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'''RTX Corporation''' (formerly '''Raytheon Technologies Corporation''') is a [[United States]] [[military-industrial complex]] defense contractor, one of the five largest in not only the United States but the world.  As with its fellow major defense contractors, it is headquartered in the Washington DC suburbs, specifically [[Arlington, Virginia]].

'''RTX Corporation''' (formerly '''Raytheon Technologies Corporation''') is a [[United States]] [[military-industrial complex]] defense contractor, one of the six largest in not only the United States but the world.  As with its fellow major defense contractors, it is headquartered in the Washington DC suburbs, specifically [[Arlington, Virginia]].

In a typical year, Raytheon gets more funding from [[Congress]] and the [[Pentagon]] than the [[US State Department]] gets.

In a typical year, Raytheon gets more funding from [[Congress]] and the [[Pentagon]] than the [[US State Department]] gets.

The company was formed in 2020 by the merger of '''Raytheon Corporation''' and '''United Technologies''' ('''UTC'''; prior to the merger, it spun-off its non-aerospace holdings into separate publicly traded firms). It operates under four segments:

The company was formed in 2020 by the merger of '''Raytheon Corporation''' and '''United Technologies''' ('''UTC'''; prior to the merger, it spun-off its non-aerospace holdings into separate publicly traded firms).

*Rockwell Collins (previously part of UTC)

 

*Pratt & Whitney (previously part of UTC); this segment is one of three companies which manufacture the majority of airplane engines

As of 2026 it operates under three segments:

*Raytheon Intelligence & Space

*Collins Aerospace (previously part of UTC)

*Pratt & Whitney (previously part of UTC); this segment is one of three companies which manufacture the majority of airplane engines, both commercial and military

*Raytheon

==Controversies==

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