RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES: INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION FOR INDIA'S FUTURE
Geopolitics|August 2021
Innovation and scientific discovery are in the company’s DNA. From the development of the guidance computer for the Apollo-11 spacecraft that landed on the moon to the environment satellite systems that help predict the weather, Raytheon Technologies continues to be at the forefront of new and emerging technologies in service to customers, explains DAN DARNELL, Vice President, Global Solutions, Raytheon Intelligence & Space
DAN DARNELL
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES: INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION FOR INDIA'S FUTURE

The merger of United Technologies and Raytheon Company that established Raytheon Technologies brought together one of the world’s best technology portfolios. Our 61,000 combined engineers can now provide more advanced capabilities with greater speed and efficiency than ever before.

The company is made up of four industry-leading business units: Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space, and Raytheon Missile & Defense. Now under one roof, they deliver platform-agnostic solutions for safer and more connected air travel, smarter defense systems, and intelligent space technologies to India and global customers in over 100 countries.

With this tremendous depth and scale, we are able to produce more products in India while investing in the workforce and fueling growth in the country’s aerospace and defense industry.

Innovation and scientific discovery are in our DNA. From the development of the guidance computer for the Apollo-11 spacecraft that landed on the moon to the environment satellite systems that help predict the weather, Raytheon Technologies continues to be at the forefront of new and emerging technologies in service to our customers.

We know our customers in commercial aerospace and defense face ever more complex challenges.

That’s why we’re investing to speed the development of advanced solutions in hypersonic, directed energy, avionics, and cybersecurity, to name a few high-value areas where we see the potential for breakthroughs to deliver for our customers.

Our ability to join forces in R&D across the enterprise creates opportunities for utilizing innovations in various solutions.

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