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WT 360: RTX Ventures casts its net wide and far across an expanding tech ecosystem
Dan Ateya, president and managing director of RTX's venture capital division, explains how the aerospace-and-defense giant also is a scout for startup businesses and technologies that show promise for transforming the entire ecosystem.
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RTX's venture arm leads financing round for space startup
This two-year-old company is looking to extend itself beyond its current low-Earth orbit focus and work toward supportong so-called "GEO" missions.
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The newly minted 'RTX' lays out its post-reorg blueprint
With a new structure in place, the global aerospace-and-defense company highlighted its priorities that include the U.S. military's complicated network vision known as "JADC2."
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Lockheed fears L3Harris will block access to Aerojet’s rockets
Lockheed Martin has begun making investments in other rocket makers amid its concern over what L3Harris Technologies' agreement to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne means.
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Space Force lifts curtains on $4B range support solicitation
The military's youngest service branch wants to transform its two main ranges into a pair of spaceports.
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Raytheon CEO 'would like certainty' out of L3Harris-Aerojet agreement
Greg Hayes also believes Aerojet Rocketdyne's work as a maker of solid rocket motors should improve if regulators greenlight its sale to L3Harris Technologies.
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Fortify fetches $12.5M in capital for advanced manufacturing
The venture investment arms of two large defense companies participated in this round as they look for new ways to make products.
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Air Force chooses 3 dozen for $32B training system recompete
This is iteration number four of the Training Systems Acquisition vehicle that covers a broad range of products.
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Army awards 12 seats on $450M modernization vehicle
Awardees will work on enabling and accelerating the branch's idea of overmatch for gaining overwhelming advantages over adversaries.
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Raytheon Technologies shows more of its new alignment
The aerospace-and-defense giant is moving several pieces of its portfolio around in a push to unlock more synergies.
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Air Force continues awards on $400M aerospace research program
The roster of companies involved in this program now stands at seven with more award announcements to come.
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Quantum computing and seagliders mark the week's defense venture activity
The emerging tech investment arms of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies share their newest backings.
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Power and radar tech mark the week's blue chip defense venture finds
The venture capital arms of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies reveal their latest investments in the search for "what's next."
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CEOs downplay anticipated gridlock on Capitol Hill, defense spending cuts
The chief executives at Lockheed Martin and Raytheon also say pandemic-era supply-chain woes are subsiding.
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Supply chain improvements are real, but appear uneven as well
Are supply chains in the defense industry getting back to ruder health? The answer is nuanced as Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies leaders have told investors.
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Raytheon's board adds former Boeing defense CEO
Leanne Caret's nearly three decades at Boeing also included the role of chief financial officer for the defense segment.
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Raytheon's venture arm backs autonomy startup
Autonomy and artificial intelligence technology is one of four broad priority areas for RTX Ventures.
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Chips and talent remain key indicators of today's supply chain health
General Dynamics and Raytheon give their investors the lay of the land as both companies see it.
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Engine deals reveal US wants to maintain three warplane makers
But the multibillion-dollar deals raise questions about just how far along the Next Generation Air Dominance program is.
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