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RTX Corporation

RTX Corporation is a major defense and aerospace contractor with extensive federal contracts across aviation, missile systems, and electronics.

Federal spending

Total federal obligations

$24.1B

Obligations recorded from September 23, 2025 through September 22, 2026. Obligations are promises by the federal government to spend money, not necessarily cash already paid.

As of

September 22, 2026

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About This Organization

RTX Corporation is a major defense and aerospace contractor with extensive federal contracts across aviation, missile systems, and electronics.

Editorial context

Why It Is Included

Included because this organization appears in federal spending records and is part of The Paper Trail Project's public-interest research directory.

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Why you may have heard of it

RTX is known for its defense technology businesses and for supplying major military programs to the Department of Defense.

Direct public money received

Public Money Profile

Federal obligations are shown by award type and kept separate from tax incentives or workforce public-benefit research. These categories should not be added into a generic “subsidy” figure.

Federal contracts

$24.1B

Federal grants

-$1.8M

Direct payments

$0

Federal loans

$0

Other assistance

$1.2M
Workforce public-benefit research

No published source-backed estimate linked unless shown elsewhere on this profile.

Tax incentives and subsidies

Not included without attributable official records.

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Entity resolution

Federal Recipient Records vs. Corporate Family

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RTX Corporation

$24.1B

The recipient record linked directly from this profile’s USAspending source.

USAspending source ↗

Federal data

Spending Over Time

Federal fiscal years

Prime-award transaction obligations attributed to this USAspending recipient. Negative totals can reflect deobligations or corrections.

$3B
FY2017
$6.5B
FY2018
$9.9B
FY2019
$14.9B
FY2020
$21.4B
FY2021
$26.6B
FY2022
$29.1B
FY2023
$1.3B
FY2024
$13.6M
FY2025
$24.1B
FY2026To date

The current fiscal year is partial and will change as USAspending publishes additional transactions.

Federal data

Who funds RTX Corporation?

Federal data

What Federal Agencies Bought or Funded From RTX Corporation

USAspending classifies federal obligations using product and service codes for contracts and assistance-listing categories for grants and other assistance. These records describe federal awards to the organization—not the organization’s own operating expenses.

Products and services

GUIDED MISSILES

PSC 1410

$5,933,257,54124.6% of total
RADAR EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT AIRBORNE

PSC 5840

$2,092,962,7628.7% of total
MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- ENGINES, TURBINES, AND COMPONENTS

PSC J028

$2,082,965,0278.6% of total
LAUNCHERS, GUIDED MISSILE

PSC 1440

$1,603,339,7396.6% of total
GAS TURBINES AND JET ENGINES, AIRCRAFT, PRIME MOVING; AND COMPONENTS

PSC 2840

$1,429,074,3325.9% of total
FIRE CONTROL DESIGNATING AND INDICATING EQUIPMENT

PSC 1260

$1,264,202,0835.2% of total
MISCELLANEOUS AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES AND COMPONENTS

PSC 1680

$1,051,294,5134.4% of total
SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL

PSC R425

$748,218,5243.1% of total
GUIDED MISSILE COMPONENTS

PSC 1420

$674,837,6332.8% of total
MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- GUIDED MISSILES

PSC J014

$565,801,0632.3% of total
NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT

PSC AC13

$558,110,4412.3% of total
NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT

PSC AC23

$509,112,6162.1% of total
BOMBS

PSC 1325

$453,468,6781.9% of total
TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE- GUIDED MISSILES

PSC L014

$402,465,6111.7% of total
NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH

PSC AC11

$351,204,5651.5% of total

Federal assistance programs

Research and Technology Development

Assistance listing 12.910

$1,139,9820.0% of total
Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering

Assistance listing 12.630

$738,2450.0% of total
Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms

Assistance listing 12.002

$84,1050.0% of total
Fossil Energy Research and Development

Assistance listing 81.089

$00.0% of total
Defense Production Act Title III (DPA Title III)

Assistance listing 12.777

$00.0% of total
ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY for HEALTH (ARPA-H)

Assistance listing 93.384

$00.0% of total
Basic and Applied Scientific Research

Assistance listing 12.300

$00.0% of total
Basic Scientific Research

Assistance listing 12.431

$00.0% of total
Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program

Assistance listing 12.800

$00.0% of total
Conservation Research and Development

Assistance listing 81.086

$00.0% of total
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy

Assistance listing 81.135

-$1200.0% of total
Renewable Energy Research and Development

Assistance listing 81.087

-$2,533,295-0.0% of total

Prime-award transaction obligations from 2025-09-23 through 2026-09-22. Categories can be broad and reflect federal coding, not Paper Trail editorial conclusions. View USAspending source ↗

Corporate structure

What does RTX Corporation control?

Business segments, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and acquired companies connected to the parent organization.

Legal-subsidiary lists are drawn from reviewed SEC Exhibit 21 filings. Companies may omit subsidiaries that are not considered significant under SEC reporting rules, so these lists are not necessarily exhaustive.

Legal subsidiaries34
ARINC Incorporated

Delaware

SEC filing source ↗
B/E Aerospace (UK) Limited

United Kingdom

SEC filing source ↗
B/E Aerospace B.V

Netherlands

SEC filing source ↗
B/E Aerospace, Inc

Delaware

SEC filing source ↗
Goodrich Aerospace Canada Ltd

Ontario

SEC filing source ↗
Goodrich Control Systems

United Kingdom

SEC filing source ↗
Goodrich Corporation

New York

SEC filing source ↗
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation

Delaware

SEC filing source ↗
Hamilton Sundstrand Poland Sp. z o.o

Poland

SEC filing source ↗
HS Marston Aerospace Ltd

United Kingdom

SEC filing source ↗
IAE International Aero Engines AG

Switzerland

SEC filing source ↗
International Aero Engines, LLC

Delaware

SEC filing source ↗
Kidde Technologies Inc. *

Delaware

SEC filing source ↗
Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines International GmbH

Switzerland

SEC filing source ↗
Pratt & Whitney Canada (SEA) Pte Ltd

Singapore

SEC filing source ↗
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp

Nova Scotia

SEC filing source ↗
Pratt & Whitney Canada Distribution USA, LLC

Delaware

SEC filing source ↗
Pratt & Whitney Canada Leasing, Limited Partnership

Québec

SEC filing source ↗
Pratt & Whitney Component Solutions, Inc

Michigan

SEC filing source ↗
Pratt & Whitney Engine Services, Inc

Delaware

SEC filing source ↗
Pratt & Whitney Materials International Sàrl

Switzerland

SEC filing source ↗
Pratt & Whitney PurePower Engine Canada Distribution Corp./Distribution Canada Pratt & Whitney Moteur PurePower Cie

Nova Scotia

SEC filing source ↗
Pratt & Whitney THY Teknik Ucak Motoru Bakim Merkezi Limited Sirketi

Turkey

SEC filing source ↗
PW1100G-JM Engine Leasing, LLC

Delaware

SEC filing source ↗
Ratier-Figeac SAS

France

SEC filing source ↗
Raytheon Australia Pty Ltd

Australia

SEC filing source ↗
Raytheon Company

Delaware

SEC filing source ↗
Raytheon Systems Limited

England

SEC filing source ↗
Rockwell Collins France S.A.S

France

SEC filing source ↗
Rockwell Collins, Inc

Delaware

SEC filing source ↗
Rohr, Inc

Delaware

SEC filing source ↗
Rosemount Aerospace Inc

Delaware

SEC filing source ↗
Shanghai Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine Maintenance Company Limited

China

SEC filing source ↗

Federal disclosures

Federal Lobbying

In-house lobbying expenses · 2026 YTD

$0

Expenses reported on filings where the organization registers and lobbies on its own behalf.

Outside lobbying-firm income · 2026 YTD

$190K

Income reported by outside registrants for work on behalf of this client.

These categories are shown separately and are not added together. An organization’s expense estimate may already include payments to outside firms, depending on its reporting method.

Lobbying over time

YearIn-house expensesOutside-firm income
2024$0$240K
2025$0$295K
2026$0$190K

What they lobbied on

Budget/Appropriations · 10Aviation/Airlines/Airports · 10Transportation · 10Defense · 10Aerospace · 4

Outside lobbying firms

Firm / registrantActive filingsReported income
FORBES-TATE10$570K
O'KEEFFE SHAHMORADI STRATEGIES, LLC4$155K

Only the latest filing in each registrant/client/quarter series contributes to these totals.

Lobbyists listed on disclosures

BRIAN BELL

Covered position: Staff Director, House Transportation and Infrastructure's Aviation Subcommittee; Senior Legislative Counsel, Rep. Janice Hahn; and Legislative Assistant, Rep. Laura Richardson.

CYNTHIA BROWN
HEIDEH SHAHMORADI

Covered position: Staff Director, Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee

JEFFREY FORBES
JEFFREY STRUNK
RACHEL MILLER

Covered position: Legislative Assistant, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (2003-2007)

RICHARD FERNANDO LOPEZ
RICK MURPHY
SAMANTHA MCLEAN
WESLEY RYAN WELCH

Filing-level audit trail

Superseded filings remain visible for auditability but are excluded from every total above.

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · O'KEEFFE SHAHMORADI STRATEGIES, LLC · $50K · Active
Filing ID
7d60ca5d-98cc-4cae-8742-188f35e8ed43
Filing type
2nd Quarter - Report (Q2)
Registrant
O'KEEFFE SHAHMORADI STRATEGIES, LLC
Client
RTX CORPORATION
Amount classification
Outside-firm income
Filed
Jul 21, 2026

Aerospace

Air Traffic Control (ATC) modernization and FAA appropriations.

Official LDA filing ↗
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · FORBES-TATE · $60K · Active
Filing ID
827fe1e5-77ae-4d0c-9610-5a0f9f2760a5
Filing type
2nd Quarter - Report (Q2)
Registrant
FORBES-TATE
Client
RTX CORPORATION
Amount classification
Outside-firm income
Filed
Jul 20, 2026

Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization; Issues related to Energy and Water appropriations related to indirect costs.

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Transportation

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Defense

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Official LDA filing ↗
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026 · O'KEEFFE SHAHMORADI STRATEGIES, LLC · $50K · Active
Filing ID
9c6026a9-fb8d-4ac4-adf3-77e05c4f6ef9
Filing type
1st Quarter - Report (Q1)
Registrant
O'KEEFFE SHAHMORADI STRATEGIES, LLC
Client
RTX CORPORATION
Amount classification
Outside-firm income
Filed
Apr 21, 2026

Aerospace

Air Traffic Control (ATC) modernization and FAA appropriations.

Official LDA filing ↗
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026 · FORBES-TATE · $30K · Active
Filing ID
71d72d23-803d-4d71-9935-8ae9770eefef
Filing type
1st Quarter - Report (Q1)
Registrant
FORBES-TATE
Client
RTX CORPORATION
Amount classification
Outside-firm income
Filed
Apr 19, 2026

Defense

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization; Issues related to Energy and Water appropriations related to indirect costs.

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Transportation

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Official LDA filing ↗
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025 · O'KEEFFE SHAHMORADI STRATEGIES, LLC · $50K · Active
Filing ID
401a48c9-334c-453e-9bdf-a2a0c6b3e0ce
Filing type
4th Quarter - Report (Q4)
Registrant
O'KEEFFE SHAHMORADI STRATEGIES, LLC
Client
RTX CORPORATION
Amount classification
Outside-firm income
Filed
Jan 26, 2026

Aerospace

Air Traffic Control (ATC) modernization and FAA appropriations.

Official LDA filing ↗
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025 · FORBES-TATE · $60K · Active
Filing ID
edc7a160-f3f0-4493-b0e3-1230b613ae48
Filing type
4th Quarter - Report (Q4)
Registrant
FORBES-TATE
Client
RTX CORPORATION
Amount classification
Outside-firm income
Filed
Jan 18, 2026

Defense

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization; Issues related to Energy and Water appropriations related to indirect costs.

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Transportation

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Official LDA filing ↗
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025 · O'KEEFFE SHAHMORADI STRATEGIES, LLC · $5K · Active
Filing ID
b837d224-4ed6-4308-84dd-eec580defb1f
Filing type
3rd Quarter - Report (Q3)
Registrant
O'KEEFFE SHAHMORADI STRATEGIES, LLC
Client
RTX CORPORATION
Amount classification
Outside-firm income
Filed
Nov 20, 2025

Aerospace

Air Traffic Control (ATC) modernization and FAA appropriations.

Official LDA filing ↗
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025 · FORBES-TATE · $60K · Active
Filing ID
d2e5cbc2-a9c6-48c4-89fc-937dea715c4d
Filing type
3rd Quarter - Report (Q3)
Registrant
FORBES-TATE
Client
RTX CORPORATION
Amount classification
Outside-firm income
Filed
Oct 19, 2025

Defense

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Transportation

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Official LDA filing ↗
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025 · FORBES-TATE · $60K · Active
Filing ID
5927dbe6-0f2b-4c48-afc9-412a26ba9e8d
Filing type
2nd Quarter - Report (Q2)
Registrant
FORBES-TATE
Client
RTX CORPORATION
Amount classification
Outside-firm income
Filed
Jul 17, 2025

Defense

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Transportation

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Official LDA filing ↗
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025 · FORBES-TATE · $60K · Active
Filing ID
4eb86501-bfc8-488c-936b-9c295f831e24
Filing type
1st Quarter - Report (Q1)
Registrant
FORBES-TATE
Client
RTX CORPORATION
Amount classification
Outside-firm income
Filed
Apr 16, 2025

Defense

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Transportation

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; Issues related to FAA re-authorization.

Official LDA filing ↗
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024 · FORBES-TATE · $60K · Active
Filing ID
4bc4967f-5d56-4697-ae5e-588f2f46b0be
Filing type
4th Quarter - Report (Q4)
Registrant
FORBES-TATE
Client
RTX CORPORATION
Amount classification
Outside-firm income
Filed
Jan 19, 2025

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Transportation

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Defense

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Official LDA filing ↗
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2024 · FORBES-TATE · $60K · Active
Filing ID
dbd41a2d-2208-4f8d-b79c-496db75f680e
Filing type
3rd Quarter - Report (Q3)
Registrant
FORBES-TATE
Client
RTX CORPORATION
Amount classification
Outside-firm income
Filed
Oct 17, 2024

Defense

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Transportation

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Official LDA filing ↗
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2024 · FORBES-TATE · $60K · Active
Filing ID
843ee01d-fa28-4e8e-bf73-6f099a84828a
Filing type
2nd Quarter - Report (Q2)
Registrant
FORBES-TATE
Client
RTX CORPORATION
Amount classification
Outside-firm income
Filed
Jul 14, 2024

Defense

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Transportation

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Official LDA filing ↗
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2024 · FORBES-TATE · $60K · Active
Filing ID
87a2092e-034e-4533-8016-b1bd871441c8
Filing type
1st Quarter - Report (Q1)
Registrant
FORBES-TATE
Client
RTX CORPORATION
Amount classification
Outside-firm income
Filed
Apr 15, 2024

Defense

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Transportation

Issues related to Defense, Transportation, and Science Authorization & Appropriations; FAA re-authorization.

Official LDA filing ↗
Source: U.S. House and Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database / LDA.gov. Data last retrieved Sep 3, 2026. The Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.

Document library

Important Documents

Selected filings, reports, contracts, court records, and other documents useful for understanding this organization.

SEC Exhibit 21Company filing

RTX Corporation Exhibit 21 — Subsidiaries

RTX Corporation · Feb 6, 2026

Company-filed list of significant subsidiaries. The filing may omit subsidiaries that are not considered significant under SEC rules.

Documentation

Sources

For researchers

Cite this page

The Paper Trail Project. “RTX Corporation.” Accessed September 23, 2026. https://www.papertrailproject.org/profiles/rtx-corporation

Methodology

Record last updated 2026-09-22. Sources: USAspending.gov. Verify consequential claims against the linked original records.