RTX Corporation Timeline

Events

• 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
• 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