technologies
2020 was the year Raytheon Technologies got to work. The inaugural year  story is one best told  by its Innovation in Transforming the Technologies of Aerospace and Defence. Creating the Future of Aerospace and Defence, Raytheon Technologies began with the creation of the company itself. Raytheon Technologies formed in April, bringing together four businesses and approximately 200,000 employees for a clear and singular purpose: to create the Future of Aerospace and Defence. The new company, with more than 190 years of combined experience, is already building on that history, with Transformative Technologies that are making the world Safer, Smarter and better Connected.

Making Flying Safer and More Sustainable: 2020 was a tough year for Aviation. To support the Industry, Collins Aerospace leadership articulated a plan for its recovery, both in the short term and the long term. Collins also worked with Commercial Aviation Companies to improve Flight Safety for those still traveling today, including a new Phone App that uses Quick Response (QR) Codes to eliminate the need to touch Airport Kiosks.

Planning for the future, Collins and Raytheon Intelligence & Space are also teaming up to pursue a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration contract to overhaul the Agency’s Telecommunications Infrastructure – an update that could drastically improve Aviation for everyone from pilots to passengers.

Smarter Defence: Raytheon Technologies’ Defence Capabilities took big steps forward in 2020. In November, a Raytheon Missiles & Defense-built Interceptor known as the SM-3 had a successful and historic test off the coast of Hawaii, making its first-ever Intercept of a Simulated Ballistic Missile. Sensors from Raytheon Intelligence & Space were also part of the test, working from Low-Earth Orbit to detect & track the target, then relay the decision to decision-makers in a demonstration of what’s known as “Space-Based Early Warning.”

Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney, a Unit of Raytheon Technologies is a world leader in the Design, Manufacture and Service of Aircraft and Helicopter Engines, and Auxiliary Power Units. Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an Aerospace and Defence Company that provides Advanced Systems and Services for Commercial, Military and Government customers worldwide.

Pratt & Whitney’s  Combat-proven F135 is the most advanced Operational Fighter Engine in the world, which powers the formidable Lockheed Martin F-35 5th-Generation Fighter, delivering 26% more thrust, 116% more powered lift, and more than a 300% increase in Power and Thermal Management over 4th-Generation Fighter Engines, all with a demonstrated Mission Capability rate of above 94%.

Advanced Propulsion gets you where you need to go — faster, more safely and with great sensitivity to the environment. The integration of Raytheon and United Technologies advanced those objectives, specifically in developing Revolutionary Engine Architectures and Technologies that give top priority to efficiency and climate mitigation. At Pratt & Whitney, it is about how to increase the performance of its Engines and create a Greener environment. Pratt & Whitney introduced the Geared Turbofan Engine (GTF), which offers double-digit improvements in fuel consumption, environmental emissions, engine noise and operating costs.

Those same expectations of performance and sustainability drive  P&W’s current research. As Governments around the world place greater restrictions on emissions and noise, and as customers require aircraft that can travel greater distances - new, disruptive technologies will be required, including Hypersonic, Hybrid-Electric, Multi-Megawatt Electric, and Rotating Detonation Engines. P&W is also working on Small, Expendable Engines that could revolutionise Air Power.

The merger of United Technologies and Raytheon could create new opportunities in bringing together, for example, Aircraft and Environmental Control Systems with Missile Systems and Sensors. The result can be Future Systems that solve customers’ challenges before they face them. At Pratt & Whitney, the future of environmentally sustainable flight continued to take shape as the business worked on new models of the Geared Turbofan Engine - a quieter, more efficient and cleaner alternative to Conventional Jet Engines.

Collins Aerospace Systems
Collins Aerospace Systems is a leader in technologically Advanced and Intelligent Solutions for the Global Aerospace and Defence Industry. Collins Aerospace delivers a broad spectrum of advanced, battle-proven solutions – in all domains, in both Manned and Unmanned Platforms – that serve the warfighters of today and tomorrow. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market, being the world leader in Avionics Systems for Civil & Military Aircraft.

 Collins Aerospace Integrated Avionics Systems & Cockpit Solutions deliver the right critical data information at the right time to make decisions that can help ensure a mission’s success. Intuitive graphical Human-Machine Interfaces. Extensive Situational Awareness Capabilities. The ability to integrate with other Aircraft Systems, built on Open Architecture Designs that leverage the best of Military & Commercial Innovations, retaining the option of easy and cost-effective Upgrades that provide a flexible platform for future growth.

To Upgrade Aircraft’s Avionics, turn to Collins Aerospace for the product selection to suit the  Aircraft Systems and the expertise to support them. Its flexible Production Facilities can scale manufacturing to meet all needs – big or small. It also offers Engineering and Aircraft Certification to meet specific requirements of Platforms, whether installation of components or a fully Engineered Solution, it offers the products and services for complete Avionics Integration.

Collins Aerospace  has advanced solutions to enable the Digital Transformation of Defence, including: Multi-Spectral Airborne Imaging to convert data to actionable Intelligence; SCi-Toolset for responsive Imagery Exploitation; Guidance, Navigation and Control Solutions to deliver on target; Digital Terrain Awareness Systems, etc.

Collins MS-110 is the Next-Generation of the DB-110 Airborne Reconnaissance System that will provide advanced Daytime and Night-time Wide-area and Long Range Reconnaissance Capability. It is compatible with carriage on fast jets (F-16, F-15, F/A-18, Typhoon, Rafale), Manned ISR aircraft, and MALE UAVs such as the MQ-9 Reaper.

TacSAR is a true end-to-end operational capability and shares common support equipment and infrastructure with the DB-110 System. The key elements of the TacSAR System are Mission Planning; Ground Support Equipment; Airborne Reconnaissance Pod; Data-Link; Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination; and Training & Support for all elements including Radar Imagery Analysis.

As a leading provider of Control Actuation plus Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)-based and Spinning-Mass Inertial Sensors, Collins Aerospace offers Precision-Guidance Solutions to Advanced Missiles and Munitions. Its Targeting and Guidance Systems offer Smart Weapon Solutions at low risk and an affordable cost.

Advanced product offerings include highly accurate small and lightweight Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) as well as Control Actuation with fin, wing and Thrust Vectoring options. Collins supports stability augmentation on a wide range of vehicles and platforms and provides terrain referenced Navigation and Predictive Ground Collision Avoidance Systems on over 5,000 Aircraft worldwide. These Innovative Solutions meet the ever evolving needs of the Warfighters with accuracy, reliability and affordability.

For Military Aviators, Collins Aerospace is developing the ACES 5, a New-Generation of Ejection Seats that include several features to reduce the risk of injury. And across the company, Raytheon Technologies businesses continue to deliver numerous systems for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), from Navigation to Precision Weapons to the Pratt & Whitney Engine that powers the Advanced Aircraft.

Discovering the Uncharted: In Space, the room for innovation is unlimited, and Raytheon Technologies knows it. Collins Aerospace celebrated 20 years of its technology on the International Space Station (ISS), including the systems that have made every Spacewalk from the ISS or Space Shuttles possible.

Collins Aerospace Simulation & Training: High Fidelity Integrated Simulation Solutions help enhance Mission Effectiveness, whatever the scenario with Virtual Reality, providing Synthetic Environments, building new Virtual Training Environments that allow Armed Forces to train on any Weapon or System from anywhere in the world.
Collins Aerospace Military and Defence portfolio covers   Aerostructures, Avionics, Cargo Handling, Communications,   Displays & Controls, Electronic Systems, Electronic Warfare, Exteriors, Government Aviation Connectivity, Interiors, Landing Systems, Mechanical Systems like Hoists, Navigation, Optronics, Oxygen & Passenger Service Unit Systems, Platforms, Power, Controls & Actuation, Service Solutions, Simulation & Training, Submarines & Surface Ships, Targeting, Thermal Management & Machining, etc.

Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Raytheon Missiles & Defense brings global customers the most advanced end-to-end solutions delivering the advantage of one Innovative Partner to detect, track, and intercept threats. Raytheon Missiles & Defense produces a broad portfolio of advanced technologies, including Air and Missile Defence Systems, Precision Weapons, Radars, Command & Control Systems and Advanced Defence Technologies. Raytheon Missiles & Defense Solutions protect citizens, warfighters and infrastructure in over 50 countries worldwide.

Precision Weapons Capabilities
Advanced Strike Weapons: Precision Naval Weapons allow customers to carry out discriminating strikes on bona fide targets and defend against incoming attacks with unprecedented effectiveness to give Militaries a decisive-edge in the Battlespace. Raytheon Missiles & Defense is a leader in Command and Control Systems, Combining Sensors and Advanced Networks to expand Situational Awareness across the Maritime Battlespace. The SM-6 Missile can perform Anti-Air Warfare, Anti-Surface Warfare and Advanced Ballistic Missile Defence at Sea.

The Raytheon-Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) is a long-range, Precision Strike Weapon that seeks and destroys enemy Ships at distances greater than 100 Nautical Miles. The Naval Strike Missile can fly at very low altitudes over water and land.  The Kongsberg /Raytheon NASAMS-II Air Defence System features Net Centric Architecture, multiple simultaneous engagements, Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Capabilities, closely integrated and adapted to a country’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD).

ESSM Launch: Ship Self-Defence Weapons - Protecting the Mission and those carrying it out is paramount. RTX modern Ship Self-Defence Weapons give Navies around the world Precision and Firepower in four overlapping layers: Long-Range, Medium-Range, Short-Range and Close-In.

Raytheon Missiles & Defense serves as the Prime Mission Systems Equipment Integrator on the Zumwalt-Class Destroyers. The Zumwalt-Class Destroyers feature Raytheon Missiles & Defense Technologies and Equipment that will benefit the U.S. Navy for years to come. Further, the Aegis is an Integrated Missile Guidance System used on U.S. Navy and Allied Ships to protect the Battle Group.

SPY-6 Radars are built from individual ‘building blocks’ called Radar Modular Assemblies or Self-Contained Radars that come in 2’x2’x2’ Boxes. Those boxes stack together to fit the mission requirements of any ship – a feature that makes the SPY-6 Family the U.S. Navy’s first truly Scalable Radars. In addition to Fleet Defence, Raytheon Missiles & Defense's SM-6 Missile has been selected to fulfill the U.S. Navy’s Sea-Based Terminal role. Its SM-3 Block IB Interceptor has been test-launched from the USS Lake Erie during a Missile Defense Agency test designed to hit a complex Short-range Ballistic Missile Target.

The SeaRAM System, a new system for Guided-Missile Destroyers, was test-fired from the Arleigh Burke-Class Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) in Rota, Spain.

Tomahawk Cruise Missile
The Tomahawk Cruise Missile is a Precision Weapon that launches from Ships and Submarines and can strike targets precisely from 1,000 miles away, even in heavily defended Airspace, and is known for its "Sea-Skimming" Capability. The current Version, called the Block IV Tactical Tomahawk or TACTOM, has a Data-Link that allows it to switch targets while in flight. It can loiter for hours and change course instantly on Command. Beginning in 2020, the U.S. Navy will recertify and modernise the missile, extending its service life by 15 years, and resulting in the new Tomahawk Block V Series.

U.S. and Allied Militaries have flight-tested the GPS-enabled Tomahawk 550 times and used it in combat above 2,300 times. Its recent use was in 2018, when U.S. Navy Warships & Submarines launched 66 Tomahawks at Syrian Chemical Weapon Facilities.

Advanced Technology is necessary to close the “detect-control-engage” loop in the Maritime Domain. From Sensors to Command and Control Systems to Precision Weapons, Raytheon Missiles & Defense delivers innovation at the speed of relevance to protect U.S. and Allied Ships and Sailors around the world. Sensors can identify threats quickly to give decision-makers insight at a moment's notice. Space-Based Sensors keep tabs on the environment, Advanced Radars Monitor Missile Launches from across the globe, and Infrared Imaging Devices expose what the human eye can't detect.

Raytheon's StormBreaker 1st Guided Release from Super Hornet in U.S. Navy Flight Test
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, completed the first guided release of a StormBreaker Smart Weapon from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, which will become the second Fighter Jet to add the Weapon when the programme reaches Initial Operational Capability. The U.S. Air Force’s newest weapon, StormBreaker, has a unique Tri-Mode Seeker that enables pilots to hit moving targets in adverse weather or low visibility. Integration is progressing on several U.S. Fighter Jets including the F-15E, and now the F-18 Super Hornet.

"StormBreaker is the only weapon that enables pilots to hit moving targets during bad weather or if dust and smoke are in the area," said Cristy Stagg, StormBreaker Program Director. "Super Hornet Pilots will be able to use poor visibility to their advantage when StormBreaker Integration is complete." During the U.S. Navy Flight Test, StormBreaker safely separated from the jet and successfully received Guidance Data from the Fighter, enabling it to be directed to its target while in-flight. StormBreaker features a revolutionary Tri-Mode Seeker that uses Imaging Infrared and Millimeter Wave Radar in its normal mode. The weapon can also deploy its Semi-Active Laser or GPS Guidance to hit targets. The F-15E Eagle is the first platform to add the StormBreaker; which is also being integrated on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).

Raytheon Intelligence & Space
Raytheon Intelligence & Space delivers the Disruptive Technologies customers need to succeed in any domain, against any challenge. A developer of Advanced Sensors, Training, and Cyber and Software Solutions, Raytheon Intelligence & Space provides a decisive advantage to Civil, Military and Commercial customers in above 40 countries worldwide. Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) is one of four businesses that form Raytheon Technologies Corporation.

Raytheon Technologies (RTX) has recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Blue Canyon Technologies, a leading provider of Small Satellites and Spacecraft Systems Components. Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) will report into RI&S upon closing. "The Space market is rapidly expanding and our customers need Comprehensive Solutions faster than ever before," said Roy Azevedo, President of Raytheon Intelligence & Space.

RI&S is advancing its use of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning to provide Military customers with accurate and actionable information they need to make critical, split-second decisions. On the ground, Raytheon Intelligence & Space continues its operation of NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, operated by Raytheon Intelligence & Space, and RGNext, a Raytheon Technologies Joint Venture, played a critical role in the highly publicised launch of two NASA Astronauts and supplies on a commercially-built Spacecraft.

Raytheon Intelligence & Space Modernisation, Training & Mission Support
Using innovative approaches and proven tools, RI&S keeps Forces ‘Mission-Ready’. Its Training Technology to make run-throughs look and feel like the real thing. For Mission Support, it manages every part of large-scale training from Big-Picture Planning & Consulting to 24/7 on-demand Repair & Maintenance. Using Audio, Video  & Special Effects, it Simulates Modern Battlefield scenarios. Sensor & Software Systems, Radars, Command & Control, & Range-Engineering Services bring innovative options for Warfighters. RI&S Boomerang detects Small Arms Fire using Passive Acoustic Detection & Signal Processing to locate a shooter in less than a second.

Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)
Raytheon Intelligence and Space was awarded a multiple award IDIQ to participate in the U.S. Air Force's development of the Advanced Battle Management System, a Future Command and Control Network that will connect Military Platforms across the globe, giving Military Commanders the ability to make decisions faster. Under a multiple IDIQ contract up to US$ 950 Million over next 5 years with options beyond, RI&S will participate in support of the maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capability across Platforms and Domains to enable Joint All Domain Command & Control (JADC2). ABMS will transform the Future Battlespace for USAF by delivering the right data at the right time to the right people so they can make the right decisions fast. JADC2 will Link Capabilities across all Domains - Air, Land, Sea, Cyber and Space.