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backbone, the innards, the guts -- that make air platforms, including UAVs, rotary wing, light attack and adversary
the platform so incredible. We bring it to life with aircraft. The total system is exceptionally light— weighing less than
our capabilities. 150 pounds. About half the weight of modern fire control AESA radars.

Pratt & Whitney builds the engine, the F135 When you’re in the cockpit—time is of the essence. We have a suite of
engine. Collins’ next-generation Helmet Electronic Warfare products, including our Radar Warning Receiver
Mounted Display System for the F-35 gives – ALR-69, which gives pilots more time by giving them advanced
pilots intuitive access to reams of flight, tacti- situational awareness to see the threat before it sees them.
cal, and sensor information providing advanced
situational awareness, precision and safety. The
helmet brings in data from Raytheon’s next-gen- And the last one I’ll mention is the Raytheon Distributed Aperture
eration F-35 Distributed Aperture System, System, or RDAS, which gives pilots 360-degree spherical situational
or DAS, which collects and sends real-time, awareness. It gives pilots eyes to see in the dark without night vision
high-resolution imagery to the helmet from six goggles. It also offers passive missile detection, autonomous threat
infrared cameras mounted around the aircraft. tracking and obstacle avoidance.
Raytheon enables fighter pilots to dominate the
airspace and complete direct attack, standoff
and strike missions with precision. Weapons for How important is the Asia Pacific region for the military side of RTX’s
the F-35 include the AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, business?
AMRAAM missile, JSM missile, wJSOW weapon,
and StormBreaker smart weapon. Pilots can aim The APAC region is critical to our business. Our commitment and
these weapons through our helmet.
partnership in Korea stretch back 60 years. The region is a key growth
market for APS and RTX.
And that F-35 example is just one small insight
into the power of one RTX.
We have and continue to support major programs in maritime,
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance and air & missile
Advanced Products & Solutions is one of the defence domains such as Patriot, SM-2, RAM, Phalanx, AMRAAM and
new businesses established under the new RTX AIM-9X to South Korea and U.S. forces in-country. We will continue
business which includes many Air Dominance that legacy of collaboration and support, to help meet the needs
products. What else can you tell me about the of our APAC partners.
portfolio and the business’ mission?

Earlier this year, RTX announced it is upgrading Korea Aerospace
Advanced Products & Solutions, or APS, is one Industries’ FA-50 aircraft with the PhantomStrike radar. What is the
of eight strategic businesses within Raytheon. timeline for the upgrades? How will this benefit the Republic of Korea
Our business is unique; we’re known as the mis- and allied countries?
sion equipment supplier with the mission to be
the premier supplier of advanced aerospace
and defence products to aircraft OEMs, the Yes, we’re under contract with Korea Aerospace Industries to deliver
U.S. government and ally nations. Our portfolio the PhantomStrike radar for their FA-50 aircraft for Poland. We are
is expansive – spanning EO/IR, agile radars, expecting to make those deliveries in 2025.
space, imaging and microelectronics and many
classified programs.
The sale to KAI bolsters the Republic of Korea’s defence industry
as PhantomStrike fire control ASEA will support KAI’s goal of selling
We have a storied legacy in radars. We led the aircraft worldwide to a variety of end-users with a state of the
radar revolution for nearly 40 years. We were the technology air-cooled, affordable radar.
first to field an AESA radar and today our active
electronically scanned array (AESA) radars are
the cornerstone of current and future military Equally important is the fact our PhantomStrike radar will help
aircraft -- providing the exceptional perfor- enhance ROK’s allies’ air defence capabilities providing exceptional
mance and tactical advantages pilots and air performance and tactical advantages that pilots and air crews
crews need to stay ahead of ground and air- need to stay ahead of ground and airborne threats. With digital
borne threats. beam forming and steering, multimode functionality and interleaved
ground and air targeting, PhantomStrike will give KAI’s customers
One of our newest products is a low SWAP - Air superior radar capability at nearly half the cost of typical fire control
Cooled AESA radar – PhantomStrike – is a GaN- radars. It also has a mode weapons data link and we can integrate
powered array designed for SWaP-constrained with both U.S. and foreign weapons..

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