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RTX books more than $59 billion in third-quarter awards, lifting backlog to $340 billion

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RTX said it secured more than $59 billion in new awards in the third quarter of 2026. About $37 billion came from awards tied to the Tomahawk, AMRAAM, SM-6 and SM-3 Block IB programs, taking the company’s total backlog to $340 billion.

Discovered 2026-10-21T12:05:05.827686-07:00 | 2026-10-21T12:05:05.827686-07:00

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  • The $340 billion backlog signals substantial contracted demand across RTX’s businesses, while the quarterly award volume shows the scale of recent bookings.
  • Roughly $37 billion of awards were tied to four missile programs, underscoring the importance of those programs to RTX’s new orders.

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