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RTX's Raytheon to equip U.S. Air Force autonomous fighter jet with PhantomStrike® radar
Prnewswire· 2025-12-19 13:30
PhantomStrike will provide VISTA aircraft with superior battlespace situational awareness EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, announced today that it has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to equip the autonomous X-62A Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft (VISTA) with a PhantomStrike® radar. VISTA is a modified F-16D Block 30 test aircraft upgraded with Block 40 avionics, a hybrid used as a test bed integrated with machine learning and spe ...