RTX Secures $729M LIDS Contracts, Strengthens Counter-Drone Defense

RTX Corporation RTX, through its Raytheon business, recently secured contracts worth $729 million to deliver key components of the Low, slow, small, unmanned aircraft Integrated Defeat System ("LIDS") to the U.S. Army, Qatar and Jordan. The contracts mark the first international sales of Raytheon's Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor (KuRFS) and Coyote interceptor systems. LIDS combines advanced radar detection with kinetic and non-kinetic interception capabilities to counter increasingly sophisticated drone threats. The system integrates KuRFS, which provides 360-degree threat detection, with Coyote interceptors capable of defeating individual drones and coordinated swarms.