RTX
Radar, but make it software
RTX’s Raytheon unit says it’s been awarded a contract by the Office of Naval Research to keep developing advanced software for next-generation naval radars. Translation: the Navy wants radar systems that are more flexible, can juggle multiple missions, and play nicer with spectrum-sharing demands in a world where 5G and defense tech keep bumping elbows.
Why this matters
This isn’t the kind of headline that sends everyone sprinting to the buy button, but it does matter. Defense electronics work like this tends to be sticky, technical, and recurring—the holy trinity of boring-but-reliable government cash flow.
For RTX, the win reinforces a few familiar themes:
- more software-defined defense tech, less one-and-done hardware
- deeper ties to Navy modernization programs
- another reminder that radar is becoming a data problem as much as a hardware problem
Big picture
RTX has been leaning hard into next-gen sensing and mission systems, and this fits right into that lane. If you’re looking for fireworks, this isn’t it. If you like steady defense spending with a side of tech upgrade cycle, it’s exactly the kind of thing that keeps the story humming.