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Raytheon Co. refers to the legacy Raytheon Company defense manufacturer whose missile, radar, sensor, command-and-control, and mission-systems work became part of RTX Corporation after the 2020 merger with United Technologies. For catalog records that retain the abbreviated Raytheon Co. label, the strongest public tie is to U.S. guided-missile programs such as the AIM-54 Phoenix, where NAVAIR lists Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Co. as contractors.
1 weaponsThe Raytheon Co. label is used here for weapons whose public sources identify the contractor in that abbreviated legacy form, rather than the broader current Raytheon business name. Raytheon Company was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as American Appliance Company in 1922, grew into a major U.S. electronics and defense manufacturer, and specialized by 2020 in defense, civil government, cybersecurity, sensing, effects, C5I, mission support, and mission-systems integration.
Raytheon Company and United Technologies completed their merger in April 2020, creating Raytheon Technologies Corporation, later renamed RTX Corporation. RTX now presents Raytheon as one of its three principal businesses alongside Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney; that segment primarily serves government defense customers and continues many missile-defense, air-defense, naval interceptor, radar, and precision-effectors lines historically associated with Raytheon.
NAVAIR identifies Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Co. as contractors for the AIM-54 Phoenix, the long-range air-launched interceptor associated with the F-14 Tomcat fleet-defense system.
Sources: AIM-54 Phoenix Missile - NAVAIR
RTX's Raytheon describes Patriot as an integrated air and missile defense system built from radars, command-and-control technology, and multiple interceptor types, and says it supports 19 nations.
Sources: Global Patriot
The U.S. Navy identifies Raytheon Missile Systems as the SM-6 Block I contractor, while RTX's Raytheon describes SM-6 as a multi-mission missile for anti-air, anti-surface, and ballistic missile defense or sea-based terminal missions.
Sources: Standard Missile - U.S. Navy, SM-6 Missile - RTXRaytheon Company traces its origin to the American Appliance Company founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Sources: Raytheon UK History
NAVAIR's AIM-54 chronology records the first Raytheon-built AIM-54C flight test, tying the Raytheon Co. contractor label to the Phoenix missile's later production history.
Sources: AIM-54 Phoenix Missile - NAVAIR
Raytheon Company and United Technologies completed an all-stock merger of equals, with United Technologies renamed Raytheon Technologies Corporation and RTX becoming the stock ticker.
Sources: Raytheon and United Technologies Merger Approval
RTX reporting describes Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon as the company's three principal segments, with Raytheon primarily providing defense products and services to government customers.
Sources: RTX 2025 Annual Report
Raytheon Co. is a legacy contractor label. Modern sources may refer to Raytheon Company, Raytheon Technologies Corporation, RTX Corporation, Raytheon Missile Systems, or the current RTX Raytheon business depending on the date and program.
Category
Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.