• The future is here: Sixth-gen air dominance How RTX is equipping the military airspace - for today’s fleet and tomorrow’s fight. • Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on LinkedIn Share this article via email In military aviation, a new age is dawning. • “Increasingly, we are seeing more congested airspace in global conflicts, with a growing presence of autonomous platforms designed to overwhelm defensive forces and create confusion.” Juan de Bedout, chief technology officer, RTX Enabling new platforms and technology The advantages of advanced propulsion Alex Johnson Director | Adaptive Engine Programs | Military Engines | Pratt & Whitney “Those prior generations of engines were designed around one point in the sky. • So you would find what is the hardest point that this engine needs to do? • And you would design around that. • What we can do now is we can say, well, I want to design for cruise, and I want to design for takeoff, and I want to design for that maneuver.
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- RTX and its partners are advancing sixth‑generation air‑dominance capabilities for today’s and tomorrow’s military fleets. The company is developing engines that deliver 10-20 % better fuel economy while meeting diverse mission profiles, and it is integrating advanced avionics that present full‑color, 3‑D situational awareness directly in pilots’ helmets. RTX’s autonomy team is focused on making unmanned systems trustworthy through explainability and predictability, enabling effective crewed‑uncrewed teaming. Additionally, the firm is applying AI, machine learning, and multi‑mode sensors to enhance missile guidance and networked command‑and‑control from space to ground. These efforts aim to give warfighters a decisive edge in increasingly congested, autonomous‑heavy airspace.
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