A commitment to lifesaving performance

Across RTX, teams deliver systems that protect service members

The reminders are everywhere.

Some are big – a poster of a Navy destroyer on the wall of the factory where they make the radars that protect the ship. A hallway mural showing a fighter pilot being rocketed out of the cockpit to safety.

Some are small – brass shell casings recovered from the weapon system that shot down an incoming missile. A pin on a lanyard. A framed thank you note from a military commander.

Together, they reinforce the solemn responsibility RTX employees take on every day: that what they do is expected to save lives.

“Every employee here probably knows somebody who has served or is currently in the service. That’s who they’re thinking about when they work on these products. We want to make sure they have the best and most reliable system that’s going to protect them.”

Scott Wilkinson | CIWS program execution director | Raytheon

Attention to detail

ACES® family of ejection seats, Collins Aerospace

a computer generated rendering of an ACES 5 Next Generation Ejection Seat

The ACES family of ejection seats, made by Collins Aerospace, have saved the lives of more than 720 aircrew. That reliability comes in part from a methodical three-phase inspection process throughout production and rigorous testing after the seats are complete.

“We are the last line of defense when everything goes wrong at 35,000 feet going .8, .9, 1.0 mach. The culture that is built at this place is solely focused on the end result, which is when the warfighter pulls the handles, they get out and they walk away.”

Rob Makros | Former F-15E & B-2 pilot | Collins Aerospace

Families and homecomings

Phalanx® weapon system, Raytheon

Phalanx® weapon system firing off a ship

The best outcome is a safe return home. RTX builds lifesaving systems so service members can come back to those who love them – and to the futures they will create. Raytheon’s Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), for example, was deployed by the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Gravely to shoot down an incoming missile in the Red Sea just moments before impact. There were more than 300 sailors onboard.

“We are the absolute last line of defense on a ship and that makes every single thing we do in this factory that much more important ... and knowing that we delivered that quality product that met their needs, in their time of need, was absolutely incredible.”

Laura Harping | CIWS program quality manager | Raytheon

Values and mission

F100 engine, Pratt & Whitney

Pilot in front of aircraft in hangar

For many across RTX, supporting systems that save lives is an extension of their time in the service. Thousands of RTX employees are veterans, reservists or family members of those who serve.

Well-known for its unparalleled safety record, modular architecture and mission critical fifth-generation technologies, the F100 offers operators the combat edge.

“Pratt & Whitney provided safe, reliable propulsion through the entirety of my career, and I am more than happy to come back to Pratt and help deliver that same experience to the aviators who are in the Air Force today.”

Nick Graham | Former F-15E weapon systems officer | Pratt & Whitney

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