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Raytheon Technologies Research Center (was United Technologies Research Center)

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2025
19 June The RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator is developing a highly efficient Pratt & Whitney Canada thermal engine, combined with a Collins Aerospace 1 megawatt electric motor.

Hybrid-electric system charged to full power during ground tests

Pratt & Whitney Canada and AeroTEC have moved forward with their RTX demonstrator by testing propulsion and battery performance in Quebec.

2024
22 July

ReleaseRTX STEP-Tech hybrid-electric demonstrator continues to progress in lab tests

2023
4 October

ReleaseRTX developing innovative solid-state circuit breaker for hybrid-electric aircraft under NASA contract

2022
20 July The STEP-Tech demonstrator platform addresses a variety of potential applications including advanced air mobility vehicles, high-speed eVTOL, and blended wing body aircraft.

P&W teams up with Collins to chart hybrid-electric future

Successfully demonstrated hybrid-electric technology could be implemented in a range of novel applications, including high speed eVTOL, unmanned aerial vehicles, and small to medium sized commercial aircraft.

19 July

ReleaseRaytheon Technologies selected by the Department of Energy to test hydrogen and ammonia as clean power fuel sources

12 July

ReleasePratt & Whitney evaluating Velo3D solution in-house for production jet engine components

3 March

ReleasePratt & Whitney awarded contract to develop advanced engine in collaboration with Air Force Research Laboratory

2021
25 October

ReleasePratt & Whitney develops efficient gas turbine technologies with NASA HyTEC Project

2017
21 June

ReleaseUTC Aerospace Systems unveils first chromate-free REACh-compliant landing gear corrosion protection coating for steel parts on commercial airplanes