RTX Corp Secures U.S. War Department Deal for 1,000+ Tomahawks and 44 Vietjet Engines
RTX’s Raytheon unit secured U.S. Department of War framework deals to boost Tomahawk output over 1,000 units, AMRAAM to 1,900+, SM-6 above 500 and accelerate SM-3 IB/IIA production 2–4×. Pratt & Whitney won a 44-engine Airbus A320neo GTF order from Vietjet and a 12-year EngineWise maintenance agreement.
1. RTX Secures Maintenance Deal with Singapore Airlines’ 777 Fleet
RTX’s Collins Aerospace unit has signed a multi-year FlightSense service agreement with Singapore Airlines covering the airline’s entire 27-aircraft Boeing 777 fleet, including five new 777 freighters. The program provides prognostic health monitoring, predictive maintenance planning and automated spare-parts provisioning, aiming to increase dispatch reliability and reduce AOG events by up to 15%. This marks RTX’s largest landing-gear-independent aftermarket contract in Southeast Asia and complements Boeing’s separate landing gear exchange agreement for the carrier’s 737 MAX and 787 Dreamliner fleets.
2. Raytheon Enters Five Landmark Agreements to Ramp Up Precision Munition Output
Raytheon, an RTX business, has inked five framework agreements with the U.S. Department of War spanning up to seven years to boost annual production of key precision munitions. Under the agreements, RTX will raise Tomahawk cruise missile output to over 1,000 units, AMRAAM air-to-air missile production to at least 1,900, and SM-6 interceptor deliveries to more than 500 per year. Production of SM-3 Block IIA will be expanded and SM-3 Block IB rates accelerated, with some variants ramping up two to four times current levels. Manufacturing will run through Raytheon facilities in Tucson, Huntsville and Andover, leveraging collaborative funding to preserve free cash flow while meeting unprecedented global demand.
3. Vietjet Taps Pratt & Whitney GTF Engines for 44 Additional A320neo Family Jets
Vietnam’s Vietjet Air has selected Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, to power 44 more Airbus A320neo family aircraft—24 A321neos and 20 A321XLRs—under a 12-year EngineWise Comprehensive maintenance agreement. Deliveries begin July 2026 and raise Vietjet’s total GTF-powered backlog to 137 jets. The Geared Turbofan engine delivers up to 20% lower fuel burn and a 75% smaller noise footprint versus prior-generation units. RTX has shipped more than 2,600 GTF engines to over 90 customers globally and is expanding its MRO network and supply-chain capacity to support this surge in demand.